More home success for pace-setting Bulls, Stormers
The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers each claimed consecutive victories over the weekend in the second round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks fought hard for a draw against the Dragons in Wales, and the Lions went down in a tense affair to Zebra Parma in Italy.

Reinach: “Lots of work to do before year-end tour”
A group of Springbok players arrived in South Africa on Monday morning, still coming to grips with the magnitude of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles, and despite this, Cobus Reinach immediately turned his attention to the November tour.

Eight clubs remain standing in Pick n Pay Gold Cup
The quarter-finalists in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup have been confirmed after a tense Round of 16 weekend in which all eight home sides in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African rugby made it through to the last eight.

WP and Bulls to host SA U21 Cup semi-finals
The league stage of the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup competition concluded over the past weekend, with the four-semi-finalist confirmed for the coming weekend’s two playoff matches.

Strong starts for WP and Border at Queens HS
The finalist at last year’s U20 Women’s Week, DHL Western Province and Border, again delivered strong performances on the opening day of the 2025 edition of the event, played at Queens High School in Johannesburg on Monday.

Marx: “Surreal to win Rugby Champs back-to-back”
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx on Sunday described the team’s historic feat of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles as “surreal” and said the achievement had yet to sink in.

Erasmus: “It wasn’t perfect, but we are very proud”
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team for the fight they showed to win their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the Pumas 29-27 at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday, which saw them clinch the trophy in successive seasons for the first time ever, but admitted they had a lot of work to do before a challenging November tour.

Boks retain Rugby Champs with tough win in London
The Springboks retained the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a hard-fought, but well-deserved 29-27 win over Argentina at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday, coming back from a 13-10 deficit at half-time to clinch a memorable win in London.

Boks' performance will be key against Pumas
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi remained humble about the prospect of possibly becoming the first Bok team to win back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles when they line up against the Pumas in the grand finale of the competition at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday, and stressed that the quality of their performance was their main driving force going into the Test.

Lots to play for at U20 Women’s Week in Joburg
Provincial bragging rights will be a guaranteed motivational factor for the 14 teams contesting the 2025 U20 Women’s Week in Johannesburg, starting on Monday, while the next generation of talent should lay down a marker to the current Springbok Women coaching staff, who will be attendance at various stages of the three-day tournament.