Pollard: Boks have high standards to maintain
Handré Pollard says the Springboks are determined to build on the standard set against Argentina in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener last weekend, as they finetune their preparations for the follow-up match on Saturday.

Ledesma mixes up Pumas team for second Test
Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has made a bunch of changes for Saturday’s second Test against the Springboks in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where kick off is scheduled for 17h05.

Lood De Jager ecstatic to strike 50 Test caps
Springbok lock Lood de Jager is thrilled to take the field in the green and gold jersey for the 50th time on Saturday when they line up against Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and said achieving this with feat with players he had come a long way with during his career made the occasion even more special.

WP knock Lions out of Carling Currie Cup race
DHL Western Province dashed the Sigma Lions’ Carling Currie Cup playoff hopes when they claimed a comfortable 35-13 bonus-point win at a cold and wet Newlands on Wednesday evening.

Cheetahs fight back to sneak past Griquas
The Toyota Cheetahs kept alive their hopes of reaching the Carling Currie Cup semi-finals with a hard-fought 33-32 victory over Tafel Lager Griquas in a nail-biting Central Derby in Bloemfontein on Wednesday afternoon.

Bulls power past game Pumas in Nelspruit
Carling Currie Cup pacesetters the Vodacom Bulls continued their winning ways when they powered to a 33-26 bonus-point win over the New Nation Pumas in Nelspruit on Wednesday afternoon.

Big week for Bok locks in Nelson Mandela Bay
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made wholesale changes to the team for the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, while Lood de Jager will run out for his 50th cap, Marvin Orie will earn his first Test start and the uncapped Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg has been named on the replacements bench.

Dumke praises team effort after series win
Lusanda Dumke knew the Springbok Women will not go down without a fight when they were trailing the Kenya Lionesses 22-17 with 10 minutes to play in Stellenbosch on Monday, because they are not a team who will ever throw in the towel.

U20 Cup: Sharks, Leopards and Bulls lead the charge
The SA Rugby Under-20 Cup delivered a draw in Cape Town, an away win in Durban and a home win in Bloemfontein in the second round, with three teams at the top of the standings with seven log points each.

Boks seek improvement in second Puma Test
Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids emphasised the importance of improving their standards and game execution as the team returned to the training field on Monday to prepare for their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday.