Last roll of the dice as pool stages come to a close
The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions will have everything to play for in the final pool round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday – when the SA Shield winner will also be determined – as they attempt to book the best possible log positions heading into the quarter-finals and attempt to secure their spots in the top eight in what is expected to be a thrilling round of local derbies.

Winning the only goal for Blitzboks in Madrid
The Springbok Sevens team need to return to their proven ability of winning all six matches of a HSBC SVNS tournament and kick-starting that habit again is pretty high on their agenda in Spain this weekend.

Calm heads to guide Bok Women's Sevens in Spain
The Springbok Women's Sevens team will hope that the intensity of play during the 2024 HSBC SVNS will benefit them in Madrid this weekend when they face Argentina, Belgium and Brazil in the play-off finals of the season-ending tournament, to be played at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium from Friday to Sunday.

Earliest-ever release of Vodacom URC fixtures
The full Vodacom United Rugby Championship schedule for the 2024/25 campaign is now available thanks to the first-ever in-season launch of the following seasons’ fixtures.

Match official appointments to 2 June 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Marius van der Westhuizen and Morne Ferreira in charge of the Vodacom URC derbies in South Africa.

Fifteens returnees excited to add value in Spain
Playing rugby for your country remains a privilege, and being able to don the green and gold in both sevens and fifteens even more so. Hence, when the call came to rejoin the Springbok Women's Sevens and travel to Spain for the HSBC SVNS Qualifier this weekend, Veroeshka Grain did not hesitate despite having just returned from Madagascar with the Springbok Women.

Blitzboks ready to tick the right boxes in Madrid
The belief in their turnaround of fortunes is real and come the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Madrid this weekend, the Springbok Sevens team will be ready to deliver.

Nienaber: Leinster will bounce back without mental scars
The anguish of the post-mortem may be in full-flow among Leinster fans after their Investec Champions’ Cup final loss to Toulouse this weekend, but their senior coach Jacques Nienaber says it won’t leave many mental scars.

Fixtures confirmed for World Rugby U20 Champs
The World Rugby U20 Championship returns to South Africa in June and July when the 12 best Under-20 teams will battle it out for global supremacy, with France defending the title they won in Cape Town last year, while the Junior Springboks will look to improve on their bronze medal from 2023.

Geduld: Positive mindset to drive Blitzboks in Spain
The record books will reflect that South Africa won the last two HSBC SVNS tournaments in Spain – Malaga and Seville in 2022 – and for Justin Geduld, playing in his 60th world series tournament for the Blitzboks this weekend, those achievements can be repeated.