Baloyi wants to inspire others with performances
A chance visit with a friend 10 years ago to Komuso Youth Rugby Club in Soshanguve changed her life forever as she found a love for rugby and this weekend, Kemisetso Baloyi will celebrate her decade of attraction to the oval ball as a member of the Springbok Women's Sevens team in at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver in Canada.

DHL Stormers can clinch SA Shield in Pretoria
The four Vodacom United Rugby Championship regional competitions for the respective shields are being tightly fought, but the DHL Stormers can end the speculation on the South African front if they win the big North-South derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria next weekend.

Koen: Bok Women camps bear fruit as tour looms
Springbok Women coach Louis Koen named a training squad of 30 players to attend a final camp in Cape Town from Sunday 3 March, with the touring squad to Europe due to be finalised the following day.

Boks to launch season against Wales at Twickenham
The back-to-back world champion Springboks will return to the field for the first time since last year’s Rugby World Cup final at the iconic Twickenham Stadium in London when they take on Wales in a blockbuster Test on Saturday 22 June.

Davids and Williams to bring variety in Canada
Zain Davids has travelled to Canada six times and returned with three gold medals, but that has not stopped the Blitzbok forward’s winning appetite, who arrived in Vancouver for a seventh HSBC SVNS Canada tournament.

Specman’s motto: “Make it count”
The first time Rosko Specman played at the HSBC SVNS Canada in Vancouver, his teammates included Bryan Habana and Ryan Kankowski, and the Springbok Sevens lost to New Zealand in the final.

De Bruin: “We have clear goals on this trip”
In a previous sporting life, Marlize de Bruin was known for dominating the centre of the netball court to help her teammates get into the best position to score goals. Fast forward to her current role, on the wing for the Springbok Women's Sevens team, and her life has not changed much, with the 29-year-old still crucial in the attacking and defensive responsibilities of her side.

Boks to get wheels rolling with CT alignment camp
The Springboks will get the wheels in motion for the 2024 season in Cape Town in the first week of March with the first in-person coaches’ strategic session and a two-day alignment camp with a group of 43 players, which will mark the team’s first gathering following their Rugby World Cup triumph in France in 2023.

Expect a determined Blitzbok effort in Vancouver
It took them just over 30 hours to get from Cape Town to Vancouver, but for the Springbok Sevens it is all part of the job and uncomfortable travel will not deter their ambition to deliver a winning performance in Canada this weekend.

Last gasp Ospreys win lifts SA’s challenge
There were some tight contests in the games that mattered to the fight for Vodacom United Rugby Championship log position during an absorbing tenth round of the competition, but none was more meaningful to the top two South African teams than the game that ended the round.