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22 October 2026 – South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan welcomed former Bafana Bafana midfielder Doctor Khumalo to SAFA House on Thursday just days after his appointment to the Association’s Technical Committee. Khumalo was appointed as Technical Committee chairman Jack Maluleke’s deputy following the SAFA Ordinary Meeting that was held in Sandton,

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The Springbok Women will take one Ireland in the first of two WXV Global Series Tests in Cape Town on Saturday with two new props, a new captain and a new wing from the side that beat Spain earlier this month, while Yonela Ngxingolo is in line to become only the second South African woman… Read more: Ngxingolo Strikes 50

Head Coach Sean Lynn has named the Wales side for the first Test against Japan at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo on Saturday, October 24th (KO:10.30am, UK Time). Flankers Alex Callender and Kate Williams will co-captain a side with five changes, two positional, to the starting line up that faced the USA. Callender, who… Read more: Wales Side to Face Japan

The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will do everything in their power this weekend to retain their places in the top eight as the cross-hemisphere showpiece strikes round four with most teams finding their momentum after the opening rounds. The Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10bet Lions are in action from 20h45 (SA time)… Read more: SA Teams Aim to Stay in Top Half

21 October 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) wishes to communicate its official position on the long-running matter before the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in the East of Johannesburg. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo, Grit Communications Director, Trevor Neethling, and later former SAFA CEO Russel Paul were asked

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It will be a landmark occasion for the Ospreys on Saturday evening when they play their first Vodacom URC match at their new St Helen’s home. The Swansea ground has been transformed over the past four months amid a major redevelopment with work taking place around the clock to get it ready for this weekend’s… Read more: A New Era Dawns for the Ospreys

Having crossed paths with almost every leading rugby nation in the world over the last five years has been a valuable opportunity for the Springbok Women to improve their game, but Ireland will be an unknown factor for the South Africans when they clash in the WXV Global Series at Athlone Stadium in Caps Town… Read more: Winning the Small Battles

21 October 2026 – The South African U15 Men’s National Team jets out to Baku, Azerbaijan, tonight for the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival, scheduled to run from 24 – 30 October 2026. The matches will be held at the Hovsan Competition Complex in Baku. The tournament is a brainchild of FIFA with

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21 October 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana will be returning to Rabat in Morocco as they continue their journey to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. The South Africans are part of the six nations who will take part in the Play-off Tournament preliminary phase scheduled for to be played from

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20 October 2026 – It has been a hectic period for the South African Football Association (SAFA) with positive news on and off the field. Fresh from hosting a successful Elective Congress, the appointment of Vice Presidents and the induction of newly elected National Executive Committee members in line with FIFA statutes, on the field

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For try-machine Elliot Dee, rugby these days is all about enjoyment and not overthinking things. The Dragons RFC hooker certainly looks to be relishing life given how he has started the season. He is the top try scorer in the Vodacom URC with five, having demonstrated his expertise at the back of the lineout drives… Read more: Top Try Scorer Dee Enjoying Life

20 October 2026 – The newly-assembled South African U16 Boys National Team has returned from a successful tour of Germany where they were preparing for the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival scheduled to be played in Azerbaijan from 24-30 October 2026. During their time in Germany, the squad visited FC Augsburg and SC

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As he lay on the Toulouse turf looking down at his horrifically damaged ankle, Le Roux Malan feared his rugby career was over. But three years on, that career is positively thriving as he prepares for a reunion with his former team. The 27-year-old centre is now plying his trade in Wales with Cardiff Rugby… Read more: The Man Who Rebuilt His Career After Horrific Injury

India’s Nandani Sharma and Kranti Gaud have made significant gains in the ICC Women’s T20I Bowling Rankings following their team’s unassailable 2-0 series lead over Zimbabwe in Raipur, while Australia’s Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have advanced in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after a 3-0 sweep of Bangladesh. Right-arm seamer Nandani… Read more: India’s Bowlers Rewarded After Taking a 2-0 Lead Over Zimbabwe

Ben Whitehouse has joined the Wales men’s national squad on a full-time basis as a specialist coach. In his role within Steve Tandy’s coaching team, Whitehouse will work closely with coaches and players around the principles of law, discipline, decision-making and communication. As a result of his new role, Whitehouse will retire from officiating following… Read more: Ben Whitehouse Moves Into Specialist Coach Role

After more than a decade of rugby wandering, Tommaso Allan is back in his homeland and determined to make the most of however long he has left in his career. Over the years, he has had spells playing in South Africa, France and England, as well as in his native Italy, while his 91 caps… Read more: Allan Back Home and Dreaming of Another World Cup

Alex Groves has more reason than most to feel fortunate that he makes his living as a rugby player. Two years ago, it wasn’t just his sporting career that was on the line, but his life. In February 2024, he underwent eight-hour heart surgery after the discovery of an aneurysm – an abnormal bulge in… Read more: Groves Feeling Fortunate After Life-Saving Surgery

Matchday 11 of the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival in Bloemfontein delivered plenty of spills and thrills as the country’s premier women’s football league approaches its penultimate round. Here are five key takeaways from the weekend festival, which took place at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium over the weekend. Sundowns’ Winning Run Halted University of the

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Few pundits in the women’s game would argue with the statement that the Springbok Women had been very fortunate to have at least half a dozen hookers of international quality around over the last couple of seasons. In fact, in Lindelwa Gwala they have the most capped hooker in the green and gold; Roseline Botes… Read more: Groenewald Is Bashing Down Doors

College Rovers will host Northam Rhinos in the 2026 Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final after both sides recorded impressive semi-final victories on Saturday in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second season –… Read more: Rovers to Host Rhinos

The Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls is edging closer to completion as preparations gather pace for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. With the main building works substantially complete, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has turned its attention to the final finishing works ahead of the venue’s first-ever trial match which will be announced… Read more: ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 Preparations Gather Pace

A landmark moment for women’s rugby in South Africa will unfold in the Western Cape later this week when a group of leading female coaches assemble for the first standalone World Rugby Level 3 course dedicated to women coaches. The course, to be held at Delsma Sports Farm in Riebeek Kasteel from 23 to 28… Read more: Top Female Coaches Assemble for Historic World Rugby Level 3 Course

Sizophila Solontsi will take over the Springbok Women captaincy duties for the final two tests in the WXV Global Series – against Ireland in Cape Town on 24 and 31 October – after Babalwa Latsha was ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury. The experienced Solontsi co-captained the side with Unam Tose… Read more: Solontsi Takes Over Captaincy

The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, and Hollywoodbets Sharks got their Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup campaigns off to encouraging starts over the weekend, as they all registered valuable victories in a jam-packed weekend of action, which was heavily overshadowed by the tragic passing of 10bet Lions lock Hyron Andrews in an emotional weekend… Read more: Encouraging Starts for Three SA Teams

18 October 2026 – The South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) met at an Ordinary Meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Sunday where the Members elected new Vice Presidents, and also addressed various other important issues. This was the first meeting of the new NEC following the successful SAFA Elective Congress held in

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16 October 2026 – Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg will host the first of Bafana Bafana’s back-to-back 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Kenya next month. Bafana Bafana will welcome coach Benni McCarthy’s side on Friday, 13 November 2026 before traveling to Nairobi for the second match to be played on Tuesday, 17

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SA Rugby on Friday sent its condolences to the family of Lions lock forward Hyron Andrews who passed away tragically, following an accident while on duty with his team in France. Andrews, 31, who also played for the KZN Sharks and Sale Sharks in England, died after falling at the team’s hotel in La Rochelle,… Read more: RIP Hyron Andrews

16 October 2026 – South African U23 Men’s National Team coach Raymond Mdaka has named a 37-man preliminary squad for next month’s back-back 2028 LA Olympic Games qualifiers against Madagascar. The two nations meet over two legs in second round fixtures to be played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Madagascar will host

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