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Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman heaped praise on his squad after a commanding weekend of sevens rugby displayed at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles, with the Blitzboks finishing as the only undefeated side and crowned winners on Sunday. Strong performances on day one at Dignity Health Sports Park saw pool victories …
Argentina’s Luciano González and New Zealand’s Jorja Miller were crowned men’s and women’s HSBC SVNS Player of the Year 2025 respectively. Following breakthrough season’s France’s Enahemo Artaud and USA’s Nia Toliver claimed the Rookie of the Year awards. Artaud follow’s compatriot Anton Dupont who won the accolade in 2024 prior to leading France to Olympic …
New Zealand women and South Africa men were crowned HSBC SVNS 2025 champions after securing stirring victories at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles. South Africa claimed their fifth men’s Series title, and first since 2021 by beating a valiant Spanish side 19-5 to bring down the curtain on the 2025 international rugby …
A group of 38 players assembled in Cape Town on Sunday for the next phase of the Springbok Women’s Rugby World Cup preparations, with the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar in early June the first assignment for the group, followed by Test matches against Canada a month later. Springbok Women Performance coach Swys de …
Rugby history will be rewritten when the Springboks launch their 2025 season against the Barbarians at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday 28 June – the first time the famous international invitational outfit will be in action on South African soil. Tickets for the match – priced from R250 – will go on …
Edinburgh Rugby welcome the return of several Scotland internationals for tomorrow’s EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final showdown against Bath Rugby at Hive Stadium (3 May, kick-off 3pm) – live on Premier Sports. Head Coach Sean Everitt can call upon Scotland trio Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman and Jamie Ritchie, while captain Grant Gilchrist and Wes Goosen return …
The California dream might be over before it began for the Springbok Women’s Sevens team, but they are still determined to play the hand that was dealt to them this weekend at the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. World Rugby announced on Thursday that the HSBC SVNS format …
Heyneker Meyer coached the Springboks in 48 Tests and won a World Cup bronze. He also won a Super Rugby title with the Vodacom Bulls. From the beginning, he had a 16 year-old Johann Van Graan at his side. Now, Bath Rugby Head Coach Van Graan is preparing for this weekends EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final …
It will be a tournament with no second chances, of clinical execution and most importantly, an opportunity where the Springbok Sevens team can deliver a performance that will do their season justice. This is the view of Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman on the eve of the last tournament of the year, the HSBC SVNS …
Edinburgh Rugby is thrilled to announce club centurion, Scotland international and British & Irish Lion back-row Hamish Watson will continue at the club for a further season, his 15th in the Scottish capital. A stalwart for Edinburgh Rugby throughout his professional career, the talismanic 33-year-old openside, who remains a dedicated one-club man, has featured in …
HSBC SVNS 2025 reaches its exciting climax this weekend as the HSBC SVNS World Championship and SVNS Play Off competitions take place in Los Angeles on 3-4 May. Dignity Health Sports Park – the venue for the Olympic Games LA 2028 rugby sevens competition – will host what promises to be a thrilling spectacle as …
Edinburgh Rugby is thrilled to announce Scotland international full-back Harry Paterson, 23, has signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at Hive Stadium until the summer of 2027. The news comes as a timely boost for the capital club ahead of this Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup Semi-Final showdown against Bath at Hive Stadium, with Paterson …
The Springbok Sevens’ 2025 season had it all: a rare home win in Cape Town, a losing final appearance in Vancouver, a fourth-place finish in Perth and some less flattering results in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. For Shilton van Wyk – who experienced the highs and lows in all of those tournaments – the …
Having grown up in the Border region, shared change rooms at Western Province and the Bulls Daisies, as well as with the Springbok Women at the Rugby World Cup and the Springbok Women’s Sevens, one can almost expect Zintle Mpupha and Simamkele Namba to complete each other’s sentences. As it turned out during the 2024 …
The South African Rugby Union (SA Rugby) is proud to announce a landmark four-year partnership agreement with Hyundai Automotive South Africa, the popular automotive brand, as the new official vehicle of South Africa’s junior national teams and Youth Week rugby tournaments. The exciting partnership will see Hyundai Automotive South Africa’s iconic logo appear for the …
An independent Appeal Panel has upheld a disciplinary sanction of misconduct imposed on Mr Zelt Marais, formerly the president of the Western Province Rugby Football Union. Mr Marais was suspended for ten years from any and all positions in the South African Rugby Union (SARU), or any other Rugby Body, and from any and all …
The 2025 rugby season has been a bit of a blur for Alicia Willemse thus far, but on Saturday in Los Angeles at the HSBC SVNS Play-off, the 27-year-old playmaker will strive to be at her brightest and clearest of minds. Donning the Springbok Women’s Sevens jumper this time around, Willemse will be expected to …
SA Rugby and Spur have renewed their partnership for the next four years, with the famous South African restaurant group extending their sponsorship to not only include the Springboks, but also the women’s, junior and sevens teams in green and gold. Spur first came on board as a sponsor in 2022 as the Official Restaurant …
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises produced a weekend of rugby to smile about as all four teams emerged victorious in their round 16 clashes, which saw the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks cement their playoff spots and remain in the top four, while the DHL Stormers leapt into sixth place on the …
After seven blockbuster rounds played across seven months, the esteemed World Rugby panels have selected nominees in three categories with the eventual winners to be announced at the winner-takes-all SVNS World Championships and SVNS Series Playoffs taking place at in Dignity Health Sports Park is Los Angeles, which is also set to host the Olympic …
Big Win for EP On Friday in East London, Eastern Province secured their third victory of the season with a 41-15 victory over Border Bulldogs at Police Park. The visitors dominated the first opening spell and established halftime lead of 17-3. The Bulldogs struggled to break through the EP defence, managing only a penalty goal …
It will be a special trip down memory lane for Filo Tiatia when he heads to Swansea this weekend. The former All Blacks forward spent some five years with the Ospreys as a player, establishing himself as a true legend of the region. Now he’s travelling back there in his new role as Dragons RFC …
The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad received a timely boost for their final, but most important tournament of the season, the HSBC SVNS Play-off in Los Angeles at Dignity Health Sports Park, with the inclusion of dual Springbok Simamkele Namba. Namba was a regular starter for the team during last season’s HSBC SVNS, but a serious …
Cardiff Rugby v Munster Rugby, 7.35pm, Friday James Botham says Cardiff will have to produce their best performance of the season to come out on top in their huge clash with play-off rivals Munster. The Arms Park is set to be packed for the all-important meeting between sixth and seventh in the Vodacom URC table …