Unique Vodacom URC trophy digitally revealed
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has digitally revealed the trophy that will be presented to the league champions at the first Vodacom URC Grand Final on Saturday, 18 June.

Home ground key for SA sides in Vodacom URC
The pressure will rise significantly for the four South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend as they face opponents from the Northern Hemisphere in their penultimate round of home matches, where victories will be invaluable with an eye on playoff places.

Match officials named for mid-year Test window
World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the June/July Test window, with Nika Amashukeli, Angus Gardner and Matthew Carley named as referees for the Springboks’ three Tests against Wales, while South African officials Jaco Peyper, AJ Jacobs, Marius Jonker and Marius van der Westhuizen also receive appointments.

Two changes to DHL Stormers pack for Glasgow visit
There are just two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium, where the Capetonians will be looking to make it seven consecutive home wins when they host the Scottish outfit at 18h30 on Friday.

Boks open SA Rugby Academy with sound advice
The 2022 SA Rugby Academy programme was officially opened on Wednesday by Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, who was accompanied by Springbok players Frans Malherbe, Herschel Jantjies, Marvin Orie and Scarra Ntubeni, as well as former Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat.

Wounded Ulster need quick recovery ahead of crucial derby
There’s a lot of eagerly-anticipated Vodacom United Rugby Championship action in South Africa this weekend as the battle for play-off places hots up, but there’s an equally important match happening in Belfast that could have a dramatic say on the outlook of teams south of the equator.

Positive finish in Vancouver only eases some pain for Powell
Six tries against France and a victory over New Zealand in their last two matches at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver, as well as an improved finish than in Singapore a week before, pointed to a positive ending for the Blitzboks at the end of their trip to Asia and North America, but the overall performances were below par and can’t be sugar coated.

Maties to host Tuks in FNB Varsity Cup Final
Maties and UP-Tuks will contest the FNB Varsity Cup final in Stellenbosch on Monday, after both sides won their respective semi-finals away from home - the men from Stellenbosch smashed Western Cape rivals the UCT Ikeys in Cape Town, while the defending champions from Pretoria downed log-leaders UFS Shimlas in Bloemfontein.

Rebounding Blitzboks finish fifth in Vancouver
After suffering a disappointing 28-17 defeat to Samoa in the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC Canada Sevens, the Springbok Sevens team bounced back with two strong performances to make up for crashing out of a potential podium place at BC Place in Vancouver.

Blitzboks to face Samoa in Cup quarters in Canada
The Springbok Sevens started the defence of their HSBC Canada Sevens title on a strong note by beating Spain, Canada and Australia to top Pool C at BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday. They will face Samoa in the Cup quarter-finals on Sunday evening (20h02 SA time).