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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 26 match officials for the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America (USA) and the West Indies. Twenty umpires and six match referees will officiate the ninth edition of the event, which will see 20 teams playing 55 …
The Hollywoodbets Sharks will have a golden opportunity to make history by becoming the first South African franchise to advance to the EPCR Challenge Cup final when they face Clermont Auvergne in a blockbuster semi-final at the Twickenham Stoop in London on Saturday. With their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes already dashed following a …
It’s all come down to this – a final showdown at Mansfield Park awaits Hawick RFC and Currie Chieftains on Saturday. The Men’s Premiership Final will see Hawick defending the Bill McLaren Shield for the third straight match after defeating previous holders Selkirk to win it; and defending it subsequently against Kelso and Currie. Hawick …
Lock Ruben van Heerden has committed to the DHL Stormers until at least 2027. The imposing second-rower joined the DHL Stormers set-up in the middle of last season and has quickly established himself as a vital cog in the forward pack. Able to play in either the No.4 or No.5 jersey, Van Heerden has stepped …
Connor Boyle will skipper Edinburgh ‘A’ in their second FOSROC Super Series Sprint clash against Heriot’s Rugby at Goldenacre tomorrow (Saturday 4 May, kick-off 3pm). Edinburgh ‘A’ and Academy Coach Kris Burney has named a consistent side after a successful first outing against the Southern Knights in Round One, claiming a 54-19 win at the …
This is the first ICC event where sanitary products have been made available in all the dressing rooms, an initiative that has received positive feedback from teams At the workshop, the teams were handed a printed version of the ICC Menstrual Health information sheet, a PDF resource created by the ICC which is available here …
In an international career spanning 14 years, Springbok Women captain Nolusindiso Booi has probably seen everything that women’s rugby at the highest level can deliver. The most-capped South African women’s player has endured high and lows, but the 38-year-old lock reckons Saturday’s opening match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup will be huge, even for …
An exciting round of clashes awaits the eight Women’s Premier Division teams on Saturday where two teams, the Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames, will look to continue their dominance after winning all three of their opening matches. The action will continue this weekend in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Hermanus, while one of the matches …
Kirsten Neuschafër, a young and talented sailor, has been making waves in the world of sports, and now she is up for South Africa’s prestigious People’s Choice Sports Star of the Year award in the SA Sports Awards. Let’s delve into the journey of this remarkable sportsperson and why she deserves your support. Born and …
It was not the result they wanted, but the Junior Springboks were happy with the effort and learnings from their U20 Rugby Championship opener played in very difficult conditions against a strong New Zealand Under-20 side in Australia on Thursday. That’s the assessment of Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko after the two teams played out …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a five-year period of ineligibility from all cricket on West Indies player Devon Thomas after he accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The ICC announced the period of ineligibility in …
Sizophila Solontsi and Nomawethu Mabenge will make welcome returns to Test rugby after being named in the Springbok Women’s starting team to face Cameroon in the 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener in Madagascar on Saturday. The pair last played together at the same venue in the same competition a year ago, where Mabenge topped …
Despite last year’s announcement that AccelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) would close its long products facilities – and amidst warnings of projected product shortages, quality issues and supply chain disruptions – it is ‘business as usual’. This is according to steel value chain attendees and SA Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) members at a recent industry …
The SA Cup will kick into a higher gear this weekend when the two top teams on the table, Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, will battle it out for top spot in Kimberley on Friday afternoon. With both teams tied at the summit of the standings, each boasting 30 points, this match – which …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will approach this weekend’s HSBC SVNS Singapore event with one eye on a strong tournament performance, and the other eye firmly focused on Madrid and Paris. Renfred Dazel’s team can’t reach their early-season goal of finishing in the top eight anymore to secure their place on next season’s Series, but …
Philip Snyman captained the Springbok Sevens in a golden era where HSBC SVNS titles and Olympic and Commonwealth Games podium finishes where the order of the day. As the head coach of the Blitzboks heading into his third tournament at the helm, this weekend in Singapore, one could be sceptical about his optimism for a …
Edinburgh Rugby’s women’s side will return to the Celtic Challenge for the 24/25 season, with an expanded championship announced and set to start in December. After a successful inaugural season, Edinburgh Rugby is delighted to confirm its involvement in the ten-round tournament, which will enable more game time and development opportunities for the six competing …
Zachary Porthen (prop) will lead the Junior Springboks against New Zealand on Thursday, in the opening round of the inaugural Under-20 Rugby Championship at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland in Australia. The former SA Schools captain is one of five players in the South African match-day squad who featured in last year’s World …
Three members of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad will accompany the Webb Ellis Cup on the third stop of the RWC Trophy Blitz, which heads to Kimberley on Friday. Malcolm Marx, Duane Vermeulen and Deon Fourie will take the coveted gold cup to the capital and largest city in the Northern Cape province on …
The exposure of playing in the HSBC SVNS 2024 season has benefitted the Springbok Women’s Sevens team tremendously and although it has not always shown in the results, the improvement of the team has been real and heartwarming. That is the view of South Africa’s Nadine Roos, one the standouts on the circuit and arguably …
The Springbok Women are well aware of the potential reward at the end of their next journey to Madagascar, but they will not make the mistake of focusing only on the ultimate prize and to then be tripped up by something unexpected because they looked too far ahead. That is the view of Bok Women …
They have “been there and done that” in their Springbok Sevens careers of close to a decade, but for Dylan Sage and Siviwe Soyizwapi, a return to the familiar HSBC SVNS circuit is almost like a new beginning and an experience they are embracing with a broad smile on their faces. Both stalwarts are making …
Munster’s monumental win against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria sets them up for a Highveld double this weekend. Victory against the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg would also see their grip tightened on a top four league finish. The BKT United Rugby Championship title-holders remain unbeaten in their last eight matches against teams from the Republic, …
Scarlets v Hollywoodbets Sharks, Friday 7.35pm It will be a real trip down memory lane for Sharks boss John Plumtree as he heads for west Wales. The New Zealander spent some five years as coach of Swansea RFC through until late 2001, winning two league titles and the Welsh Cup. Trips to Llanelli to take …