Hendrikse ready for unexpected green and gold role
The call from Neil Powell was fairly unexpected and the reason for the call mind-blowing for the 20-year-old Jordan Hendrikse, but the request by the Springbok Sevens coach to join the Blitzboks in London has had the talented flyhalf buzzing with excitement.

SA teams will watch Leinster with keen interest
The three South African sides who have progressed to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals will keep a keen eye on the Heineken Champions’ Cup final this weekend, to see what Leinster looks like at full strength when the time comes to possibly cross swords later in the playoffs.

QF hosts provide accurate summary of balance of power
After eight months of competition and an enthralling final weekend of league play, the venues for the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals provide an accurate summation of the power spread across the five competing nations.

Three replacements to join Blitzboks in London
Emirates Lions flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse will link up with the Springbok Sevens team in London on Monday and will make his international sevens debut for South Africa at the HSBC London Sevens this weekend.

Vodacom URC quarter-final details confirmed
The three South African franchises that booked their spots in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship play-offs will all take the field on Saturday, 4 June, on a jam-packed weekend of knock-out action, the tournament organisers confirmed.

Stormers, Bulls seal home quarter-finals
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will host valuable home quarter-finals in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Edinburgh and the Cell C Sharks respectively, following a pulsating closing round of league action this past weekend.

Blitzboks own worst enemy in Toulouse
The Springbok Sevens team suffered a third defeat at the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse on Sunday in what Blitzbok coach Neil Powell described as “the worst performance at a tournament in my career”.

Objectives achieved in Toulouse
Despite losing by 24-10 to Scotland in their final match of the HSBC France Sevens tournament in Toulouse on Sunday, the 10th place finish achieved by the Springbok Women's Sevens team was a massive result for the team, who were invited by World Rugby to play with the 10 core teams of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Border, Blue Bulls record crucial victories
The Border Ladies continued their dominance over arch-rivals DHL Western Province with a nail-biting 19-11 win in their Women’s Premier Division clash at the Brackenfell Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon, with the team from the Eastern Cape moving to the top of the standings.

Blitzboks lose ground to chasing group in World Series race
The Springbok Sevens squad failed to progress to the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC France Sevens tournament in Toulouse when they were beaten 19-7 by Samoa in their final Pool D clash on Saturday.