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The Springbok Women are simply just “minding their own business” and there is a clear focus on what they want to achieve in their opening WXV 2 clash against Japan at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Friday. That was the assessment of Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after the squad had a productive …
Alex Callender, who has been capped 38-times by Wales, was on the shortlist with Wales captain Hannah Jones and GB Seven Olympian Jasmine Joyce. Callender was presented with the award before she left with Wales for WXV2 in South Africa. Wales recorded a first history win over Australia on Friday night at Rodney Parade and …
SA Rugby applauded and thanked outgoing Springbok Sevens High Performance Manager, Marius Schoeman, for his highly successful contribution to the national sevens programme for more than a decade on Monday. Schoeman, who joined SA Rugby in 2012 and was appointed in his current role in 2018, steps away from SA Rugby to take up a …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the Independent Chair of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), will retire from the role at the end of October 2024. Flanagan, who has held his position since May 2010 after replacing Lord Condon has provided invaluable leadership and overseen significant strides to protect the sport …
Interview with Laura Wolvaardt: It’s very exciting to be heading into my first World Cup as South Africa’s captain. It’s very special to be given the opportunity to lead my country and it’s going to be a whole new, different challenge for me. For the past year as captain, I’ve just had to focus on …
Rwanda is all set to host the final leg of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Qualifier from 22 to 29 September 2024, at Gahanga and IPRC Cricket Grounds in Kigali. The eight competing teams are divided into two groups. Group A includes Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, while Group B features …
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has been a great vehicle in getting the public behind the women’s game and the upcoming tournament is another great opportunity to showcase our sport. The development of the women’s game has certainly been driven by the T20 format and any opportunity to represent your country at a World …
Lusanda Dumke, a former SA Women’s Player of the Year, has been included in the Springbok Women’s squad of 30 players for WXV 2, to be played in Cape Town from 27 September to 13 October, while Maria Tshiremba has also been included in the group. Springbok Women performance coach Swys de Bruin decided to …
It was a tale of nail-biting contests and dramatic finishes on the opening weekend of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship season. Reigning champions Glasgow Warriors were beaten by an 85th minute try from Ulster Rugby in Belfast, while Dragons RFC claimed an 84th minute converted score to defeat the Ospreys in the Welsh derby at …
Jordan Hendrikse broke the hearts of his former Fidelity ADT Lions team-mates and supporters when he succeeded with a last-minute long-range penalty goal to hand the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV a dramatic 16-14 victory in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division final at Emirates Airline Park in a cold and wet Johannesburg on Saturday evening after …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they were hurting after their nail-biting defeat against Argentina in the penultimate round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Santigo del Estero on Saturday night and that they would take their travel day on Sunday to get over the defeat before regrouping on Monday for what is now a …
The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division will come to a thrilling conclusion in Johannesburg on Saturday when the Fidelity ADT Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks XV meet in the final – the first between these two teams since 2011 – which is scheduled to kick off at 16h00 at Emirates Airline Park. The Highvelders will …
Swys de Bruin, praised the defensive attitude and attacking prowess of the Springbok Women in their 36-19 win over Spain at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday. De Bruin, the team’s Performance Coach, hailed the display as another step forward in the preparations towards the WXV 2 and next year’s Rugby World Cup. De …
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Rugby fans and partygoers wishing to re-live the magic of the DHL Stadium rugby experience can do so for as little as R250 when the HSBC SVNS Cape Town returns to the Mother City on 7-8 December 2024. Fresh from the Boks’ sellout sensation against the All Blacks 11 days ago, fans can book another …
The promise of a new dawn for the Springbok Women will be assessed with more scrutiny at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday, when South Africa take on Spain in a final Test before their WXV 2 campaign later this month and according to team captain, Nolusindiso Booi, they start with a clear aim. …
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is upon us, with 10 teams set to compete for the trophy across 23 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament is set to get under way on 3 October when Bangladesh face Scotland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and will run until the final at Dubai …
Head coach Ioan Cunningham has named the Wales side to face Australia in the WXV2 warm-up at Rodney Parade, Newport, on Friday, September 20th (KO:7pm). Scrum half Keira Bevan will captain the side with six changes to the starting line-up that played Scotland in Edinburgh. Hooker Rosie Carr makes her first start and packs down …
For Matt Sherratt, there’s the sense of a new beginning as he embarks on his second season as Cardiff Rugby’s head coach. It’s been a summer of major change at the Arms Park both on and off the field and he is hoping that will now extend to his team’s results as they look to …
On Saturday 23 November, Scotland A will welcome Chile Rugby to the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, kicking off at 6pm. The match will be first time Scotland A have been in action since their last fixture which was also against Chile, in 2022. Scotland ran out 45-5 winners in Santiago with Luke Crosbie captaining the …
Cape Town rugby fans have been urged to get to DHL Stadium on Thursday to show their support for the Springbok Women in their final warm-up match before taking on the world in the WXV 2 tournament in the Mother City. The Bok Women take on Spain (kick off 17h00), fresh from their historic and …
The Naka Bulle will start the defence of their African Rainbow Community Gold Cup crown against Sishen when the exciting club competition kicks off on Saturday, 21 September, with matches scheduled at 16 club grounds across South Africa and at venues as far afield as Louis Trichardt, Kimberley, Groot-Brakrivier and Strand. The opening round will …
Ask Munster Rugby coach Graham Rowntree what he is aiming for in the BKT URC this time around and he delivers a swift response. “I would like to go a week further than last season, that would be a good start,” he replies. Munster’s defence of their league crown ended at the penultimate hurdle back …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made 10 changes to his starting team for their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas in Santiago del Estero on Saturday. Salmaan Moerat (lock) leads a new-look team in a match which would see the Boks claim the Championship title for the first time since 2019, should …