Loftus Versfeld sold out for Boks’ season opener
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July after SA Rugby and hosts, the Blue Bulls Co (BBCo.), announced on Friday that all tickets for the opening Test in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia have been sold out.

Stormers, Bulls and Sharks QF teams named
The three South African teams who will feature in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals this weekend, the defending champion DHL Stormers, last year’s runners up, the Vodacom Bulls, and the Cell C Sharks, have been named.

Sink or swim in the Vodacom URC quarter-finals
The DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls will have everything to play for on Saturday in a tough round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals – their biggest challenge of the season so far.

Expectations high as Premier Division kicks off
The Women’s Premier Division kicks off this weekend with a host of new coaches, new-look squads and the presence of international players set to deliver another season of top-class provincial women’s rugby action.

The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #17
The Currie Cup Premier Division serves up a series of spicy clashes in the ninth round as the jostling for positions start to get interesting, with the semi-finals slowly moving into view, while the First Division and Mzansi Challenge continues with matches in Harare, Strand, Cape Town and Walvis Bay.

Nhleko: Promising start to Academy programme
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko lauded the attitude and work-ethic of the players who are part of the SA Rugby Academy in Stellenbosch as the first block of the programme wrapped up with a training match against the Simbas from Kenya on Thursday morning.

Bok management to monitor Kolisi’s progress
SA Rugby said on Wednesday it would monitor the rehabilitation of Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, following surgery on an injury suffered to his right knee in a recent Vodacom United Rugby Championship match.

SA Rugby reports minor deficit despite record income
The South African Rugby Union reported record broadcasting and sponsorship revenues for 2022 but still reported a minor deficit because of its considerable investment to gain entry to northern hemisphere competitions, member unions were told at Tuesday’s Annual General Meeting in Cape Town.

Roos and Malinga shine for victorious Bok Women's Sevens
Nadine Roos kept the statisticians busy in the second leg of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Stellenbosch last weekend, with the Springbok Women’s Sevens playmaker scoring 78 points at the Markötter Stadium.

Courage and commitment carried Bok Women’s 7s
The commitment of his squad over the last three months in preparing for the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series and immense courage under pressure in the last minute of Sunday’s final in Stellenbosch were the cornerstones of their success in winning core status to next season’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.