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Qatar Airways announced on Tuesday that the Qatar Airways Cup will be up for grabs when the Springboks take on the Barbarians in an historic clash on Saturday, 28 June at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. It will be the third edition of the Qatar Airways Cup, an event that has quickly become an …
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls duo of Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were rewarded for their consistent good form during the season by grabbing the three nominations for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award. Voting closed on Friday with the coaching teams of the …
The Airlink Pumas captured their first SA Cup title when they defeated last year’s champions, Suzuki Griquas, by 39-14 in the final at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday evening. The hosts held a 19-7 advantage and kicked on the second half for a deserved win. The Pumas became the second team – after …
Scottish Rugby’s National Awards winners have been announced ahead of the ceremony taking place this evening in the President’s Suite at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. The award winners were selected from the regional winners of the Community Recognition Awards, which were celebrated during the Murrayfield 100 event in late March this year. Headlining the awards ceremony …
An epic battle is on the cards when the Airlink Pumas host Suzuki Griquas in the 2025 SA Cup final in Nelspruit on Saturday, when the hosts will be looking to dethrone the competitions’ inaugural winners from Kimberley. The match, which is scheduled to kick off at 18h30 at the Mbombela Stadium, will be broadcast …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his excitement about the international season ahead as they wrapped up a successful second alignment camp in Cape Town on Friday afternoon. The two-day camp featured a series of boardroom sessions and an optional gym session on Friday, while a bunch of overseas-based players joined the boardroom sessions virtually. The …
Edinburgh Rugby is delighted to announce the signing of promising young duo, SQ centre Charlie McCaig from Exeter Chiefs, and loosehead Ben White from Melrose RFC, further bolstering the club’s ranks ahead of the 2025/26 season. Centre McCaig, 22, who qualifies for Scotland through his grandfather, joins the senior squad on a two-year deal, while …
The Springboks kicked off their second alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday, with Rassie Erasmus and his assistant coaches outlining their core plans for the season while they entertained a few special guests in Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad and Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) High Performance management team. The national cricket team’s management joined …
The Barbarians have revealed three Test centurions with a combined tally of 352 caps as the first players for their squad to take on the Springboks in Cape Town next month. Sam Cane, the All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup captain, will be joined by Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray when the BaaBaas and …
The World Rugby Council has today approved the global trial of the 20-minute red card in elite competitions. This decision follows an extensive review of successful closed trials conducted in international and elite club rugby over the past year. The 20-minute red card aims to maintain the spectacle and competitive integrity of elite matches, while …
Matt Fagerson has his sights set on helping Glasgow Warriors and Scotland achieve more success, after putting pen to paper on a new deal that will see him remain a Glasgow Warrior until at least the summer of 2028. The 26-year-old has become a fixture in the back-row for both club and country since making …
The Disciplinary process related to Damian Willemse Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 18 game against Cardiff Rugby on Friday, May 16 has resulted in a three game suspension. After an act of foul play by DHL Stormers player No 15 (Damian Willemse), referee Gianluca Gnecchi showed the Player a Red Card …
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will kick off the 2025/26 Vodacom United Rugby Championship season at home against Leinster and Ospreys, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Emirates Lions start their campaigns in Glasgow and Cardiff when the new season commences in the final weekend of September. The full Vodacom URC fixture list for the …
The full Vodacom URC fixture list for the 2025/26 season has been officially released — marking the earliest-ever publication of league fixtures in competition history. A minimum of 35 matches will take place on South African Soil – scroll down for fixtures. With the campaign set to kick off on September 26, this release arrives …
The last time Zenay Jordaan left the pitch at the Rugby World Cup, she was carried off shoulder high by her Springbok Women teammates and England opponents, but she will return later this year, albeit in a new capacity. The 34-year-old Jordaan played her last Test for the Bok Women at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland, …
Interim senior men’s head coach Matt Sherratt has named a 33-player Wales squad to travel to Japan this summer. Hooker Dewi Lake will captain the 581-cap squad for the series. Second-row Ben Carter, fly-half Sam Costelow and tight-head prop Archie Griffin all return having missed the Guinness Six Nations due to injury. Six uncapped players …
The Wales senior men’s coaching team has been confirmed for the two Test matches against Japan this July. Matt Sherratt will resume the head coach role on an interim basis for the series, having overseen Wales’ Guinness Six Nations matches against Ireland, Scotland and England earlier this year. Joining head coach Matt Sherratt in the …
USA centre Alev Kelter appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday, 20 May (New Zealand time), having received a red card for an offence contrary to Law 9.12 (physical abuse, stamping) in the USA’s Pacific Four Series 2025 match against Australia on Saturday, 17 May. The independent Disciplinary Committee was chaired by Michael Heron …
For many, he simply was the Voice of Rugby. But in order to add longevity to the legacy of the great Bill McLaren, the foundation set up in his name have today [Monday 19 May] announced a series of bursaries designed to give assistance to some of those within the Scottish rugby pathway system who …
The Race to the Eight went right down to the wire with five teams in the hunt for the last three spots going into the final round of matches. In the end, it was Munster Rugby, Edinburgh Rugby and the Scarlets who booked their passage to the knockout stages. With the top eight locked in …
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals will play out in a fortnight in Pretoria, Durban, Dublin, and Glasgow, following an exciting final pool round in which the top eight teams and the venues for the four playoff rounds were locked in. The Vodacom Bulls – who were assured of the second spot on the standings …
Airlink Pumas will host the 2025 SA Cup final next weekend in Nelspruit against Suzuki Griquas following their dramatic 31-29 win over the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers on Friday at Mbombela Stadium, while defending champions Griquas managed to edge Toyota Cheetahs 41-38 in their drama-filled semi-final Saturday afternoon in Kimberley. Griquas and Cheetahs were locked at …
The Springbok Women concluded a very productive two-week camp in Stellenbosch on Friday, with the coaching staff pleased by the effort from the players. The team had a week’s prep in Cape Town before moving to the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for five days of high intensity training and according to assistant coach, Franzel September, …
Sione Tuipulotu will make his first Glasgow Warriors appearance since January in tomorrow night’s clash with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium, whilst Scotland U20 hooker Seb Stephen is set for his first professional outing after being named to start at hooker in the club’s final regular-season fixture. Tuipulotu’s return comes a week after the centre …