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The third instalment of the popular SA Cup kicks off this weekend and promises to offer an early indicator of who will be in the hunt for the coveted top four positions that secure a place in this year’s Carling Currie Cup Premier Division. The competition opens on Friday, with three fixtures scheduled for the …
An unexpected call-up to the Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Stellenbosch was not quite the road back to sunshine and South African rugby that Catha Jacobs had in mind, but she took the detour in her stride. After all, this is where it started for Jacobs, who made her foray into international rugby with …
It’s probably fair to say that Selvyn Davids is an entertainer – on the rugby field, of course – just ask the crowd at BC Place in Vancouver. A few seasons ago, Davids showed remarkable soccer skills to set up a try at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver and when the fifth tournament of the 2026 …
The Springbok Sevens squad arrived in Vancouver from Cape Town on Monday evening after a long haul which included a transit in Amsterdam, but the smile Sebastiaan Jobb entered Canada with was as fresh as the brightest Namaqualand daisy. It is the 26-year-old Northern Cape born and raised speedster’s second visit to Vancouver. He also …
He prefers warm weather and the sun, but for Springbok Sevens playmaker Dewald Human, a return to Vancouver is something he is looking forward to as much as he is to be playing with his regular team members in a competitive HSBC SVNS Series. The 30-year-old will leave Cape Town with the Blitzboks later on …
The Fidelity Securedrive Lions claimed the SA Shield for the first time in a gripping round of local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies on Saturday as they defeated the DHL Stormers in a dramatic match in Johannesburg, while the Vodacom Bulls made a strong statement against the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Pretoria, which saw both Gauteng …
The Isuzu Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province retained their unbeaten status in the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 this weekend, while the Golden Lions won their first game of the season, but the third round was not kind to the Sanlam Boland Dames, who came up short in Pretoria. The Daisies outplayed …
The Junior Springboks concluded their short tour of Georgia with a 35-5 victory over their hosts on a cold and wet Friday afternoon in Tbilisi, with SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote praising the players’ resilience in the tough conditions. The SA U20s, who won the first game by 35-0 on Sunday, led by 21-0 …
Alex Samuel returns to the Glasgow Warriors starting XV for tomorrow’s BKT United Rugby Championship clash with Connacht, as Franco Smith’s men look to continue their unbeaten run upon their return to league action. The inclusion of Samuel in the second-row is the only alteration to the team that claimed a bonus-point victory over Munster …
Rugby Springbok Sevens stalwart Impi Visser is back at the helm of the Blitzboks for the HSBC SVNS North American leg, with the regular captain closing in on his 50th world series tournament, while an experienced playmaking trio return with the inclusion of another uncapped player in the squad. The next two world series tournaments …
Cruel as it might sound, but come Saturday evening, the race to become the first champion of the rebranded Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 could be over for at least three teams after just three rounds of the competition. With only a single round of matches leading into the final, the race to …
This Adjustment Budget of the George Municipality forces us to confront a simple question: who truly benefits from our spending priorities?
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Jack Oliver has continued his landmark 2025/26 campaign for Glasgow Warriors, after the scrum-half put pen to paper on a first professional contract with Franco Smith’s squad. The 22-year-old made his senior debut in Glasgow colours in the club’s opening match of 2026, coming off the bench in a 47-10 victory over Zebre Parma at …
As he closes in on his century, try machine Scott Penny will be hoping there are many more appearances for Leinster Rugby to come. The openside flanker is out of contract at the end of the season, but is loving his time at the province and his value to the team is readily acknowledged by …
Rhys Long has been appointed as Technical Director at Welsh Rugby Union, a senior position in the rugby and elite performance department. Long joins Welsh rugby from the role of Head of Performance Analysis and Technical Insights at the Football Association and brings over 20 years of practical and strategic leadership experience at the highest …
Springbok prop Boan Venter will make his 100th Edinburgh Rugby appearance, while centre Mosese Tuipulotu returns from injury, in tomorrow night’s BKT URC ‘Origin Round’ clash against Scarlets at Hive Stadium (Friday 27 February, kick-off 7.45pm) – live on Premier Sports. Venter becomes Edinburgh Rugby’s 46th centurion and only the seventh prop to reach the …
The pressure on the local Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will reach new heights this weekend as the competition strikes round 12, and the desperation to be in the top eight, combined with the battle for the SA Shield, set to drive the teams to come out on top in exciting local derbies. The Lions …
The official launch of the Nations Championship was the “biggest step forward” for the sport since the advent of professionalism 30 years ago, said Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union, on Wednesday. The venues for the 42 matches in the 12-nation series – which culminates with a showdown between the best …
He’s been dubbed as something of an unsung hero, but Jeandre Rudolph is now starting to get the plaudits he deserves. Less than a year after being on the brink of retirement, the Vodacom Bulls back rower is now firmly established as one of the stand-out performers in the Vodacom URC. He has won more …
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named a reinforced match-day squad for the second and final international against Georgia, drafting in key forward experience as the South Africans look to build on their clinical opening performance in Tbilisi on Friday. Following a dominant 35-0 victory in the first encounter last Sunday, Foote has recalled …
Vincent Tshituka’s rugby story begins thousands of kilometers from any South African rugby field. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he arrived in Johannesburg as a four-year-old refugee in 2002, carrying a heritage he would never forget and stepping into a country that would become home. “Being born in the DRC and growing up …
Javan Sebastian would love to play international rugby again – whichever country comes calling. The Cardiff Rugby prop already has ten Scottish caps to his name, having been eligible through his Edinburgh-born father. But, if he doesn’t add to that tally before the summer of next year, he could then launch a second Test career …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus cast his net wide, as he named a 49-man squad featuring 11 uncapped players – five of whom are still in the Junior Bok ranks – for the team’s first in-person alignment camp of the year in Cape Town on Wednesday. The camp will run from Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 …
When it comes to his rugby roots, it’s safe to say Archer Holz is pretty unique, having started out with Lightning Ridge Tigers! That’s the junior rugby league side where it all began for the Scarlets’ Aussie prop – in his home town in the New South Wales outback.He then switched to Union when he …