Vodacom United Rugby Championship

It was a rewarding final Vodacom United Rugby Championship pool round for the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers as they cemented their places in the quarter-final, with the Pretoria side sealing home ground advantage in a thrilling weekend of local derbies.

Reaction

Springbok Women's Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel said they will have to take their HSBC SVNS relegation on the chin, regroup and give their season a fitting finish at their first appearance at the Olympic Games later this year.

Reaction

It was not the result they had hoped for, but the Springbok Sevens will take away valuable lessons from Madrid this weekend after they finished sixth in the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Spain.

Women's Premier Division

DHL Western Province flexed their muscles in round seven of the Women’s Premier Division with a runaway win over the EP Queens and moved into second place on the log at the halfway stage of the tournament.

Review

The Springbok Sevens suffered two more defeats in Spain on Saturday and will contest the fifth-place semi-finals of the HSBC SVNS in Madrid on the third of the final tournament of the 2024 season.