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The wait is nearly over for fans of international club rugby across Europe and South Africa, with just one month to go until the return of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The journey to the 2026 Finals in Bilbao begins on Friday 5 December, as the clubs kick off what promises to …
SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Pretoria, where the squad will step-up preparations for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens championship in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 and 16 November. Cecil Afrika, who has been part of the …
Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of the City of Cape Town, has called on Capetonians and Western Capers to make it a weekend to remember by attending the must-see HSBC SVNS Cape Town, as the one-month-to-go countdown begins on Thursday. Tickets: HSBC SVNS Cape Town The 16 best sevens teams will descend on Cape Town …
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote was very pleased with the SA Under-19 Academy side’s tough workout against their French counterparts late Monday afternoon at the French Rugby Federation’s High-Performance centre in Marcoussis near Paris, where they are based during the French leg of their European tour. The two sides are gearing up to face each …
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship can confirm outstanding kick-off details related to the South African derby games slated for Round 8. Firstly, the Lions will take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks on Saturday, February 21 in Johannesburg’s Ellis Park at 14:00 local time. A few weeks later, the ‘North v South’ derby between the Vodacom Bulls …
EPCR, organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Barton as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer. Barton joins from TEAM Marketing, where he led the commercial development and sales of sponsorship and licensing rights for UEFA’s men’s football club competitions. Bringing with him over 20 …
Asenathi Ntlabakanye joined the Springbok squad on Sunday as a replacement for Ox Nche, who suffered an injury during the team’s 61-7 victory against Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Ntlabakanye, who made his Test debut in July against Italy In the Castle Lager Incoming Series after playing for the Boks for the first time …
The Disciplinary process related to Thomas Dominguez 20 minute Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 game against Leinster Rugby on Saturday October 25 has resulted in a three game suspension. The Player (Thomas Dominguez), received a 20 minute Red Card in the 36th minute of the game under Law 9.13 – …
Rassie Erasmus lauded his team for their physicality, intensity, and the respect they showed Japan as they registered an emphatic 61-7 victory at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, and although the Springbok coach was pleasantly surprised with the result, he said the next few weeks would pose completely different challenges. The Boks scored eight …
A Disciplinary process took place in relation to Andrew Osborne’s 20 minute Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 5 game against Zebre Parma on Saturday October 25. The Player (Andrew Osborne, Leinster Rugby No 11), received a 20 minute Red Card in the 28th minute of the game under Law 9.17 – …
The SA Rugby Under-19 Academy squad wasted no time in settling into their European base after arriving in Paris on Thursday, marking the start of their three-week tour of France and Ireland. The 30-man touring party and team management have set up camp at the France High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Marcoussis, which is located approximately …
Scottish Rugby is continuing the centenary celebrations of its home stadium by inducting 13 of the sport’s greatest Scots into its Hall of Fame tonight, 30 October 2025. At a glittering ceremony in Edinburgh, attended by members of the men’s and women’s national squads and management teams, plus supporters who had participated in an online …
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Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe will win his 50th Scotland cap on Saturday in the Quilter Nations Series opener against USA at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, kick-off 5:40pm – live on TNT Sports. Stafford McDowall will captain his country, having assumed the role during the summer match against New Zealand Mãori and also against Portugal …
Editor: How mortifying this whole process must be for Wessels who is now know as the ‘Testicular Terrorist’. An Independent Appeal Hearing was held today (Wednesday, October 29) regarding the citing and subsequent suspension of Jan-Hendrik Wessels of the Vodacom Bulls which had resulted in a nine-game ban. An independent appeal committee led by Roddy …
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) is inviting fans to make the most of the 2025 Autumn International Series with the exciting relaunch of the Supporters Fanzone. Fanzone Cymru returns to the Cardiff Arms Park this November, set to be bigger, better and bursting with match day energy. Bringing fans together in the heart of the …
Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 lit up social and digital media across the globe. With cultural relevance and authentic personality at the heart of a deliberate strategy to grow rugby’s global impact, the tournament generated 1.1 billion social impressions, created a host of new stars and delivered a new fanbase for the sport. A …
Former Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a largely settled match-23 for the opening match of the November Internationals. Erasmus named 16 players in his matchday squad that featured in the team’s 29-27 victory against Argentina …
As a Blitzbok, he has won the HSBC SVNS world series, gold at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at the Olympic Games, but for Christie Grobbelaar, an appearance at his home tournament in Cape Town has remained rather elusive. And, hopes the De Doorns native and former scholar from HTS Drostdy in Worcester, maybe 2025 …
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, thanked the outgoing leadership of the SA Schools Rugby Association and congratulated the new Executive Committee and selectors, who were elected at their Annual General Meeting in Durbanville on Monday. KwaZulu-Natal’s Noël Ingle’s term as chairperson has come to an end after 10 years, with Kervin Grove from …
Five members of the triumphant Junior Springbok side from earlier this year have been included in the SA Rugby Under-19 Academy squad of 30 players for an exciting three-match European tour to France and Ireland. The touring squad, which includes Junior Bok captain Riley Norton and his 2025 SA U20 team-mates Oliver Reid, Phiwayinkosi “Rambo” …
A new trophy is being announced today in celebration of the enduring legacy of retrospective Scotland cap Ken Macaulay who died one year ago exactly (27 October 2024). Ken was 67 and had just completed an astonishing three-week, 1,000 miles plus charity cycle around Scotland, taking in the 76 clubs that had featured in his …
Naka Bulls have already set their sights on a “new Everest” in 2026 after making history at the Brookside Sports Ground in Cape Town on Saturday when they won a third consecutive Pick n Pay Gold Cup title. The Blue Bulls Carlton Cup champions dominated Western Province Super League A champions Villager, running in six …
Uncapped Leicester Tigers back row Olly Cracknell has been called up to the Wales senior men’s squad for the Quilter Nations Series. Cardiff back row Taulupe Faletau has been released from the squad due to the knee injury sustained against Edinburgh on Saturday. Head coach Steve Tandy said: “It’s obviously hugely disappointing to lose Toby …