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Both Chad le Clos and Rebecca Meder achieved world championship qualifying times in two events on the opening day of the SA Short Course Championships in Durban on Thursday, with Ruard van Renen also adding his name to the mix. Le Clos was pushed all the way in the 100m freestyle final and was relieved …
SA Rugby and R10 confirmed an exciting new sponsorship and competition structure involving the Junior Springbok Women that will boost the exposure of the game at junior level across the African continent. The Junior Springbok Women will pit themselves play against Tunisia, Uganda and the San Clemente Rhinos in three matches in the international R10 …
The Welsh Rugby Union has issued 37 new full-time professional contracts to Wales Women players – it confirmed today as the squad prepares to face Australia in the WXV2 tournament hosted in South Africa this weekend. The move, which, for the first time, includes many extended two-year deals, makes Wales Women one of the best …
World Rugby have today announced that Claire Cruikshank will join the Scotland Women coaching set-up as part part of the Gallagher High Performance Academy linked to the WXV competition. The fully immersive global development and leadership programme is dedicated to enhancing the prominence of female coaches as we approach Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025. …
There are mixed emotions for Aseza Hele, as the Springbok Women No 8 gears up with the rest of the squad to face Japan at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Friday, in what will be the opening match of the 2024 version of WXV 2. During the inaugural tournament, also played in South …
Scotland Women captain Rachel Malcolm will mark her 50th cap against Italy on Saturday 28 September against Italy in her side’s opening match of WXV 2, with Head Coach Bryan Easson making seven changes to the starting line-up that defeated Fiji two weeks ago. After earning her first start for Scotland in that Fiji match, …
Wales have named the side to face Australia in the WXV2 opener at the DHL Stadium, Cape Town, Saturday, September 28th (KO:11.30am, UK). Scrum-half Keira Bevan captains the side for the third time and leads a side made up of the bulk of the squad that recorded a historic first win over the Wallaroos at …
Tom Shanklin is backing the Scarlets to edge out Cardiff Rugby in Saturday’s big Welsh derby clash. Both teams made positive starts to the BKT URC season, with Cardiff recording a bonus point win over Zebre Parma and the Scarlets coming tantalisingly close to a landmark victory away to Benetton Rugby before ultimately drawing 20-20. …
Dear Editor The withdrawal of ActionSA from the Tshwane multi-party coalition has plunged the City of Tshwane into political instability, and now threatens the future of the capital city. The DA will, however, not abandon Tshwane residents. Despite the successes achieved by the Tshwane coalition in the past 18 months, ActionSA’s dismal performance in the …
World Rugby Citing Commissioner Manager Steve Hinds has passed away in his native New Zealand following a short illness. A driving force behind new standards of alignment and accuracy in rugby’s off-field disciplinary processes, Hinds was one of the sport’s most respected and experienced rugby administrators, having been a central figure in SANZAAR, New Zealand …
It was a hot and humid night in Kumagaya when Ayanda Malinga last faced Japan, but the memory of that special Test 26 months ago still fuels the Springbok Women winger. Malinga scored two tries in a 20-10 win, in what turned out to be a first victory by the Springbok Women on foreign soil. …
Women’s cricket has enjoyed substantial growth in the last 15 years and it is no coincidence that this rise has come alongside the emergence of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. While Australia may currently be the women’s game’s pre-eminent force, there is a feeling of the sport becoming more open, with nations outside of …
Alyssa Healy, Australia Captain says that the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is a huge opportunity for our group to go and compete against the best in the world. T20 World Cups are really hard to win – it’s the best against the best and whoever can be most consistent or win those little …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released three players, Ben-Jason Dixon, Johan Grobbelaar, and Canan Moodie, to their local franchises after the Boks wrapped up their main training block for the week on Wednesday, before the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider between South Africa and Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The Boks will …
After some 12 years as a pro, Dan Thomas is finally about to experience his first Welsh regional derby. It will be all the more special for the new Cardiff Rugby flanker as it will take him down west towards his family roots and back to the club where it all began for him. The …
India players Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin have all prospered in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after compiling centuries in the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh played in Chennai. Pant has re-entered the rankings in sixth position after scores of 39 and 109, Gill has moved …
The countdown has begun for the centenary yachts! In ten days, on Thursday, October 3rd, they will meet in Saint-Tropez during the Voiles de Saint-Tropez for the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. More than twenty competitors are expected for this 13th edition, which promises to be majestic. A spectacle and magic of yesteryear are guaranteed …
Jake White has been outlining why he feels his Vodacom Bulls are now better equipped than ever to push for the Vodacom URC title. White’s team have twice fallen at the last hurdle in the first three years of the competition, losing finals to the DHL Stormers and Glasgow Warriors. But, for a variety of …
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is to undertake a gruelling four-day fund-raising climbing challenge in tribute to a former team-mate, who he hailed as one of his country’s greatest ever players. Tom Smith, like Townsend a former Scotland captain, and who played six successive Test matches for the British and Irish Lions, died in April …
Eben Etzebeth will set the record as the most capped Springbok of all time on in Nelspruit Saturday when he runs out at lock against Argentina, while Jaden Hendrikse and Manie Libbok are paired as starting halfbacks for the first time in the title-deciding match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium. …
Ayanda Malinga will make a return to Test rugby for the first time since 2022 after being named on the left wing for the Springbok Women’s opening match of WXV 2 against Japan at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Friday. Malinga last played Test rugby for her country in August 2022 when she …
Harmanpreet Kaur says that one of her teams expectations is to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024; “It is something we as a team have been striving for, for a while, and lifting the trophy will remain our goal.” There is no shortage of ambition and drive in this team, and we will …
South Africa’s Anneke Bosch and Australia left-hander Phoebe Litchfield have made notable gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings as they prepare for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 3-20 October. Bosch’s scores of 24 and 46 in the last two matches of their …
Ten umpires and three match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 hosted by Bangladesh in the United Arab Emirates from 3 to 20 October. The experienced group of umpires comprises seasoned officials including Claire Polosak, who will be umpiring in her fifth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, …