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With only two rounds remaining before the 2026 SA Cup semi-finals, the stakes could hardly be higher for the teams chasing playoff spots, with the top four teams at the end of the league phase also qualifying for the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division. At the summit of the log, Suzuki Griquas have opened a …
Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin has invited Sizophila Solontsi and Nomawethu Mabenge to join a group of 36 players at a training camp in Stellenbosch next month, in preparation of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Kenya. The squad will assemble from 10 May, with a final squad of 28 players to depart …
Junior Springbok Women selection for a two-match series against the USA U20 side in July as well as bragging rights for being the best provincial team in the country will be at stake at Alberton Rugby Club next week when the 2026 U20 Women’s Week kicks off for 14 teams. Seven matches will be played …
Head coach Sean Lynn has named the Wales side to face England in Round 3 of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations at Ashton Gate, Bristol, on Saturday, April 25th (KO: 2.15pm). Flanker Bethan Lewis will captain Wales with Kate Williams sidelined with a calf strain as Wales make two changes to the starting line-up that …
There will be no room for error for the four South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in the third-last round of pool matches this weekend, with every result set to have notable implications in their playoff hopes. The Hollywoodbets Sharks, who must win all their remaining matches with bonus points and hope …
From meeting Mandela to playing for the land of his mother, Kyle Steyn certainly has a tale to tell. Born in Johannesburg, he lived in South Africa for the first 24 years of his life. But then came a huge change as he moved over to the UK and joined Glasgow Warriors. Eligible through family …
The two teams that have lifted the SA Cup and are currently leading the charge to the playoffs, Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, clash in the headline act of the seventh round in Kimberley where the top spot on the standings will be up for grabs with the semi-finals moving into view. This crunch …
From north to south Wales via the best part of a decade across the border in England, it’s been quite the rugby journey for George Nott. It’s one which now finds him plying his second row trade with Cardiff Rugby, where he has become a key figure within the squad since switching from Dragons RFC …
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Y11 Sport & Media have jointly agreed that Y11 withdraw from the bid process for the proposed purchase of Cardiff Rugby due to constructive discussions, with Ospreys expected to sign the 2025 Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA25) shortly. The move means Cardiff Rugby will remain under WRU ownership for now …
Ivan van Rooyen says his players are keeping their feet firmly on the ground as they prepare to complete the regular Vodacom United Rugby Championship season with an Irish triple header. The Fidelity SecureDrive Lions are in uncharted waters right now, lying in fourth place in the table after winning their last five league matches. …
The Toyota Cheetahs, Suzuki Griquas and Airlink Pumas will have an opportunity to test themselves against three international touring sides this year as part of a new and improved Toyota Challenge set to kick off in June. This year, Black Lion from Georgia – who also play in the EPCR Challenge Cup with the Toyota …
When you speak to people in the game about Jac Morgan, the superlatives come thick and fast. World class, tremendous, brave, committed, powerful, tenacious, physical – you can take your pick really. We’ve had to wait a while this season to see those qualities out on the pitch, with the Ospreys and Wales flanker sidelined …
The back story of their first victory in Hong Kong was written daily at the Springbok Sevens team’s training base in Stellenbosch, the place they will return to as they start their next mission, the HSBC SVNS World Championship Valladolid in Spain next month. And according to Blitzbok sweeper Ronald Brown, once they had a …
Springboks veteran Marcell Coetzee has been hailed as “a tremendous human being” and a great leader both on and off the field. The 31-times capped back row forward will be 35 next month, but he is still producing the goods as he showed with a try scoring Player of the Match display in the Vodacom …
The battle for Vodacom URC Play-Off positions has been shaken up in a big way with the top three sides going into the weekend failing to pick up a point between them as they all went down to defeat. League leaders Glasgow Warriors, the second-placed DHL Stormers and Ulster Rugby finished up empty handed to …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens enjoyed the highs of winning an important pool match but also experienced the lows of finding the intensity of top teams such as Australia and Canada too hot to handle at this weekend’s Cathay / HSBC SVNS Hong Kong. That was the frank assessment from SA coach Cecil Afrika as his …
The Springbok Sevens squad that won their very first HSBC SVNS Hong Kong tournament on Sunday in such a clinical and commanding fashion deserve all the applause and credit for doing so, but according to Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman, they will not get ahead of themselves as their dream season is not over yet. …
The Springbok Sevens produced a dominant, flawless performance to defeat Argentina 35–7 in the final of the Cathay/HSBC SVNS Hong Kong. This victory secured their first title in Hong Kong since the inception of the World Sevens Series in 1999, doing so in the iconic tournament’s 50th anniversary year. They outscored “Los Pumas” five tries …
The Fidelity Securedrive Lions and Vodacom Bulls made strong statements of their intent in a round of mixed fortunes for the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they achieved significant victories, while the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks stumbled in matches that could have big implications in their campaigns. The Fidelity …
Riley Norton will lead an exciting Junior Springbok squad for the third edition of SANZAAR’s Under-20 Rugby Championship, which starts on 27 April in Gqeberha. Junior Bok head coach Kevin Foote included four members of the SA U20 squad that won the Junior World Championship in Italy last year, as well as several of the …
Jack Walsh arrived at the Ospreys with no great fanfare as a relative unknown. But the USA-born, Aussie-raised utility back has gone on to add his name to the long list of overseas imports who have shone brightly for the region since its inception in 2003. Following in the footsteps of the likes of Jerry …
Joe Roberts readily admits it was hard to be left out of Wales’ Six Nations plans, but he has responded in the best possible way. The Scarlets centre is currently his country’s top try scorer in the Vodacom URC, having touched down seven times, including four in his last three league outings. He will now …
Head coach Sean Lynn has named the Wales side to face France in Round 2 of the Women’s Guinness Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, April 18th (KO: 3.35pm). Flanker Kate Williams will captain a side which sees two changes to the starting line up for the visit of Les Bleues. Scrum half …
They arrived in Hong Kong as the 11th-ranked team out of 12, had some misfortunes on the injury front, and four players who will experience the intensity of the world stage for the first time, but if you asked Ayanda Malinga, you write off the Springbok Women’s Sevens at your own peril. The hard-running wing, …