Munster join challenge to SA playoff ambitions
The DHL Stormers got what they were hoping for when Glasgow Warriors pipped Ulster at Scotstoun Stadium at the start of what proved a quite decisive weekend in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the threats to South African ambitions in the competition are multiplying.

Profitable weekend for three visiting teams
The second round of the 2023 Currie Cup First Division delivered away wins for each of the three visiting sides on Saturday, with Eastern Province beating Leopards in Potchefstroom, Boland Kavaliers defeating the SWD Eagles in Oudtshoorn and the Valke outscoring Border in East London.

Coastal teams strengthen playoff prospects
The DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks strengthened their chances of favourable Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff fixtures as they defeated the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions respectively in a crucial round of local derbies on Saturday.

Boks kick into gear with three-week camp
The Springbok coaches, management and a group of 14 players will kick off the 2023 season with a three-week physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town – from Sunday until Friday, 10 March – in the first team activity of the year as the side gear up for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in September and October.

Bulls denied by patient Stormers classic SA derby
The DHL Stormers had to dig deep but ultimately they showed enough composure to beat the Vodacom Bulls by 23-19 (half-time 13-12) in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship humdinger in front of 41,205 spectators at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.

Sharks earn crucial away victory against Lions
The Cell C Sharks secured a vital away victory to boost their chances of a play-off place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they defeated the Emirates Lions 29-7 at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Blitzbok debut for Ismaiel as Brown, Ndhlovu return
Travis Ismaiel will complete a national team trifecta at the HSBC LA Sevens next weekend after being named in the Springbok Sevens squad that will contest the North American leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in the USA and Canada later this month.

Teams named for Vodacom URC derby weekend
The teams are in and in 24 hours' time, the four South African sides will go all out to secure crucial log points with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs moving into sight.

Mabenge ready for more as she joins Springbok Women in Cape Town
As she sat in the iconic Salle des Étoiles in Monaco in November last year and looked around at the who's who of the rugby world, Springbok Women wing Nomawethu Mabenge felt a massive surge of pride and satisfaction.

Spotlight on local derbies in Gauteng
The stakes will be sky-high for all four South African teams this weekend as a full round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship action returns and sides turn their attention on the race to the playoffs, with the Grand Final happening in exactly 100 days.