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The world champion Blitzboks will defend their HSBC SVNS Cape Town title in December as the Mother City’s biggest party returns with free drinks for early ticket buyers, as well as an enticing offer for families. The first 500 fans to purchase R350 tickets in the Party Stand – where fans traditionally come in their …
Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin and team captain Nolusindiso Booi were delighted with their first win over Italy in York on Sunday, with the pool victory also ensuring that South Africa progress to the Women’s Rugby World Cup play-offs for the first time in history. Furthermore, the 29-24 victory – their first in …
Experienced scrumhalf Faf de Klerk will join the Springboks in New Zealand for the second leg of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign against the All Blacks, where they will play matches in Auckland and Wellington, as additional cover in the key position. De Klerk’s inclusion in the squad increases the size of the group …
Utility back Nadine Roos will start at fullback and Unam Tose at scrumhalf for the Springbok Women against Italy in York, while Chumisa Qawe and Eloise Webb will make their first appearances at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 at the York Community Stadium on Sunday. Roos, who scored South Africa’s first try in their …
Cardiff Rugby is delighted to appoint Scott Waddington as the club’s new independent chair with immediate effect. The former chief executive of SA Brain joins joins the club at a crucial time for professional rugby in Wales and will ensure Cardiff has a strong and clear voice in ongoing discussions about the future structure of …
Such is the nature (and cruelty) of international sport that only an improved performance by the Springbok Women against Italy on Sunday will give justice to their fine win over Brazil in the opening match of their 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign. That is the view of the Springbok Women centre Zintle Mpupha as …
Head coach Sean Lynn has named the Wales side to face Canada in the second Pool B game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 at Salford Community Stadium, Manchester, on Saturday, August 30 (KO: Midday). Flanker Bethan Lewis, who will win her 60th cap for her country, will captain Wales for the first time, …
Scotland Head coach Bryan Easson has made one change to the starting line-up ahead of Scotland’s second Pool B match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup against Fiji, this Saturday, 30 August at Salford Community Stadium (kick-off 2.45pm, live on BBC Two). Hooker Elis Martin earns herself a first Rugby World Cup start in the …
With just two rounds remaining, the race for the playoffs in the 2025 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division is reaching a fever pitch. The penultimate league round, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, promises four captivating clashes that will most likely define the top four. This weekend’s action kicks off on Friday when log leaders Toyota …
The Springboks arrived in Auckland close to midnight local time on Wednesday in high spirits and excited about the challenge of facing their arch-rivals, the All Blacks, in back-to-back Test matches in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in the next three weeks. The Boks made the long journey from South Africa to Auckland on Tuesday …
Sccottish Rugby is on a mission to get more young people involved in the sport, sparking their interest through a new marketing initiative. The two-pronged approach, which starts today, will engage both children and the adults in their lives in content aimed at showcasing rugby as fun, inclusive and a place to belong, while amplifying …
It was back to the training fields of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 for the Springbok Women on Tuesday with all eyes now on Italy, their second Pool D opponent in England for a match that could determine their destiny for the tournament. Victory against the Italians will secure a top two finish for …
Mr Mark Alexander, the president of SA Rugby, said on Monday the national governing body was grateful and humbled with the recognition as National Federation of the Year at the 18th annual South African Sport Awards, while Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus received a Ministerial Excellence Award. The ceremony was held at the Sun City Superbowl …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand, where they will play back-to-back Tests against the All Blacks next month. A total of 36 of the 38 players in last week’s squad …
It was another weekend of enthralling Carling Currie Cup Premier Division action which delivered crucial wins for the Toyota Cheetahs, Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Suzuki Griquas, while there was also a first victory of the season for the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV as the race for the playoffs intensify. Boland got the weekend off to a …
Springbok Women’s coach Swys de Bruin could not have asked for a more impressive start to their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign than the record-breaking 66-6 victory over Brazil in Northampton on Sunday. The victory in their opening match pushed the Bok Women to the top of Pool D after the first round of the …
Springbok prop forward Asenathi Ntlabakanye has provided an “adverse analytical finding” during random testing by the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS). Please note the following: Ntlabakanye disputes that he has committed an anti-doping violation. The non-performance enhancing substance for which he tested positive was prescribed by a specialist physician early in 2025 …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus welcomed a morale-boosting victory over Australia at DHL Stadum in Cape Town on Saturday, but said the hopes of retaining the Castle Lager Rugby Championship still rested on victory in New Zealand. The Springboks will take a 36-man squad on tour next week for tests in Auckland and Wellington which remained …
The Springbok Women will open their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign with a squad laden with Test and World Cup experience when they take on Brazil at Franklin’s Garden in Northampton on Sunday. Only four players in the starting team – Byrhandrѐ Dolf (fullback), Maceala Samboya and Ayanda Malinga (wings) and Danelle Lochner (lock) …
Aphelele Fassi will start at fullback in the Springboks’ second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Cape Town on Saturday, following the withdrawal of Willie le Roux due to a niggle. Le Roux, who became the eighth player in South African rugby history to feature in 100 Tests earlier this season, suffered …
The Springbok Women’s pack of forwards came to the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup with a clear objective and that desire – to be rated amongst the best of the best – will be a massive driving force in their Pool D performances against Brazil, Italy and France over the next three weekends. Springbok Women …
Head coach Sean Lynn has named the Wales side to face Scotland in the Pool B opener of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 at Salford Community Stadium, Manchester, on Saturday, August 23 (KO: 2:45 pm). Backrowers Alex Callender and Kate Williams will co-captain Wales against the Scots. Wing Lisa Neumann will win her 50th …
Head coach Bryan Easson has named his squad for Scotland’s opening fixture at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 against Wales, this Saturday 23 August – kick-off 2.45pm at Salford City Stadium, Manchester, live on BBC 1 and iPlayer. Captain Rachel Malcolm leads her country in their Pool B clash, joined in the back row …
The Airlink Pumas kick off this weekend’s fifth-round action of the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division when they host the high-flying Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in Nelspruit from 17h00 in on Friday, while the Vodacom Bulls will play at a new venue on Sunday. Friday evening’s second fixture sees the two bottom placed sides, the Hollywoodbets …