The Springboks made 170 successful tackles - with Damian de Allende, Lood de Jager and Cheslin Kolbe leading the charge - as they eliminated Japan from the Rugby World Cup in their tough-as-nails quarter-final in Tokyo on Sunday.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Sakkie de Klerk, who passed away on Frid...
SA Rugby, in collaboration with CRDC SA, helped build 15 housing units in 2024, utilising plastic waste collected at thr...
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, mourned the loss of Armien Manuel, a former national player from the erstwhile...
SA Rugby and Coca-Cola announced a groundbreaking new four-year partnership on Thursday, reigniting a collaboration that...
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced a great line-up of global female leaders who are confirmed for the 2025 ...
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The Springboks produced a second half revival to clinch a place in the RWC semi-finals after a ‘nervous’ first 40 raised hopes for a packed home crowd of a repeat of the ‘Miracle of Brighton’ which had seen Japan beat South Africa four years ago.
Follow the action as it happens all the way from Tokyo Stadium, where Japan take on the Springboks in the fourth and final Rugby World Cup quarter-final from 12h15 (SA time) on Sunday.
The Springboks will face Wales in the Rugby World Cup semi-final after booking their place in the top four of the international spectacle by defeating tournament hosts, Japan, 26-3 at the Tokyo Stadium in a thrilling quarter-final on Sunday.
South Africa lost 19-14 to Kenya's Morans team in the final of the Tusker Safari Sevens at RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi after a slow start in the first half saw the visitors concede 19 points against the locals.
The Springboks outscored Japan by three tries to nil as they progressed to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals after a 26-3 win over Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.
Wales will go into Sunday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on the back of four successive victories over the Springboks – but the challenge of ending that run is one being relished by Rassie Erasmus’s team.
A new environment and a new approach have helped the Springboks revive their fortunes to such an extent that they go into the weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals as many peoples’ second favourites to lift the trophy behind New Zealand.
World Rugby has announced the match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-finals at International Stadium Yokohama this weekend, with Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès taking charge of the Tests.
If it depended on the size of his smile, Seabelo Senatla would have had to pay for oversize luggage when the Blitzboks boarded a flight to London on Monday for this weekend’s Athlete's Factory Sevens in Chester.
Former Springbok flanker Heinrich Brüssow bowed out of professional rugby with immediate effect on Wednesday following an illustrious career spanning over more than a decade as injuries continued to take its toll on him.
The Springboks produced a second half revival to clinch a place in the RWC semi-finals after a ‘nervous’ first 40 raised hopes for a packed home crowd of a repeat of the ‘Miracle of Brighton’ which had seen Japan beat South Africa four years ago.
Wales will go into Sunday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on the back of four successive victories over the Springboks – but the challenge of ending that run is one being relished by Rassie Erasmus’s team.
Obituary
RIP Izak Johannes “Sakkie” de Klerk (1938 to 2025)Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Sakkie de Klerk, who passed away on Friday at the age of 86.
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Green and bold: Making an impact off the fieldSA Rugby, in collaboration with CRDC SA, helped build 15 housing units in 2024, utilising plastic waste collected at three events the local governing body hosted with World Rugby last year.
Obituary
RIP Armien ManuelMr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, mourned the loss of Armien Manuel, a former national player from the erstwhile non-racial South African Rugby Union (SARU) in the apartheid years, who sadly passed away in the southern suburbs of Cape Town on Friday.
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SA Rugby and Coca-Cola enter new partnershipSA Rugby and Coca-Cola announced a groundbreaking new four-year partnership on Thursday, reigniting a collaboration that spans more than three decades which will see the world-famous red and white logo appear on the playing shorts of all the national teams in green and gold.
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Speakers announced for Women’s Leadership Academy 2025The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced a great line-up of global female leaders who are confirmed for the 2025 Women's Leadership Academy programme and young women interested in working in the sports industry should apply to join this free CV-boosting programme soon, as applications close 31 January.
