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As he lay on the Toulouse turf looking down at his horrifically damaged ankle, Le Roux Malan feared his rugby career was over. But three years on, that career is positively thriving as he prepares for a reunion with his former team. The 27-year-old centre is now plying his trade in Wales with Cardiff Rugby …
India’s Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud have made significant gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings following their team’s unassailable 2-0 series lead over Zimbabwe in Raipur, while Australia’s Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have advanced in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after a 3-0 sweep of Bangladesh. Right-arm seamer Nandani …
Ben Whitehouse has joined the Wales men’s national squad on a full-time basis as a specialist coach. In his role within Steve Tandy’s coaching team, Whitehouse will work closely with coaches and players around the principles of law, discipline, decision-making and communication. As a result of his new role, Whitehouse will retire from officiating following …
After more than a decade of rugby wandering, Tommaso Allan is back in his homeland and determined to make the most of however long he has left in his career. Over the years, he has had spells playing in South Africa, France and England, as well as in his native Italy, while his 91 caps …
Alex Groves has more reason than most to feel fortunate that he makes his living as a rugby player. Two years ago, it wasn’t just his sporting career that was on the line, but his life. In February 2024, he underwent eight-hour heart surgery after the discovery of an aneurysm – an abnormal bulge in …
Matchday 11 of the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival in Bloemfontein delivered plenty of spills and thrills as the country’s premier women’s football league approaches its penultimate round. Here are five key takeaways from the weekend festival, which took place at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium over the weekend. Sundowns’ Winning Run Halted University of the
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Few pundits in the women’s game would argue with the statement that the Springbok Women had been very fortunate to have at least half a dozen hookers of international quality around over the last couple of seasons. In fact, in Lindelwa Gwala they have the most capped hooker in the green and gold; Roseline Botes …
College Rovers will host Northam Rhinos in the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final after both sides recorded impressive semi-final victories on Saturday in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second season – …
The Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls is edging closer to completion as preparations gather pace for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. With the main building works substantially complete, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has turned its attention to the final finishing works ahead of the venue’s first-ever trial match which will be announced …
A landmark moment for women’s rugby in South Africa will unfold in the Western Cape later this week when a group of leading female coaches assemble for the first standalone World Rugby Level 3 course dedicated to women coaches. The course, to be held at Delsma Sports Farm in Riebeek Kasteel from 23 to 28 …
Sizophila Solontsi will take over the Springbok Women captaincy duties for the final two tests in the WXV Global Series – against Ireland in Cape Town on 24 and 31 October – after Babalwa Latsha was ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury. The experienced Solontsi co-captained the side with Unam Tose …
The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, and Hollywoodbets Sharks got their Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup campaigns off to encouraging starts over the weekend, as they all registered valuable victories in a jam-packed weekend of action, which was heavily overshadowed by the tragic passing of 10bet Lions lock Hyron Andrews in an emotional weekend …
18 October 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) met at an Ordinary Meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Sunday where the Members elected new Vice Presidents, and also addressed various other important issues. This was the first meeting of the new NEC following the successful SAFA Elective Congress held in
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16 October 2026 – Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg will host the first of Bafana Bafana’s back-to-back 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Kenya next month. Bafana Bafana will welcome coach Benni McCarthy’s side on Friday, 13 November 2026 before traveling to Nairobi for the second match to be played on Tuesday, 17
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SA Rugby on Friday sent its condolences to the family of Lions lock forward Hyron Andrews who passed away tragically, following an accident while on duty with his team in France. Andrews, 31, who also played for the KZN Sharks and Sale Sharks in England, died after falling at the team’s hotel in La Rochelle, …
16 October 2026 – South African U23 Men’s National Team coach Raymond Mdaka has named a 37-man preliminary squad for next month’s back-back 2028 LA Olympic Games qualifiers against Madagascar. The two nations meet over two legs in second round fixtures to be played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Madagascar will host
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All club roads will lead to the Bushveld and Surf City on Saturday as the Pick n Pay Gold Cup reaches the semi-final stage after three weeks of nail-biting action from club venues across the country. The 32-team ‘FA Cup’ of South African community rugby has seen 28 matches played since the Round of 32 …
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 18 to 26 October 2026, bringing the African sub-regional stage of qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 to a close. Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, The Gambia, Uganda and Zambia will compete across 15 matches at the …
JOHANNESBURG: The third week of the Hollywoodbets Pro Series features an intriguing set of encounters, with double defending champions YesPlay Cobras, DP World Lions, Hollywoodbets Dolphins and the Warriors all in action over the weekend of 17–18 October. The Dolphins will host the newly promoted Warriors at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, while the Lions …
There is little doubt that Saturday’s clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is the standout fixture of this weekend’s Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival in Bloemfontein. The 16-team festival, featuring clubs from the Super Era and Super Rise streams, will take place at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium from Friday
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15 October 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has launched a National Academy Licensing and Talent Pathway Initiative. The initiative is supported by the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) and it will strengthen youth development and create clear pathways for South Africa’s future football talent. The initiative will establish national standards for football
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The five South African teams participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions will face a fresh challenge this weekend as they switch their focus from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to the first round of the European showpieces, where all the sides will want to make a strong statement in the …
Jurie Snyman shone with both bat and ball to lead World Sports Betting Eastern Storm to their first win of the YesPlay Pro20 Cup, singlehandedly helping them to an 18-run victory over Flexbrands Knights in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Snyman contributed 95 as Easterns posted a 186-run total at the Mangaung Oval, before also recording a …
14 October 2026 – A South African Football Association (SAFA) delegation led by President Dr Danny Jordaan met with Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie in Pretoria and hosted a joint press conference that gave an update about VAR (Video Assistant Referee). The press conference was held at the Freedom Park Heritage Site
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