Blitzboks ready to blast off in Toulouse
It took them a while to get to Toulouse, but since their arrival on Monday evening, the Springbok Sevens team left little to chance for the remainder of the week and goes into Friday’s opening day of the HSBC France Sevens, at the Stade Ernest-Wallon, with the knowledge that they came prepared and capable to retain their slender six point lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings.
Last roll of the dice for home quarter-finals
The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks will have a last throw of the dice to secure home ground advantage in the quarter-finals of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with one of the three South African teams in line to grab second position on the log as the league phase of the competition comes to thrilling end this weekend.
Excitement skyrockets as SA return to women’s sevens fray
On paper, few would want to be in the boots of the Springbok Women's Sevens team when they make their long-awaited return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in France on Friday.
Frontrunners in crunch Cape Town clash
The top two teams in the Women's Premier Division, DHL Western Province and Border Ladies, tackle each other head-on in Cape Town in what promises to be another great battle between the two rivals.
Academy side complete two-match Free State tour
The SA Rugby Academy, consisting of some of the country’s most promising Under-20 players, completed a two-match tour of the Free State with a training match against the Toyota Cheetahs on Thursday, which left Junior Springbok head coach Bafana Nhleko pleased with the overall growth of the group.
Settled Vodacom Bulls side named to face Ospreys
Springbok loose forward Marcell Coetzee will lead a settled Vodacom Bulls side in their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship league clash on Friday evening, when they take on the Ospreys in Swansea, Wales.
Lukhanyo Am to start for Cell C Sharks in Belfast
Inspirational Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am returns to the Cell C Sharks' starting line-up for their final league match in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Ulster in Belfast on Friday evening.
Dalvon Blood ready for next step in Toulouse
"What have I done now?” This is the question Davlon Blood asked himself on Sunday morning when he received two phone calls in quick succession, the first from Springbok Sevens team doctor Janesh Ganda, to come and see him, and immediately thereafter from SA Rugby Sevens High Performance Manager, Marius Schoeman.
Biggar to lead Wales to South Africa in July
Wales men’s head coach Wayne Pivac has named a 33-player squad for the three-Test Series against the Springboks in July – the national squad’s first visit to South Africa since 2014.
Solontsi: Working towards the future in France
The Springbok Women's Sevens rugby journey in 2022 makes a brief stop at the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this weekend, but for team captain, Sizophila Solontsi, it will be an important stop in their ultimate season.