Vodacom United Rugby Championship

South Africa’s four franchises will look to build on their form in the two European competitions last week when they return to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this weekend, where the race for playoff spots will begin to intensify significantly as the pool stages pass the halfway mark.

News

The Springbok Women will host their counterparts from the USA in a historic two-Test series in July in Johannesburg and Pretoria, where they will open the days’ action when the Springboks kick off their Nations Championship campaign.

Investec Champions Cup

Springbok and DHL Stormers flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been revealed as one of the 10 nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year award, which recognises the players who delivered outstanding performances during the pool stage of the Investec Champions Cup.

Squad announcement

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has underlined the importance of mental freshness and strong technical foundation as he prepares to welcome a 42-man training squad to Stellenbosch on Wednesday, 21 January, with a number of last year’s SA U18 players invited to the camp.

Interview

He is almost reluctant to discuss his rugby objectives for 2026 as, so far in his short career, all his rugby wishes seemed to have come true for 20-year-old Gino Cupido.