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Richard Wigglesworth will start at scrumhalf in Leicester’s European Challenge Cup final against Montpellier at Twickenham on Friday night. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Borthwick eyes Challenge Cup glory despite Leicester’s underdog status

European Challenge Cup Final: Leicester v Montpellier, Twickenham, Friday, 8pm – Live BT Sport 1 Steve Borthwick has called on “huge underdogs” Leic(...)

JJ Hanrahan: this run of three games triples his number of previous matches at ‘10’ in the Heineken Cup before this season. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho
Opportunity knocks for JJ Hanrahan as cards fall his way

JJ Hanrahan has had one of the more curious career stories in modern Irish rugby. Opportunity has finally started to knock for a truly rare talent, w(...)

Bundee Aki celebrates after Tom McCartney crosses for Connacht against Montpellier. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Connacht defy injuries and the odds to topple Montpellier

Connacht 23 Montpellier 20 In the opening seconds of this Champions Cup game, Paul Willemse trundled up to Paul Boyle and hit him with a cheap, casua(...)

Scotland centre Huw Jones dives over the line to score a try against Australia. His return to the starting line-up will be welcomed by Glasgow. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/Getty
Glasgow eager to finally get off the mark

Glasgow Warriors v Montpellier, Scotstoun (7.45, live on Sky Sports) Two teams without a victory in Pool 3 and in the case of the home side without (...)

The South African team line up after the Captain’s Run at the Radisson St Helen’s Hotel in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho
Ireland v South Africa: Springboks player profiles

15 Andries Coetzee Age: 27 Height: 5’11” Weight: 92kg (14st 7lbs) Caps: 9 Points: 0 He has played in every test for South Africa this year. One aspect(...)

Allister Coetzee: “They’re class acts, but we can’t just focus on Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton. There are other great players in the side as well.” Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Allister Coetzee hails Ireland as the ‘New Zealand of Europe’

The head coach of the Springboks, Allister Coetzee, has described Ireland as “the New Zealand of Europe”, highlighting in particular the “world-class”(...)

South African celebrate Siya Kolisi’s try during the match in Port Elizabeth. Photograph: EPA
Springboks grind down Argentina as revival continues

South Africa 37 Argentina 15 Ghana-born wing Raymond Rhule scored his first international try as South Africa claimed victory over Argentina in their(...)

Former Wales international Ieuan Evans picks out Munster during the Champions Cup draw at Chateau de Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
European rugby draws: Familiar faces and foes for Irish sides

It’s a case of familiar faces and foes following the EPCR Champions Cup and Challenge Cup draws for next season that took place in Neuchatel, Switzerl(...)

Ronan O’Gara tackles Schalk Burger during the second Test of Ireland’s last tour to South Africa in 2004. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Tour to South Africa a daunting assignment for Ireland

A three-Test tour to South Africa at the end of a year-long World Cup season may be what World Rugby’s global Test itinerary demands, but it is not ex(...)

New Zealand’s winger Nehe Milner-Skudder evades South Africa’s flanker François Louw during the semi-final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Saturday. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
Kiwis edge out Springboks in epic gladiatorial battle

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary, the first man to conquer Met Everest For the ages. The greatest team of all time (...)

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