Five SA teams to join elite competitions in Europe
South Africa’s involvement into the top-flight of Northern Hemisphere club rugby has received a massive boost with the confirmation on Thursday that the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and the Toyota Cheetahs will play in next season’s two European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) knockout competitions, the Heineken Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup.

The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #23
With the top two positions on the Carling Currie Cup log all but sewn up, the battle for the other two spots in the semi-finals will move up in intensity this weekend, with Windhoek Draught Griquas, the Cell C Sharks and the Airlink Pumas all in a race to reach the top-four, while the Down Touch Griffons are on the cusp of promotion as the action continues in the First Division.

European leagues welcome inclusion of SA teams
Following confirmation of the inclusion of five teams from South Africa in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup for the 2022/23 season and beyond, Europe’s three main professional leagues have expressed their approval of the historic expansion of EPCR’s tournaments.

Final round action to determine finalists
The league phase of the Women’s Premier Division concludes on Saturday, with three potential outcomes on who the finalists will be on 11 June when the season finale will be hosted by the team at the top of the log.

Junior Boks off to Italy for U20 Summer Series
The Junior Springboks will return to international action as part of an exciting Under-20 Summer Series, competing against the Six Nations’ U20 sides and Georgia in the tournament that will be staged in Italy from 24 June to 12 July, it was confirmed by Six Nations Rugby on Wednesday.

SA Rugby accelerates fast-tracking of the development of elite black coaches
In a bold step to fast-track the development South Africa’s elite black rugby coaches and drive transformation, SA Rugby has been actively presenting its custom-made programme to equip outstanding emerging coaches with the skills to ply their trade at provincial and international level.

HSBC Cape Town Sevens back with a bang
The ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens will return to the Mother City on the weekend of 9-11 December this year, when the best men’s and women’s sevens teams in the world will return to the DHL Stadium for the first time since 2019.

Boks to kick of season preparations in Pretoria
A group of players will be invited to join the first week of the planned three-week Springbok preparation camp in Pretoria from Sunday, as the team gear up for the Castle Lager Incoming Series, which features three Test matches against Wales in July.

Blitzboks finish in fifth position in London
The Springbok Sevens finished the HSBC London Sevens on a high with a 14-5 victory over Ireland to claim fifth spot and valuable points on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, with just one tournament left in the 2022 season.

The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #22
Each of the weekend’s exciting three Carling Currie Cup fixtures produced a memorable result as the Sigma Lions finally won their first game of the campaign in Johannesburg; Windhoek Draught Griquas stunned the high-flying Toyota Cheetahs in Kimberley to end their nine-game winning run; and the Vodacom Bulls staged a strong comeback to defeat the 14-man Airlink Pumas in Pretoria.