The Latest Breaking News from Cape Town

At first glance, it would appear that there’s little in common between the vast plains of the Canadian Prairies and the mountainous swells of South Africa’s southernmost coastline. But take a closer look into cities like Calgary, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon, on one hand, and Cape Town, on the other, and…

Richie Murphy's side defeated hosts South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon

Ireland have the better form going into this last four clash in Cape Town (3.30pm Irish time), having drawn with England and beaten Australia and Fiji

After a hugely emotional week, Richie Murphy's charges take on hosts South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday

Munster rugby coach Greig Oliver's death on Rocklands Beach stunned locals as for the two following days the Cape Point Promenade was filled with ambulances and police cars and fire engines as two other locals also drowned in the surf.

Ex-Scotland international Greig Oliver was killed in the a paragliding accident near Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town

"He's someone I dealt with in the past in underage and he was a huge help to me," said Ringrose, who was coached by the former Scottish international who died in Cape Town in a tragic accident

The former Scotland international was a tandem passenger in one that was flying over the promenade in Cape Town when his aircraft hit another in the air

The 58-year-old married dad-of-two was a former international scrum-half for Scotland. He moved to Ireland with his family in 2007 and in 2011 assumed the role of Elite Player Development Officer with the Munster Rugby Academy.

Moston Lane stands on the brink of change

Cities including Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Dubai, Paris, Barcelona and Cape Town are great to look around, but also particularly challenging if you visit during the wrong time of the year