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The Dotsure SWD Eagles underlined their semi-final credentials in the penultimate round of Carling Currie Cup First Division league action with a commanding 87-17 victory over the Border Bulldogs at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday, while Eastern Province moved into the top two with one round to go until the playoffs. SWD led 40-5 …
All three travelling teams returned home victorious after an explosive start to the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 2 competition on Saturday, with 36 tries scored in the three encounters. The Hollywood Foundation Pumas Women started the defence of their title on a winning note by outplaying Avbob Griquas Women 67-29 (36-10 halftime) in …
There are few sterner examinations in age-group rugby than taking on Georgia in front of their own supporters, but the Junior Springboks passed another important Junior World Championship test with distinction as they defeated the tournament hosts in Tbilisi on Thursday evening. The 33-5 victory, their second bonus-point win from as many matches, puts South …
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote praised his team’s composure and maturity after the SA U20s secured a 33-5 victory over hosts Georgia in a bruising Junior World Championship Pool A clash in Tbilisi on Thursday evening. While the five-tries-to-one scoreline suggested a comfortable win for the Junior Boks, Foote admitted afterwards that the match …
Swys de Bruin rated the Springbok Women’s first half performance against the USA Eagles Women at Ellis Park as the best 40 minutes of rugby since he was appointed as head coach, but admitted that their second half effort fell short of the same standard in a match they won 34-21. The first half effort …
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made six changes to the starting XV and two more on the bench for Tuesday’s crucial Junior World Championship Pool A clash against Wales in Tbilisi. The match at the Avchala Stadium kicks off at 16h00 (SA time) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Four of the changes …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said that the memories of a former defeat at Ellis Park helped power his side to a seven-try to three, 45-21 (halftime 17-14) victory over England in an inaugural Nations Championship match at the same venue on Saturday. Eleven months ago, the Boks surrendered a 22-0 lead over Australia on the …
Babalwa Latsha, the most-capped Springbok Women tighthead prop, will not only anchor the South African scrum for the 41st time when they face the USA Eagles Women at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, but she has also been named as team captain for the 2026 season. The 32-year-old Latsha has led the Bok Women …
Head coach Steve Tandy has today announced the Wales team to play Fiji in the opening round of the Nations Championship on Saturday 4 July, KO 14.10h. Dewi Lake captains Wales in the away fixture taking place at Cardiff City Stadium, which is Fiji’s chosen home venue for the match. Rhys Carre and Dillon Lewis …
Two rounds remain before the Carling Currie Cup First Division moves into playoff mode, with qualification for the semi-finals and home ground advantage key as five of the six teams jockey for final positions. The Border Bulldogs have dropped out of the semi-final race, and the Leopards must win this weekend to remain in contention, …
The Blue Bulls edged the Golden Lions while the Limpopo Blue Bulls recorded the biggest victory of the opening round of the FNB U16 Girls Week at Kearsney College in Botha’s Hill near Durban on Tuesday. Several teams laid down a marker in the first round of the tournament, with the Pumas, Griffons, Boland, South …
The Springbok Women concluded another fruitful training day at St. John’s College in Johannesburg on Tuesday with a lot of focus on defence, an area Laurian Johannes-Haupt (assistant coach) feels they need to dominate in their Test against USA Eagles at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Bok Women coach was also optimistic that their scrumming …
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has made sweeping rotational changes to his side for Thursday’s second-round Junior World Championship clash against hosts Georgia in Tbilisi. The Pool A encounter kicks off at 18h30 (SA time) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Foote has retained only four players from the starting team that opened …
Springbok loose forward Elrigh Louw has been called up to the national squad for the Nations Championship as additional forward cover and will join his team-mates in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Louw played the last of his 13 Test matches against Wales in November 2024, and spent most of the 2025 season on the sidelines after …
Springbok backs Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse will mark the opening Test of the season against England in the inaugural Nations Championship competition by celebrating their 50th Test caps eight years after making their international debuts in an experienced team named by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. The Bok coach opted for tried and tested combinations …
The Junior Springboks were satisfied with their opening-round victory over Uruguay, but remain firmly grounded, aware that sterner challenges lie ahead as the 2026 Junior World Championship gathers pace in Georgia. That was the message from Rambo Kubheka, who led the SA U20s on Saturday night, and Jordan Steenkamp, who scored a hat-trick of tries …
The Dotsure SWD Eagles surged to the top of the Carling Currie Cup First Division standings with an emphatic victory over the Griffons in Welkom on Saturday, while the Valke put down a marker against Border at home, and Eastern Province moved into third with a solid win over the Leopards. The Eagles moved into …
The Junior Springboks made a powerful statement in their opening match of the Junior World Championship, recording a resounding victory over Uruguay in Tbilisi in Georgia to launch their campaign in emphatic fashion on Saturday. After an extended build-up to the tournament, SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote expressed satisfaction with both the 104-7 victory …
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Saturday that the Test between the Springbok Women and the USA Women at Ellis Park on 4 July would be played in honour of the memory of the Walter and Albertina Sisulu. The match is part of a double-header featuring the men’s Springboks playing England in the …
Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin has named an exciting and experienced squad of 30 players for the two Tests against the USA in Johannesburg and Pretoria early next month. The Tests, which are played on the same day as the Springboks’ opening two Nations Championship rounds, are scheduled for Ellis Park on 4 …
The Springboks wrapped up their Nations Championship training camp in Johannesburg on Thursday, and Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was satisfied that the necessary building blocks were in place as the squad prepares to switch into full Test mode before next week’s competition opener against England at Ellis Park. Erasmus’ charges travelled from Gqeberha to Johannesburg …
The surge into the top ten on the world rankings at the last Women’s Rugby World Cup was one thing, but now the Springbok Women are driven to improve even further into the single digits of the pecking order in 2026. That is the view of SA hooker Micke Gunter as the squad prepare for …
The Junior Springboks touched down in Tbilisi on Tuesday after a demanding long-haul journey from Cape Town via Istanbul, with newly appointed SA U20 captain Siphosethu Mnebelele leading the squad into the next phase of their Junior World Championship campaign. Mnebelele was appointed captain shortly before the squad departed for Georgia, following Riley Norton and …
Siphosethu Mnebelele has been confirmed as the Junior Springbok captain for the forthcoming Junior World Championship in Georgia, replacing regular skipper Riley Norton, who has been named in Springbok squad for the Nations Championship. Norton’s place in the SA U20 squad will be filled by Thomas Beling (utility forward), while Cheswill Jooste (wing) replaces Vusi …