Blitzboks ready to embrace Hong Kong challenge
Seven stops into the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and there has already been five different tournament winners, with only New Zealand and Argentina having won more than once, while Australia, South Africa and Samoa have also stood on the top step of the podium since the season kicked off in Hong Kong last November.

The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #7
The two leading teams in the Currie Cup Premier Division after three rounds of action, the Toyota Cheetahs and Airlink Pumas, go to head-to-head this weekend when the fourth round of the competition takes place on Friday and Saturday.

EPCR 2023/24 season dates announced
The EPCR announced on Thursday the key 2023/24 dates for its tournaments, which will kick off on the weekend of 8-10 December this year.

Blitzboks’ aim on HK quarters despite tough pool
They may have arrived in Hong Kong with their backs to the wall, but the Springbok Sevens team know where to make the necessary improvements to get back on track with only four tournaments left in the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Forward power key for Bok Women against Spain
The performance of the Springbok Women forwards against Canada last Saturday brought smiles to the faces of their coaching staff, especially that of Laurian Johannes-Haupt, who is assisting interim coach Louis Koen on their two Test tour to Spain.

Heads down as Blitzboks look to bounce back
The Springbok Sevens team have arrived in Hong Kong and are looking forward to getting back on the field and fixing what went wrong in North America a month ago, but also to see three new players join the Blitzbok family at arguably the most prestigious event on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Visitors win big in SA Rugby U20 Cup action
The SA Rugby Under-20 Cup competition delivered high-scoring results for all three visiting teams last weekend, with DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls flexing their muscles in the penultimate round of league action.

Demand sees intake doubled for first WLA Workshop
The inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship Women’s Leadership Academy (WLA) workshops have been met with such an overwhelming demand that the original intake of qualifying candidates has been doubled for the first series of this ground-breaking new programme.

SA Rugby congratulates Blitzboks on Sports Award
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander congratulated the Springbok Sevens team for scooping the Team of Year Award at the 16th annual SA Sports Awards in Sun City on Saturday.

Latsha: Test against Spain the only focus this week
The next job at hand is the most important and that is to try and beat Spain in Madrid on Saturday, according to Springbok Women prop Babalwa Latsha, who said on Monday the focus for the week is firmly on the Test against their hosts at Estadio Nacional Universidad Complutense Stadium and nothing else.