MyZA
News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff
Mike Adamson, who ended a 19-year absence of a Scottish referee controlling a men’s Six Nations Championship game, has today been presented with his referee cap. Adamson, 40, who represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup 7s as a player and took to the Olympic Games stage as a referee, was presented …
For Glasgow’s Henco Venter it was never a case of if he would play professional rugby – just a matter of when. Born in Bloemfontein, the 6ft 4in flanker played his youth rugby for the Free State, and was named in the Varsity Cup Dream Team in 2015. His father coached him in High School …
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made a raft of rotational changes for their second clash with the Georgia U20s on Friday in Tbilisi, with Riley Norton leading the SA U20s in their final tour fixture, which is scheduled to kick off at 15h00 (SA time). The two sides also met last Sunday, with the …
When it comes to his rugby journey, Rory Jennings has a longer tale to tell than most. It’s fair to say he’s had something of a wandering career – one that has taken in spells at Bath, Jersey, London Scottish, Ealing, Rotherham, Coventry, Clermont Auvergne, London Irish and Newcastle. Now he’s at Cardiff Rugby and …
From international action during the Six Nations to the best international club competition in the world, Cardiff and the Principality Stadium is synonymous with great rugby weekends – and the Welsh capital will once again be at the heart of the action on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May, as hosts of the highly anticipated …
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander and Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus paid tribute to double Rugby World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff following the announcement on Tuesday that he had decided to retire from the game after suffering a serious neck injury last year. Kitshoff, who missed the entire 2024 international season due to injuries, went …
Shane Daly has become a key player for Munster in recent seasons, having been named the Vodacom URC Ironman last year, racking up more minutes in the championship that any other player. He started all 18 regular season games for the province, racking up an astonishing 1,430 minutes, which makes it even harder to believe …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team realise the enormity and importance of the task at hand when they take the field in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town this weekend. The Bok Women’s Sevens are expected to be relentless and show some real urgency on Saturday when they face …
There is certainly no danger of Harri Deaves forgetting his rugby roots. The Ospreys flanker is hugely proud to be a product of Pontyclun RFC – or The Badgers to give them their nickname. He demonstrated as much by wearing the club’s socks during the Vodacom URC Origin Round clash with league leaders Leinster Rugby …
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Rehan Ahmed as a replacement for Brydon Carse in the England squad. Ahmed, who has played six ODIs, was named as a replacement after Carse was ruled out due to an injury to the toe. The replacement of a player requires the …
Their overall objectives for the 2025 HSBC SVNS are still in place and despite their second placed finish in Vancouver, Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman left BC Place in a good mood. The Blitzboks fell short of winning the Vancouver title, losing 19-12 to Argentina in the final, but Snyman said it the wider picture …
Fans at BC Place were treated to two sizzling, closely contested men’s semi-finals. The first contest saw Argentina edge Spain in a tight game that saw only one match-winning try from Los Pumas Marcos Moneta in the ninth minute. Spain went down to six players and were unable to recover with the Argentinians booking their …
The Junior Springboks made a winning start to their two-match series against the Georgian Under-20s with a hard-fought 38-29 victory on Sunday afternoon in the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, after leading by 26-17 at halftime. The SA U20s scored six tries and four conversions, while Georgia U20 managed to reply with five tries, while only …
The Vodacom Bulls returned to winning ways in a competitive Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby against their Gauteng neighbours, the Emirates Lions, in Pretoria on Saturday, with the current SA Shield holder building on a 17-14 halftime lead to walk away with a rewarding 31-19 bonus-point win. The Pretoria outfit were under pressure to register …
Argentina, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa are one step closer to scooping gold in Vancouver after coming out triumphant and advancing to the semi-finals. Fiji took the upper hand in a closely contested extra-time showdown against Spain that ended 21-26 with Filipe Sauturaga clinching the winning try. Their winning streak continued into the evening …
The Springbok Women concluded another productive training camp at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on Friday, with the important aspect of law interpretation a key aspect to the week’s preparation and focus. According to Bok Women assistant coach Franzel September, good work was done with regards to their fundamentals, but importantly, attention to detail to …
With one productive opposed training session already under their belts, the Junior Springboks are now ready to switch to game mode when they face their Georgian Under-20 counterparts in Tbilisi on Sunday afternoon (16h00 SA time). The teams have agreed to allow rolling substitutions for the first meeting, meaning all 30 squad members will get …
Shane Watson has backed all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to dominate the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 and lead Australia to yet another ODI title. Maxwell might be 36 years old and boast more than 250 international caps across three formats, but his form in the Big Bash – where he was one of two Players of …
Senior men’s head coach Matt Sherratt has named the Wales team to play Ireland in the third round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at a sold-out Principality Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday 22 February (KO 14.15h GMT, live on BBC and S4C). Ellis Mee is named on the wing for his first cap and will …
The 36-hour trip from Cape Town to Vancouver aside, pretty much everything else were spot on for the Springbok Sevens in Canada thus far and they are heading into the HSBC SVNS tournament at BC Place on Friday with confidence and energy. That is the view of Blitzboks head coach Philip Snyman as they are …
Gregor Townsend has made three changes to the team to face England in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations this Saturday 22 February, at Allianz Stadium, kick-off 4.45pm. Kyle Rowe starts on the wing in place of Darcy Graham who has not been selected following the concussion he sustained in the Ireland game. Rowe, capped 10 …
The Junior Springboks got their short tour of Georgia off to a good but cold start with a live training session against the Lelo Saracens club in Tbilisi on Wednesday afternoon. The SA U20s have experienced sub-zero and snowy conditions since their arrival in the Georgian capital on Monday, but they are taking the freezing …
The Disciplinary process related to Guido Volpi Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 11 game against Edinburgh Rugby on Friday, February 14 has resulted in a three game suspension. After an act of foul play by Zebre Parma player No 19 (Guido Volpi), referee Andrew Brace showed the Player a Red Card …
Head Coach Kenny Murray has made five changes to his Scotland U20 side for their 2025 U20 Six Nations fixture against England U20 at Kingston Park, Newcastle on Friday (kick off 7.15pm) – live on BBC iPlayer. All five changes come in the pack as Freddy Douglas makes his return from injury. Douglas won a …