Relive all the action from the annual World Rugby Awards held in Tokyo on Sunday, where South Africa walked away with three of the biggest prizes on offer - Team, Coach and Player of the Year.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
SA Rugby becomes shareholder in the Vodacom URCThe United Rugby Championship confirmed on Wednesday that the South African Rugby Union has become the league’s sixth shareholder, joining the Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Welsh rugby unions, along with CVC Capital Partners, as shareholders in Pro Rugby Championship DAC, the company that operates the league.
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SA Rugby grateful for SA Sport Awards recognitionMr Mark Alexander, the president of SA Rugby, said on Monday the national governing body was grateful and humbled with the recognition as National Federation of the Year at the 18th annual South African Sport Awards, while Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus received a Ministerial Excellence Award.
Obituary
RIP Daphne Scheepers (1984 to 2025)Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, and Springbok Women’s assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt paid his condolences to the family of former Springbok Women’s midfielder Daphne Scheepers, who passed away on Saturday.
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Successful World Rugby Educator course concludes in KimberleySA Rugby concluded a successful World Rugby Educator course in Kimberley, where nine participants from three provincial unions engaged in a comprehensive programme which equipped them with globally recognised methodologies to train and develop coaches at both junior and senior level within their respective communities.
Partner News
SA Rugby and Vodacom expand decades long partnershipSA Rugby and Vodacom have expanded their partnership, which dates back to 1995, with a historic new sponsorship deal as the first and exclusive official telecommunications partner to all the national teams and competitions.