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Two groups of 23 players have been invited to attend Under-20 alignment camps in Stellenbosch and Pretoria in January to kickstart the preparations for the SA Rugby Academy and Junior Springbok season. The first camp, which includes Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Sharks, and DHL Western Province players, will be hosted at the Stellenbosch Academy of …
On 13 December, Chery South Africa and Lions Rugby Company once again picked up the charity ball and drove over the try line, when they handed out gifts to children with life threatening illnesses at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital’s children’s ward. This beautiful effort by the two iconic South African brands, one from the …
The South African teams will be targeting another strong weekend of action in round two of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup after starting the respective competitions with an impressive win record of four out of five last week. Both Investec Champions Cup teams will be in action on Saturday with the DHL …
Jonathan Thomas has left the Wales coaching team to seek new and different opportunities in rugby after his contract has reached its natural end. Thomas joined Warren Gatland’s coaching team when he took over at the helm in 2023 as a contact area coach and leaves the role on positive terms. “I have decided to …
Scotland international centre James Lang has penned a new two-year deal with Edinburgh Rugby. Lang, 28 – now in his third season in the Scottish capital – has been an impressive and consistent performer since joining from Harlequins ahead of the 2021/22 season, scoring two tries in 42 appearances. Lang – capped six times by …
India star, Suryakumar Yadav solidified his position at the helm of the batters list of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings thanks to his quick-fire, half-century in the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The skipper sits comfortably on 865 ratings points in the weekly update, which considers the performances …
Three of the most talented young Scottish Rugby players in the men’s game have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to follow in the footsteps of internationalists and embark on a playing experience in South Africa early next year. Ben White, Joss Arnold and Jack Craig have been awarded the coveted John Macphail Rugby …
It was a good weekend of European rugby for four of the five South African teams participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, with four teams registering encouraging victories to make a strong statement for the domestic teams. The Vodacom Bulls built on their early-season form in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship …
SA Rugby has joined the chorus of tributes to Dr Syd Millar CBE, the former chairman of what is now World Rugby, who has passed away aged 89. Millar, who served as Chairman of the then International Rugby Board (IRB) between 2003 and 2007, will be remembered as one of the sport’s finest statesmen, playing …
A revised schedule for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 has today been revealed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), confirming five venues in South Africa that will host the 15th edition of the celebrated event between 19 January and 11 February, following the decision taken by the ICC Board in November to …
In its ongoing efforts to speed up the pace of play in international cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a stop clock, on a trial basis, in Full Member Men’s ODI and T20I matches (approximately 59 fixtures) between December 2023 and April 2024. The trial will start with the first T20I match between …
The Springboks will face the All Blacks in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash at DHL Stadium on 7 September 2024. Public tickets for this replay of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final will go on sale later next year, with pricing and the on-sale date to be confirmed in the new year. All 2023/24 …
Sunderland’s Stadium of Light will play host to England’s Red Roses in the opening match of an era-defining Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, while Twickenham Stadium will look to set a new attendance record at the final, World Rugby and the RFU have announced. With women’s rugby breaking new ground on and off the pitch, …
Australia held-off a huge French fight-back to claim back-to-back titles with 29-26 win in epic women’s final, while Argentina produce dominant display to beat Australia 45-12 in men’s final Australia claimed a first-ever Cape Town title, and their second HSBC SVNS 2024 victory in a row, with a gutsy 29-26 win over France in an …
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said that despite their HSBC SVNS Cape Town performances over the weekend, he is still confident that the team will achieve their season goal of finishing in the top eight of the series. Dazel spoke after a disappointing home event, where they lost all five games and finished 12th …
The Blitzboks are a team that are best when they have ball in hand and that showed a week ago when they triumphed in Dubai, but disappointingly for Springbok Sevens supporters, they could not do the same this weekend in Cape Town, and paid the price. That was the blunt assessment of Blitzbok head coach, …
World Rugby has led tributes to former Chairman, Dr. Syd Millar CBE, who has passed away aged 89. Millar, who served as Chairman of the then International Rugby Board (IRB) between 2003 and 2007, will be remembered as one of the sport’s finest statesmen, playing a major hand in the advancement of the sport on …
Zimbabwe captain, Sikandar Raza and Ireland players, Curtis Campher and Josh Little have been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I match between Zimbabwe and Ireland at Harare Sports Club on Thursday. Raza has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and received two demerit …
The journey to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Bangladesh continues as Uganda opens her doors to host the Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier from 9 to 17 December. For the first time, two spots are up for grabs from the Africa region as Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and …
SA Rugby has extended the contract of Rian Oberholzer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a further two years, the organisation confirmed on Friday. The appointment was approved by the Executive Council of SA Rugby, extending what had begun as a one-year appointment for the experienced administrator. He was appointed at the start of 2023 …
The realities of being the new kid on the block in HSBC SVNS cannot be clearer for the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad considering the number of combined tournament caps each of the 12 teams in the series. The South Africans have 40 combined world series caps, compared to the next team, Japan, on 104, while …
An impressive performance in the opening tournament of the 2024 HSBC SVNS in Dubai last weekend created expectations that the Springbok Sevens squad will do a double at the HSBC SVNS Cape Town this weekend. However, Blitzbok captain Selvyn Davids downplayed those expectations on Friday as the team finished off their preparations and said it …
The Currie Cup has been given a new window and a new format in a makeover that will allow all 14 unions to play for the coveted gold trophy from 2025 onwards as well as more provincial rugby action to be broadcast by SuperSport, having received unanimous approval from SA Rugby’s members at Friday’s General …
With 670 exhibitors from 18 countries receiving a total of 5 631 trade visitors from 38 countries over three days, Automechanika Johannesburg and Futuroad 2023 Shows reaffirmed their positions as the largest and leading business events serving the automotive aftermarket and the transport and logistics sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. The events have proven once again …