MyZA
News, Directory, Events and Other Stuff
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Andre Esterhuizen were frank in their assessment about the team’s disappointing defeat in a hard grind against the Wallabies at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, and accepted full blame for the result. The Wallabies entered the break leading by 24-17 and extended that to 42-17 after 65 …
Franco Smith insists there are no easy games in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as his Glasgow Warriors team set out on a mission to make amends for their disappointing end to last season. After topping the table following the regular campaign, they then suffered a heartbreaking 22-21 defeat at home to the Vodacom Bulls …
Walker Babes of Boland became the toast of South African women’s rugby on Friday when they edged reigning champions, KWARU from Eastern Province by 12-10 (half-time 7-10) in a pulsating Betway Women’s Club Championship Premier Division final at Alberton Rugby Club in Gauteng. In what was a repeat of the inaugural 2025 final between the …
Cardiff Rugby are looking to mark their 150th anniversary by making it the best year in the club’s history. The capital city outfit was founded in 1876, which makes this their sesquicentennial season. To celebrate the milestone, they have produced a special kit which is inspired by the jersey from 150 years ago, with the …
The Springbok Women squad to face Italy in their second WXV Global Series match show wholesale changes from last week’s tour opener against Wales, with the starting line-up reshuffled significantly, while two players will share the captaincy on Saturday. Unam Tose returns at scrumhalf and will share the captaincy with Sizo Solontsi at the Stadio …
Wales Head coach Sean Lynn has named the side to face USA Eagles in the second clash of the Vodafone Wales WXV Series at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, September 26 (KO:3pm). Flankers Alex Callender and Kate Williams will co-captain a side, with three changes, one positional, for the Test match broadcast live on BBC …
South African eyes will be on Galway, Johannesburg, Durban, and Parma this weekend as the DHL Stormers, 10bet Lions, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and Vodacom Bulls get the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season underway (before the action moves to the Springboks and Perth on Sunday). It’s still early days, but the Grand Final, scheduled for Saturday …
Ireland great Simon Zebo says the standard of rugby in the Vodacom URC has increased ten-fold as he makes his predictions for the coming campaign. The multi-nation competition is now into its sixth season and the 35-cap Zebo believes it is going from strength to strength. “How it’s evolved is how attractive it is to …
Tom Shanklin has hailed the high profile overseas signings made by the four Welsh teams as a major positive going into the new Vodacom URC season. A host of imports have arrived over the summer, with Aussies Marika Koroibete, Liam Wright, Lawson Creighton and Lalakai Foketi joining the Ospreys, while 76-cap former Wallaby prop Scott …
After his struggles of the past couple of years, Corey Domachowski has recaptured his love for the game and is ready for a very special reunion. The Wales prop admits his “head was in the shed” as he was plagued by a series of injuries and he ended up putting on a front to mask …
Two Tests, four tries – that impressive statistic from Maria Tshiremba has eased any worries about the 30-year-old’s ability to transition from sevens to fifteens and in her own words, the Springbok Women wing is pleased with her progress in international rugby. Tshiremba made her Test debut in Fiji last month and in spectacular fashion …
South Africa’s second oldest non-university club, Villager, will be looking to cap an historic and highly successful 150th anniversary season thus far when they go in search of an unprecedented “triple” at this year’s Pick n Pay Gold Cup, which kicks off this Saturday, 26 September. The Claremont-based side, established in 1876, reached the Gold …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a new-look team for their one-off Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday, which will mark significant occasions for No 8 Jasper Wiese as he earns his 50th Test cap off the replacements bench, while hybrid player Andre Esterhuizen will become the 68th player to captain South Africa. Erasmus made …
Springbok Women wing Ayanda Malinga can still recall the feeling they experienced by outplaying Italy at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England just over a year ago and said there is no reason why it cannot be repeated when the two sides face this weekend. The Test against Italy – South Africa’s second in …
The development of women’s rugby in South Africa took another big step forward on Monday when the second annual Betway Women’s Club Championship (WCC) kicked off in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Defending champions KWARU (EP) will join last year’s beaten finalists, Walker Babes (Boland), Pirates (Lions) and Harlequins (Bulls) in Wednesday’s Premier Division Cup semi-finals, after eight …
Poor discipline and execution were huge factors in an uncanny sloppy first half by the Springbok Women against Wales on Friday night, which added significantly to their 50-19 defeat suffered at Cardiff Arms Park. That was the verdict by Springbok Women co-coach, Laurian Johannes-Haupt and team captain, Babalwa Latsha, after their defeat in the opening …
SA Rugby has announced a 50-player Under-16 Elite Player Development (EPD) squad for 2026, with the country’s leading young rugby talent set to converge on Paarl later this month as part of the organisation’s continued commitment to strengthening South Africa’s national player pathway. The selected players will attend the national camp at Boland Landbou from …
SA Rugby has unveiled the 2026 Under-16 Girls Elite Player Development (EPD) squad, with an extended group of the country’s most promising young female players selected following a comprehensive national talent identification process conducted throughout the season. The players were identified through the Youth Training Centres (YTCs), FNB U16 Girls Week, and other recognised talent …
The Springboks and Flying Fijians will complete their preparations for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with a final Test at polytec Stadium in Gosford, north of Sydney – to be known as the Contest on the Coast – on Saturday, 18 September 2027. The Boks will start the defence of their world title just over …
The Springbok Women will take nothing for granted when they face Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday evening, and are solely focussed on delivering their best effort of the season. That is the view of SA captain Babalwa Latsha as the Springbok Women get their WXV Global Series campaign underway in the Welsh capital …
The Springbok Women to take on Wales this Friday in their opening WXV Global Series clash will run onto the Cardiff Arms Park pitch with a rejigged backline and one change to the pack that created four tries against the Black Ferns in Johannesburg two weekends ago. Logan Welman will start the match at No …
Wales Head coach Sean Lynn has named the side to face South Africa in the opening game of the Vodafone Wales WXV Series at Cardiff Arms Park, on Friday, September 18th (KO:7.15pm, UK time). Flankers Alex Callender and Kate Williams will co-captain the side in the first of four Test matches in the Vodafone Wales …
The Springboks arrived in Australia from the USA on Wednesday morning local time (late Tuesday night SA time) following their series victory in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, presented by the Castle Double Malt, gearing up for another massive challenge, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus saying they were ready to begin their preparations for their one-off Test …
It all started in Wales in 2018, and their memories of running out in the Green and Gold at Cardiff Arms Park for the first time in a Test will last forever, but on Friday night at the same venue, some members of the Springbok Women’s squad would like to add a victory to their …