Koch strikes 50 in exciting Bok squad featuring four debutants

Rugby World Cup-winning prop Vincent Koch will earn his 50th Test cap on Saturday when the Springboks take on Wales at Twickenham in their first international since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in France in October last year as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting matchday 23 that will be captained by flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and features four uncapped players.

Nohamba crowned Vodacom URC Player of the Season

Emirates Lions utility back Sanele Nohamba was rewarded for his great form of the past eight months when he was named the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season for his stellar performances at scrumhalf and flyhalf for the team from Johannesburg.

Blitzboks hope to make it count in Monaco

Olympic hopefuls assemble for Potchefstroom camp

Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel invited a group of 17 players to a Paris 2024 Olympic Games preparation camp in Potchefstroom, with the squad assembling on Monday.

Boland, Sharks lay down early marker at Grant Khomo Week

Boland edged the Golden Lions while Western Province, the Blue Bulls and Sharks claimed valuable wins on day one of the Grant Khomo Week at Grey High School in Gqeberha.

Boks arrive in London ready for Welsh battle

The Springboks touched down in London on Thursday morning fresh and ready to get down to business against Wales on Saturday in their first Test of the season, and with the time zone being similar to South Africa, they immediately slotted back into their weekly routine.

Crucial clashes in Round Ten of Women’s Premier Division

The Sharks Women will take on their southern neighbour, Border Ladies in Uvongo on Friday in what will be a crucial measure of their ambitions in this year’s SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division.

Blitzboks keen to redeem season in Monaco

There can hardly be a better motivation for the Blitzboks and their haphazard season than winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco this weekend.

Boland face difficult away trip in Eastern Cape

Currie Cup First Division champions Sanlam Boland Kavaliers travel to Gqeberha for their second-round clash with Eastern Province on Saturday at the Wolfson Stadium, while Phangela SWD Eagles and Border Bulldogs will slug it out in George to see who can register their first win of the new campaign.

Small deficit a “major achievement” says SA Rugby

The South African Rugby Union reported a small deficit of R6.8m (before taxation) in 2023 because of significant game-related expenditure in an “extraordinarily challenging” financial year, the Union’s members were told at the Annual Meeting in Cape Town on Thursday.