Top three looking to consolidate title aspirations
Victories for Sanlam Boland Dames and DHL Western Province in round six of the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday will ensure that both of them will remain in the race to the final on 29 March – along with the unbeaten Bulls Daisies – while the Golden Lions Women and EP Queens will try to sidestep the wooden spoon this season.

Western Province administration comes to an end
The Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has advised the administrator of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) to wind up the Union’s period of administration.

Boks preparing for bumper 2025 season
The Springboks are planning for a very full international season which can include up to 15 matches – the most in a single season for the men in green and gold since 2007 – which will provide national coach Rassie Erasmus the opportunity to test players and increase the depth at their disposal with the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia in mind, and beyond that.

Gloves off in vital Vodacom URC derby in Durban
The gloves will be off when the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Emirates Lions clash in Durban on Saturday – the only Vodacom United Rugby Championship game of the weekend – in a repeat of last weekend’s match-up, but this time with silverware up for grabs.

Bok Women’s Sevens aiming for Challenger top spot
Their abilities on attack and sheer-mindedness on defence will stand the Springbok Women’s Sevens team in good stead at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Friday, when the second World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 tournament kicks off.

SA Cup kicks off the race to the Premier Division
The road to qualification for the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off in Mpumalanga on Friday with the start of the second edition of the SA Cup, with 10 provincial sides battling it out for supremacy and the prestigious trophy, and four places at the top table of the oldest provincial competition in the world.

Excitement all around as Jones returns to SA Rugby
There was excitement all around on Wednesday as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer drilled into the details of Felix Jones’ role in South African rugby after rejoining the organisation from England earlier this week, while Jones said he was delighted to return.

Baloyi has her birthday plans for Athlone sorted
It is not quite an open invitation, but it will be a case of the more the merrier for Springbok Women's Sevens forward Kemisetso Baloyi on Saturday at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

Match official appointments to 10 March 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with one Vodacom URC derby in South Africa, where the SA Cup kicks off this weekend with five games across the country.

Mkhari: "We will fix it in this weekend’s Challenger"
The Springbok Women's Sevens claimed third place in the first leg of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday, and although SA coach Renfred Dazel was satisfied with bronze, he lamented a three-minute lapse in concentration that cost them dearly against Kenya.