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2 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
The actions of the Sharks and Jaden Hendrikse during the United Rugby Championship (URC) penalty shootout in Durban continue to be slammed, with a respected Irish journalist the latest to hit out. After a drawn 100 minutes of action, a penalty shootout would decide the victors, with the Sharks emerging victorious as they booked their place in the URC semi-finals for the first time.
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2 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman has provided insight into the spat between Munster’s Jack Crowley and Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse during the penalty shootout. The two sides could not be separated in regular or extra time during the United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Durban, meaning that the semi-finalist would be decided by a penalty shootout.
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2 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Following the announcement of Rassie Erasmus’ 54-man Springboks squad for the upcoming July internationals, we select our winners and losers. The Springboks kick-off their season with a historic clash against the Barbarians in Cape Town before the focus shifts to back-to-back Tests against Italy. That is followed by a one-off clash with Georgia before their Rugby Championship title defence kicks off.
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2 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Rassie Erasmus has named a 54-man squad for the opening stages of the Springboks’ international season, with nine uncapped players included. The group named is the same 54 players that attended the second alignment camp in Cape Town last month. The squad, which was confirmed on Thursday by SA Rugby, includes 31 Rugby World Cup players and consists of 30 forwards and 24 backs.
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2 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has confirmed that he has made himself unavailable to Les Kiss and Ian Foster for the AUNZ invitational team that will tackle the British and Irish Lions. Earlier this year Hooper came out of retirement, taking up a short-term deal with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz as an injury replacement for Pieter-Steph du Toit.
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4 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi has come out to bat for his club and Test teammate Jaden Hendrikse after the scrum-half’s actions in the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final. Hendrikse stole the spotlight during the penalty shootout between the Sharks and Munster in Durban when he went down with cramp after taking his second shot at goal.
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4 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
The Super Rugby Pacific season enters the knockout stages, sort of, this weekend with a new format introduced for 2025. The Chiefs, Crusaders, Brumbies, Hurricanes, Reds, and Blues finished in the top six positions respectably after 14 rounds of the regular season, earning them a place in the ‘Qualifying Finals’. The lucky loserUnlike the previous seasons of Super Rugby, the conclusion of the regular season has not been immediately succeeded by knockout matches.
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4 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
Wallabies great Michael Hooper has reportedly turned down the opportunity to have another crack at the British and Irish Lions and All Blacks playmaker Richie Mo’unga could miss out too. His decision is a major blow to the AUNZ Invitational XV, with former All Blacks coach Ian Foster name-checking him as a potential star for the side.
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4 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
While penalty shootouts are common occurrences in football, they are incredibly rare in rugby even in tight knockout matches. Whenever they do occur, it steals the spotlight and almost instantly goes viral on social media and rightly so. Remarkably, Munster have been involved in two in recent seasons, falling short on both occasions. But they are not the only club to feature in these kicking competitions. We take a look back at other matches that had to be decided by the kickers after extra-time.
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4 days ago | 
planetrugby.com | Jared Wright
France head coach Fabien Galthie has had his playing stocks boosted ahead of the tour to New Zealand for the three-Test matches against the All Blacks. Les Bleus were set to tour Aotearoa without several of their top players due to an agreement between the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and the National Rugby League (LNR) over players’ loads.
