Continuity for SA teams in final Vodacom URC round
The four South African teams for this weekend's final round of league action in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship have been confirmed.
Improved defence needed in Stellenbosch on Friday
The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished the opening day of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series with a strong 36-0 win over Mexico at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch, although they had a slow start to Thursday’s action with a 7-7 draw with Czechia.
Massive weekend for SA teams in final pool round
A massive final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship pool matches awaits the South African teams this weekend, as the competition builds up to the playoffs early next month where the top teams will be chasing some silverware, as well as positions in the EPCR competitions next season.
The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #13
The Currie Cup Premier Division reaches the halfway stage this weekend, with all eight teams looking to improve their log position, while the First Division and Mzansi Challenge continues with matches in Kempton Park, Potchefstroom, East London and Windhoek.
Focus is on the first hurdle in the World Series race
They have prepared well, have an experienced squad and the knowledge that the ultimate prize for coming out on top in World Rugby's Sevens Challenger Series will means core status in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
New approach for SA in Challenger Series
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel named an experienced squad to contest the opening tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch from 20-22 April, with all but one in the 13-player squad having represented South Africa on the international stage before.
Euro permutations spice up Vodacom URC playoffs
The possibility that a team from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship could win the EPCR Challenge Cup has made an already tight playoff race even tighter for sides who have their sights set on qualifying for next season’s Heineken Champions’ Cup.
Roos keen to see local support in Challenger Series
The usual after-effects associated with a long-haul flight from Japan were nowhere to be seen on the smiling face of Nadine Roos as she ran around the Green Point Track in Cape Town on Monday with her Springbok Women’s Sevens team-mates in preparation for this week’s World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament in Stellenbosch.
The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #12
The Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Windhoek Draught Griquas and Airlink Pumas claimed big wins on the road in the Currie Cup Premier Division this past weekend, with the defending champions from Mpumalanga maintaining their position at the top of the log.
Vodacom URC top-eight all but locked in
Barring the apple cart being upset and dismantled in the final round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, South Africa will again have three teams in the quarter-finals after the Vodacom Bulls booked their place in the top eight alongside the DHL Stormers, while the Cell C Sharks did enough to ensure that they are in pole position to remain in playoff contention.