Junior Bok squad named for World Champs in Italy
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has included five players who will feature in their second World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy, with lock Riley Norton retained as captain for the tournament which will be staged from 29 June to 19 July.
Six-two split for Bok Women against Kenya
The Springbok Women coaches have named an unchanged starting team from their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener for their round two clash against Kenya at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday.
Piardi to referee Vodacom URC Grand Final
Andrea Piardi will referee his third consecutive Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final this Saturday after the Italian was selected to oversee the clash between Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park in Dublin.
Bulls to meet Leinster in Grand Final in Dublin
The Vodacom Bulls will travel to Dublin where they will line up against Leinster in the Vodacom URC Grand Final next Saturday after the two top-ranked teams defeated the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Glasgow Warriors respectively in a gripping semi-final round on Saturday.
Evan Roos called up to Springbok squad
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Sunday added DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos to his squad for the matches against the Barbarians and Castle Lager Incoming Series, increasing the size of his group to 55 players.
September: Good start, but more fine-tuning needed
The Springbok Women started the defence of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup the way the coaching staff hoped they would, scoring heaps of tries while a number of new caps could also get a taste of Test match rugby.
Ten-try Bok Women too strong for Uganda
The Springbok Women scored 10 tries as they kicked their Rugby Africa Women's Cup title defence off on a winning note with a 62-6 victory over Uganda on a sunny and breezy afternoon at Stade Makis in Antananarivo.
Three Bok Women debutants to start against Uganda
Anathi Qolo will captain a Springbok Women side with a combined 174 caps in their 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup opener against Uganda in Antananarivo on Saturday, with three uncapped players - Patience Mokone (wing), Faith Tshauke (No 8) and Anushka Groenewald (flanker) – included in the starting team for the Test at Stade Makis.
Vodacom URC Grand Final berth at stake in Pretoria
There will be no love lost when the Vodacom Bulls host the Hollywoodbets Sharks in their all-South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Pretoria on Saturday, where a place in the Grand Final of the cross-hemisphere showpiece will be up for grabs.
Junior Boks intensify training with Italy trip imminent
The Junior Springboks completed the first week of their final preparation block on Friday as they continued their build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship, which will kick off on 29 June in Italy.