Mistakes costly as USA down Bok Women in London
The USA's Women's Eagles beat a gallant Springbok Women's team by 38-17 (half-time 14-0) in their once-off Test on a sunny and mild Saturday afternoon at the Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club in London.
Koen: Soft moments hampering progress
The Springbok Women have make significant progress on their European tour that concluded with defeat to the USA in London on Saturday, but they need to eliminate soft moments in high intensity situations if they want to compete against and become a top ten ranked team.
Springbok Women aim for positive ending to Euro tour
Reviews usually happen after matches, but for Springbok Women captain Nolusindiso Booi some reflection before their final Test of their 2024 European tour against the USA Women in London on Saturday was needed to get her team focussed and ready for the encounter at Ealing Sport Club at 15h00 (SA time).
Blitzboks welcome back key quartet for Hong Kong
Philip Snyman, interim head coach of the Springbok Sevens team, has made four changes to the squad for the next HSBC SVNS tournament, next weekend in Hong Kong.
SA teams strive for another perfect round
The South African teams will be striving for another perfect round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as the end of the pool stages draws closer with only six rounds remaining, and the competition for quarter-final spots still wide open.
Two changes for Bok Women’s Sevens’ Hong Kong trip
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has included the uncapped Zandile Masuku in his squad for the next HSBC SVNS tournament, in Hong Kong from 5 to 7 April, while Kyla de Vries is back after missing the North American leg due to injury.
Match official appointments to 31 March 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Morne Ferreira in charge of the Vodacom URC match between Italian club Benetton and Irish side Connacht in Treviso.
Koen tweaks Springbok Women for USA Test
Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen has recalled Aseza Hele to the starting pack for Saturday’s Test against the USA in London, while also making two more changes to the side that started against Spain in their 15-13 win last weekend.
Junior Boks to open U20 Rugby Champs against NZ
The Junior Springboks will kick off the inaugural Rugby Championship (TRC) Under-20 tournament with an exciting match against New Zealand on Thursday, 2 May at the Sunshine Coast Stadium, SANZAAR confirmed on Wednesday when it announced the draw for new competition.
Bouncing back or building momentum in the SA Cup
Four teams that started on the losing side in the opening round of the new SA Cup competition will be looking to make their home ground advantage count in the second round this weekend, with the action getting underway at 15h00 on Thursday, when the Valke host Suzuki Griquas on the East Rand.