Vodacom URC schedule confirmed up to Round 17
Scheduling for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship up to Round 17 has been completed with adjustments made to cater for postponed and rescheduled fixtures, organisers announced on Monday.

Bok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for '21
Five star Springboks – Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi – are up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021 after earning the most votes in the annual nomination process.

Vote now for the Castle Lager Test Try of the Year
Supporters can have their voices heard by voting for the Castle Lager Test Try of the Year - videos of all the finalists are below as well as the voting mechanisms. Great prizes are up for grabs and T&Cs apply.

Manana elected as rugby employers’ chairman
Former Springbok flank Thando Manana, the current general manager of the Eastern Province Rugby Union, has been elected chairman of the South African Rugby Employers’ Organisation (SAREO).

Carling Currie Cup gets January kick off
The Carling Currie Cup will kick off next month with a seven-team Premier Division, following an online meeting of the General Council of the South African Rugby Union on Friday.

Five Springboks named in World Rugby Dream Team
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber congratulated Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi for being named in the World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year on Wednesday.

Returning Test stars change Vodacom URC landscape
The importance of having your Test stars in action in your club jersey was underlined on both sides of the equator in the latest round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Fans back to see Sharks, Lions make statements
The Emirates Lions surged to the top of the South African Shield in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a big victory in Cape Town, while the Cell C Sharks’ experienced Test players made a game-changing difference as they beat the Vodacom Bulls in Durban, on the weekend that fans finally returned to provincial rugby after a 20 month wait.

High praise for Blitzboks’ character in Dubai
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi both praised the character of the team after the Blitzboks rallied to beat Australia 10-7 in tightly fought Emirates Dubai 7s final on Saturday evening.

Determined Lions bury Stormers in Cape Town
Francke Horn scored two tries as the Emirates Lions surged to the top of the South African Shield in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a superb 37-19 victory over the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.