Rugby

SA Rugby is calling on all former national and provincial women players to make contact in a major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches in the county. The initiative is the start of an Elite Coach Pathway group that is being established by Lynne Cantwell, SA Rugby’s High-Performance Manager for Women’s Rugby …

Scotland will play four games this summer, taking on Canada, USA, Chile and Uruguay. Beginning in North America, Scotland will take on the Canadians for the first time since 2018 in Edmonton where Scotland ran out 48-10 winners. The match will take place on Saturday 6 July at TD Place in Ottawa. Gregor Townsend’s men …

The Community Recognition Awards are Scottish Rugby’s annual domestic game awards programme, focusing on the on and off-field efforts of clubs and schools across Scotland over the course of the season. Award winners were announced for six categories including; Volunteer of the Season in Youth rugby sponsored by inspiresport, Volunteer of the Season in Schools …

The Welsh Rugby Union is delighted to announce its partnership with Katherine Jenkins to launch her premium gin, Cygnet Gin UP+ pre-mixed cocktail at Principality Stadium this Saturday. This is a full circle moment for Katherine who is delighted to be launching the RTD with the home crowd, in the same venue where she launched …

Bok lock centurion makes it a double after stellar 2023 season Libbie Janse van Rensburg grabs both women’s awards Nienaber and the Springboks rewarded for RWC triumph Moodie, Duarttee and Beets win national teams awards Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth became only the second player to win back-to-back SA Rugby’s Player of …

Six years ago, a bright-eyed Aphiwe Ngwevu travelled to England with the Springbok Women in what was the potential beginning of a long international career for the then 20-year-old. The eager and hard-running centre from Border took it all in her stride and came back from her very first overseas trip more determined than ever …

Stafford McDowall is poised for a first taste of Guinness Men’s Six Nations action after being named as one of two changes to head coach Gregor Townsend’s starting team to face Ireland in Dublin, as this year’s championship reaches its conclusion. McDowall, who made his Scotland debut in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match against …

The Community Recognition Award Winners for the Glasgow South region have today been announced. The Community Recognition Awards are Scottish Rugby’s annual domestic game awards programme, focusing on the on and off-field efforts of clubs and schools across Scotland over the course of the season. Award winners were announced for six categories including; Volunteer of …

Wales head coach Richard Whiffin has named his matchday 23 to face Italy at Cardiff Arms Park, for the final round match in the 2024 Under 20 men’s Six Nations championship (KO 7.30pm, S4C). There are four changes in the backs plus two positional changes. Huw Anderson moves from full-back to wing to accommodate Matty …

The Springbok Sevens coaching team has been reformatted and a review of the Sevens department’s structure is being undertaken as a response to disappointing results, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. Head coach Sandile Ngcobo has returned to the role of coach to the next generation of sevens players, while Philip Snyman (assistant coach) has taken …

The Scottish Rugby Limited Board (SRL) has appointed award-winning property investor, developer, and hotelier Chris Stewart as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Chris brings 30 years’ experience in the development and property management sector to Scottish Rugby. His group of companies – Chris Stewart Group (CSG) – has ownership and operational interests across the residential, office, …

The Springbok Women unexpectedly found themselves at the home of Scottish rugby on Tuesday, when their planned training session against Scotland Women was moved to the iconic setting of Murrayfield Stadium. The sessions against the hosts went as well as they had hoped for, said Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September, confirming that the switch …

The Community Recognition Awards are Scottish Rugby’s annual domestic game awards programme, focusing on the on and off-field efforts of clubs and schools across Scotland over the course of the season. Award winners were announced for six categories including; Volunteer of the Season in Youth rugby sponsored by inspiresport, Volunteer of the Season in Schools …

Rassie Erasmus confirmed a re-purposed Springbok coaching and management team on Tuesday, as the newly re-appointed head coach began putting in place the building blocks for a 13-Test season in 2024 at the start of a new Rugby World Cup cycle. Erasmus introduced coaches Tony Brown and Jerry Flannery to media in Cape Town as …

There were smiles for miles in the Springbok Women camp in Edinburgh on Sunday evening when their four England-based professionals joined the squad, thus completing the 32 player tally for the important European tour. Danelle Lochner, Babalwa Latsha and Aseza Hele joined from Harlequins Women and Lindelwa Gwala from Ealing Trailfinders and according to Lochner, …

Leopards Women’s provincial coach and former Springbok Women’s Sevens player, Jackie Kriel, said the opportunity to attend the Gallagher High Performance Academy workshops organised by World Rugby in Vancouver and Los Angeles recently had a very positive impact on her coaching career and future coaching ambitions. Kriel, who played in nine HSBC SVNS tournaments for …

The race to qualify from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 took a potentially decisive turn in Montevideo this weekend as Uruguay’s men and China’s women emerged victorious on Sunday. Hosts Uruguay completed a remarkable comeback at Estadio Charrúa on Sunday, beating Hong Kong China 28-0 in the men’s Cup final having only made …

Wales will play the Queensland Reds in July as part of their bumper 2024 summer tour. A Friday night clash at Suncorp Stadium on July 19 is now a feature fixture on the 2024 calendar. Wales will play two Tests against the Wallabies in Sydney (July 6th) and Melbourne (July 13th), before a final stop …

A year ago, aged just 19 years old, Byrhandrѐ Dolf made her Test debut at fullback for the Springbok Women, and she has since played a further eight Tests for South Africa, amongst others at flyhalf and wing, which probably makes her a female version of Frans Steyn. Formerly from Eastern Province, from where she …

Edinburgh Rugby has today confirmed the cap numbers for the ‘history makers’; the club’s first-ever women’s side. In their debut season, the team finished second in the 2023/24 Celtic Challenge Competition, losing just a single game to eventual league winners Wolfhounds. Under the lead of Head Coach Claire Cruikshank, the capital squad claimed four wins …