Team announcement

Siya Kolisi will become the ninth Springbok centurion when he leads South Africa out against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus – who will guide the side in his 50th Test as head coach – making six personnel changes to the side that defeated Japan last week.

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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.

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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.

Springbok Women's Sevens

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.

HSBC SVNS Cape Town

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.