Top juniors invited to 2024 alignment camps
Two groups of 23 players have been invited to attend Under-20 alignment camps in Stellenbosch and Pretoria in January to kickstart the preparations for the SA Rugby Academy and Junior Springbok season.

South African teams off to strong start in Europe
It was a good weekend of European rugby for four of the five South African teams participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, with four teams registering encouraging victories to make a strong statement for the domestic teams.

SA Rugby pays tribute to former world rugby leader
SA Rugby has joined the chorus of tributes to Dr Syd Millar CBE, the former chairman of what is now World Rugby, who has passed away aged 89.

RIP Ivor “Pitty” Myburgh (1941-2023)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former national player Ivor Myburgh, who passed away last week after a long illness at the age of 82.

Bad day at the office, but Blitzboks still on track
The Blitzboks are a team that are best when they have ball in hand and that showed a week ago when they triumphed in Dubai, but disappointingly for Springbok Sevens supporters, they could not do the same this weekend in Cape Town, and paid the price.

Dazel optimistic about rest of HSBC SVNS season
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said that despite their HSBC SVNS Cape Town performances over the weekend, he is still confident that the team will achieve their season goal of finishing in the top eight of the series.

Australia and Argentina crowned Cape Town champs
Australia claimed a first-ever Cape Town title, and their second HSBC SVNS 2024 victory in a row, with a gutsy 29-26 win over France in an epic women’s final to cue ecstatic celebrations. The men’s final was a more one-sided affair as Argentina produced a dominant display to overcome Australia by a 45-12 scoreline to secure their first title in Cape Town.

More heartbreak for the Blitzboks in Cape Town
A disappointing weekend came to a close on a bitter note when the Springbok Sevens were beaten 31-7 by New Zealand in the fifth place playoff at the HSBC SVNS Cape Town on Sunday.

Disappointing end to a tough weekend for SA
The Springbok Women's Sevens team failed to replicate their promising start to the HSBC SVNS in Dubai last weekend when they finished in 12th position in Cape Town on Saturday, going down to Japan and Spain on Sunday.

Blitzboks into the quarters in the Mother City
The Springbok Sevens qualified for the HSBC SVNS Cape Town quarter-finals despite going down to Ireland in their final pool game at a vibrant DHL Stadium on Saturday.