Snyman: Blitzboks ready tournament mode
Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman expressed his satisfaction with the progress of his squad’s HSBC SVNS pre-season preparations on Thursday, as they finished their final condition block before the 2026 season kicks off.

Wiese expects to face fired-up French side
Springbok No 8 Japer Wiese expected the Boks to face an emotionally charged French side at Stade de France on Saturday, but said he and his teammates are up for the challenge and looking forward to it.

Roos named in Rugby Africa Sevens training squad
SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Pretoria, where the squad will step-up preparations for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens championship in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 and 16 November.

CT Mayor counting down to city’s “funnest” weekend
Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of the City of Cape Town, has called on Capetonians and Western Capers to make it a weekend to remember by attending the must-see HSBC SVNS Cape Town, as the one-month-to-go countdown begins on Thursday.

Junior Bok anchor Reid loving the Euro experience
Always ready with a smile but tough as nails on the field of play, Oliver Reid’s exploits for the successful Junior Springboks have quickly cemented his reputation as one of South Africa’s most promising young front-row talents.

Foote relishes proper workout against French U19s
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote was very pleased with the SA Under-19 Academy side’s tough workout against their French counterparts late Monday afternoon at the French Rugby Federation’s High-Performance centre in Marcoussis near Paris, where they are based during the French leg of their European tour.

Quality performance Boks’ main focus in Paris
Springbok lock Lood de Jager and flyhalf Manie Libbok on Tuesday said they are expecting a massive battle against France on Saturday and admitted that although the hype surrounding the game was intense due to the Boks knocking Les Bleus out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, their main focus was on trying to deliver a quality performance in Paris.

Boks focused despite hype around RWC memories
Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones was calm and collected on Monday ahead of Saturday’s epic clash against France at the Stade de France and dismissed the media hype around the hosts seeking revenge this weekend.

RIP Sammy Stride (1947-2025)
Mr Mark Alexander, the president of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former national player Sammy Stride, who recently passed away at the age of 78.

Porthen determined to stay in Bok set-up after Japan debut
Springbok prop Zachary Porthen, who made his Test debut in the team’s emphatic 61-7 victory against Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, described the occasion as a “dream come true” and said his main goal going forward was to do everything possible to remain in the senior national set-up.