RWC-winners lead Awards nominations for 2023
Five members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2023, with Etzebeth up to defend the title he won last season.

Blitzboks know what to expect in Dubai
Their good track record at the Emirates Dubai Sevens is one thing for the Springbok Sevens team, the other will be the learnings from past years on how to achieve that yet again, according to Blitzbok flyhalf Justin Geduld.

Absorbing Dublin clash headlines exciting weekend
The re-enactment of last year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final between Leinster and Munster lived up to expectations, with 50 000 at the AVIVA Stadium watching an absorbing match in which the losers did enough to draw some confident claims from their coach afterwards.

Arries to use Bok Women’s Sevens ‘A’ opportunity
As Alichia Arries jogged off the field at Stade Ernest-Wallon in Toulouse in May last year following the Springbok Women’s Sevens win over Spain in the HSBC France Sevens, the possibilities were endless.

South African sides excite on local soil
A successful conversion by big Willem Alberts summed up the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend from a local perspective as the three South African sides playing at home ran amok against their visitors from Italy, Ireland and Wales.

Selvyn Davids to lead Blitzboks on Dubai mission
Experienced playmaker Selvyn Davids will lead the Springbok Sevens team for the 2024 HSBC SVNS series, starting in Dubai next weekend, where he will be joined by two uncapped players in the first of the eight tournaments of the revamped season.

Four uncapped players for Bok Women’s 7s in Dubai
Springbok Women’s Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel has included four players without any HSBC SVNS experience in his squad of 13 players to travel to the series opener in Dubai on Monday.

Ngcobo to miss Blitzboks’ trip to Dubai
Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo will not travel with the team to Dubai for the 2024 HSBC SVNS opener due to medical reasons, with assistant coach Philip Snyman taking over the main coaching responsibilities.

South African teams look to bounce back
After last weekend’s ignominious record of zero from four, the South African sides will be hard pressed on getting back to winning ways in the sixth round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend.

Pathway eased entry into sevens for new recruits
A decade ago, a number of 20-year-olds joined the SA Rugby Sevens Academy – as it was known at the time – and not too long after joining the set-up in Stellenbosch, engrained their names in the history books of the Springbok Sevens.