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Australia head coach Eddie Jones has announced his squad to face Fiji in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Sunday 17 September. Australia head coach Eddie Jones has named his match-day 23 to face Fiji in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Sunday, with Nic White coming in at scrum-half to replace Tate McDermott, who suffered a …
The Springbok Women will be looking for a few important outcomes when they face Kenya at the University of the Western Cape Rugby Club on Saturday and for the team’s captain on the day, Babalwa Latsha, a number of building blocks will have to put in place for both teams in the clash. “We are …
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has urged South Africans to take advantage of the free access granted to the country’s National Parks during SA National Parks Week. Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria on Friday, the Minister said National Parks Week runs from 16 – 24 September 2023. “National Parks Week …
Mthatha in the Eastern Cape will host the country’s best Under-20 women’s players later this month when 11 provincial unions and an invitational team from Zimbabwe compete in the inaugural SA Rugby U20 Women’s Tournament. The festival of rugby will run from 24 to 28 September and will take place at the Mthatha Stadium. The …
There were some familiar faces at the tournament hotel and the flight to Harare was almost like travelling to Johannesburg, but the Springbok Sevens team’s journey to Zimbabwe – for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers on Saturday and Sunday – is one they have not yet travelled before and where they will expect the …
Romania head coach Eugen Apjok has announced his squad to face South Africa in Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday 17 September. Romania head coach Eugen Apjok has named his match-day 23 to face South Africa in Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday, with three personnel changes from the loss against Ireland, and two positional. Romanian Team: …
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has warned that it will take legal action against companies that ambush its intellectual property (IP) rights after securing a court order restraining Eskort from continuing a marketing campaign using the Springboks brand and IP. The Gauteng Division of the High Court ordered the company to remove the offending …
France defeat spirited Uruguay 27-12 in Pool A at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Thursday. France made it two wins from two at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 27-12 victory over spirited Uruguay in Pool A in Lille. The hosts were chastened when Uruguay fly-half Felipe Etcheverry’s cushioned cross-field pass was collected by Nicolas …
A moment of solidarity will be observed ahead of the anthems at the France v Uruguay Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool A match in Lille on Thursday to remember those affected by the floods in Libya and earthquake in Morocco. Rugby World Cup 2023 and the global rugby family stands in solidarity with the people …
Edinburgh hooker Stuart McInally has been called up into the Rugby World Cup 2023 squad to replace David Cherry who has left the tournament through injury. To ensure a full front row complement McInally, who is playing in his second Rugby World Cup, joined the Scotland squad today after initially being put on standby following …
Springbok Women interim head coach Louis Koen handed Unathi Mali a first start for the national team at wing and recalled outside backs Veroeshka Grain and Piwokuhle Nyanda to the side to face Kenya at UWC Rugby Club in Cape Town on Saturday. Mali represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens team at the Commonwealth Games and …
Following on from the launch of Scottish Rugby’s Player Welfare Action Plan for the domestic game, a new First Responder course has been created and is now available for the rugby community to undertake. The online course has been designed by Scottish Rugby’s Welfare Manager, Dr Karen Barclay and Scottish Rugby’s wider medical team and …
Head coach Warren Gatland has named his Wales senior men’s XV to play Portugal at Stade de Nice in their second pool C match of Rugby World Cup 2023 (Saturday 16 September KO 4.45pm BST / 5.45pm local time live on ITV and S4C). Wales arrived in Nice from Bordeaux on Monday afternoon and have …
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup in France with a long-term knee injury. Marx, who was not included in Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber’s matchday squad to face Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday, went down at training on Wednesday after having his knee caught in contact. …
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named all four scrumhalves in the Springbok squad in the match-23 to face Romania in Bordeaux as he spread the playing load for the team’s second Pool B Rugby World Cup clash on Sunday, when Bongi Mbonambi will lead the team in Bordeaux. Cobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf, with Jaden …
Head Coach Franco Smith believes the 2022/23 season was just the beginning for his group of Glasgow Warriors, after putting pen to paper on a new contract that will see him remain at Scotstoun until at least the summer of 2026. The 51-year-old made an instant impression during his first season at the helm, guiding …
Northam Rhinos and Sasol Secunda romped to big victories in the North section of the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup last weekend, while former champions False Bay, Progress and Crusaders were among the most prolific teams in the South in the Round of 32. Quarter-final spots will be up for grabs when the top clubs …
England’s Tom Curry attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in England’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool D match against Argentina in Marseille on 9 September. The player accepted the red card and was suspended …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today revealed the latest winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards from a host of stellar international performances during August. Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been crowned ICC Men’s Player of the Month following a scintillating series of scores last month, which included notable run-scoring feats against Afghanistan …
Nearly 300 university rowers from all corners of South Africa got together on the Kowie River in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, from 7 to 10 September 2023, to participate in this year’s RMB Universities’ Boat Race. In an exciting Men’s A final, the squad from the University of Cape Town (UCT) came out tops, taking …
South Africa players Marizanne Kapp and Nadine de Klerk have attained career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after helping their team take a winning 2-0 lead over Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) series in Karachi. Star all-rounder Kapp has moved up to 11th position among batters while De …
The Springbok Women have been hard at work over the last couple of weeks and cannot wait to have their efforts tested in a match, so they are keenly anticipating Saturday’s Test against Kenya in Cape Town. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes Haupt, who will be returning to her …
Former Springbok wings Rosko Specman and Travis Ismaiel were both named in an experienced and multi-skilled Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Harare on Thursday for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers. Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo also recalled fit-again Selvyn Davids, Zain Davids and Ronald Brown for the important weekend at the …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad will assemble in Stellenbosch on Monday with their eyes firmly set on their next assignment, the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers, to be played in Tunisia on 14-15 October. The team successfully completed their first mission for the year – to qualify for the HSBC SVNS 2023/24 series by winning …