All Blacks prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi is more used to dealing out punishment than receiving it, but this was one of the rare occasions that the latter was the case. Tomas Lavanini, the most feared player in World Rugby, folds him like a deck chair here. Ofa Tuungafasi was playing his 40th Test and Jordie Barrett […]
It was an act of desperation. Faf de Klerk was smashed metaphorically for playing Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White. Referee Matthew Carley wasn’t having it. But was Faf actually in the wrong here? There’s a convention in rugby not to play to scrumhalf when he’s getting the ball out of the ruck, but actually, it’s a […]
Tongan Thor has been detained by the Prop Secret Police after footage of an illegal pass emerged this weekend. The pass that obliterated the Springboks World No.1 chances is not legal for Props to pass and a full scale investigation has been launched at Propland Yard. The one-handed, no-look try assist is highly illegal for […]
Wednesday marked exactly two years until the 2023 World Cup starts in France, and to mark the countdown Gilbert unveiled this week the ball that will be used in the tournament. The ball has the symbol of each one of the 10 host cities emblazoned on it and has a typical French feel the with […]
