Preview

The two top teams in the Pick n Pay Women's Super League will fight it out for the ultimate glory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday when the Izusu Bulls Daisies will host the Sanlam Boland Dames in the 2026 final.

Team news

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote on Wednesday named a sizeable training squad of 45 players, including four who attended the recent Springbok alignment camp, for a two-week camp in Stellenbosch from 6 to 19 April in preparation for the 2026 edition of the Under 20 Rugby Championship (TRCU20).

Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup

The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, and Hollywoodbets Sharks will return to Europe this weekend for their do-or-die Round of 16 matches in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, where spots in the quarterfinals will be at stake.

Reaction

The grit and determination shown by the Springbok Women in Brazil over the weekend, where they secured fifth place in the HSBC SVNS 2 tournament in Sao Paulo, left coach Cecil Afrika a happy man as the team prepares to arrive back in South Africa on Tuesday, eager to move on to the next job.

News

SA Rugby has appointed former England, Scarlets, and Ospreys technical analyst Joe Lewis to the Springbok management team in the role of performance analyst. He will join the team before the international season, which kicks off against the Barbarians and features two new exciting competitions in the Nations Championship and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour.