The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive human impact and, in our sport, has asked fundamental questions of the viability of competitions and fixture scheduling.
SA Rugby has been kept abreast of the thinking in New Zealand and of the outcomes of the Aratipu Report to address the immediate challenges of travel restrictions that may stretch into 2021.
As part of the SANZAAR joint venture we will be examining how the mooted new competition will fit into the existing contracted competitions.
The Springboks are bracing themselves for a physical onslaught from Scotland when the teams meet at Murrayfield on Sunda...
The Springboks touched down in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon ready to switch into full-out Test mode with an eye on thei...
Cameron Hanekom described the last week with the national team in Jersey as a “dream come true” and said he was so surpr...
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said he was pleased with the team’s first two days of preparations for the Cas...
Jordan Hendrikse (flyhalf) has been called up to replace Frans Malherbe in the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outg...
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The Toyota Cheetahs will have a welcome boost of international experience when they return to the field after luring two-time Rugby World Cup winner Frans Steyn, experienced Blitzboks star Rosko Specman, and Namibian International Louis van der Westhuizen to Bloem.
SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos provided context under which planning is taking place following recent media reports around the long-term future of SANZAAR, the future structure of its competitions and the rest of the 2020 playing calendar.
SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed on Wednesday the 2021 tour to South Africa will go ahead as scheduled.
A Springbok, a Blitzbok and a Junior Bok are among three of the new signings at the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks after both franchises announced new acquisitions recently.
Seven Springboks who plied their trade abroad in recent years are returning to the two Gauteng Vodacom Super Rugby franchises, the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions, to plough back into South African rugby.
Emirates Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen is excited to see his players and “restart” the season as the eight franchises in South Africa are allowed to return to the training field from Monday after almost four months of lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country.
The Phakisa Pumas realise that if they don’t “get it right”, their chances of returning to the playing field this year will reduce drastically, which is why the Mpumalangans have taken serious steps as their players started non-contact training in groups again.
SA Rugby paid tribute to two members of the South African rugby community who both lost their lives on Monday, Paul Dobson and Kaunda Ntunja.
There was plenty of excitement at Jonsson Kings Park with the arrival of Cell C Sharks players on Monday for the first day of non-contact training in four months after the Vodacom Super Rugby season was abruptly ended in March because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Southern Kings Director of Rugby and interim head coach, Robbie Kempson, said his charges have adjusted well to training under the COVID-19 safety guidelines and that the players were as happy as “kids with their hands in the cookie jar” to be back on the field.
The Toyota Cheetahs will have a welcome boost of international experience when they return to the field after luring two-time Rugby World Cup winner Frans Steyn, experienced Blitzboks star Rosko Specman, and Namibian International Louis van der Westhuizen to Bloem.
Emirates Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen is excited to see his players and “restart” the season as the eight franchises in South Africa are allowed to return to the training field from Monday after almost four months of lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country.
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Boks expecting physical onslaught from ScotlandThe Springboks are bracing themselves for a physical onslaught from Scotland when the teams meet at Murrayfield on Sunday in their opening match of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour.
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Boks arrive in Scotland ready for tough showdownThe Springboks touched down in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon ready to switch into full-out Test mode with an eye on their clash against Scotland next Sunday, with Wilco Louw saying they were in the right frame of mind going into the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour after a tough training camp in Jersey.
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Hanekom: “Unbelievable experience” with the BoksCameron Hanekom described the last week with the national team in Jersey as a “dream come true” and said he was so surprised by his call-up that he initially asked if it was a joke.
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Stick pleased with building blocks for Bok tourSpringbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said he was pleased with the team’s first two days of preparations for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Jersey, adding that the enthusiasm among the players to get back into Test mode was tangible.
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Hendrikse to replace injured Malherbe in Bok squadJordan Hendrikse (flyhalf) has been called up to replace Frans Malherbe in the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour after the experienced prop was forced to remain in South Africa on Sunday due to an ankle injury.
