The Reds scored their first Vodacom Super Rugby victory in Durban since 2004, proving too strong for the Cell Sharks as they won by 21-14.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying on the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, which sa...
Hosts South Africa beat Olympic champions France 26-14 to win a thriller of a men’s final and claim their first HSBC SVN...
The semi-finalists were confirmed at the end of a thrilling first day at HSBC SVNS Cape Town and there was joy for the f...
South Africa’s domestic franchises will launch their 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup campaigns thi...
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will start their quest to regain their HSBC SVNS status in Cape Town in March 2025 whe...
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It was not a good homecoming for the DHL Stormers as the Brumbies came out on top by 19-17 in their Vodacom Super Rugby clash on Saturday afternoon in Cape Town. The Brumbies led 12-10 at halftime.
Springbok No 8 Warren Whiteley gave an inspired performance on his return to action to lead the Emirates Lions to a superb 23-17 Vodacom Super Rugby triumph over the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday morning.
Despite a huge fighting effort in the latter stages of the game, the Cell C Sharks went down 21-14 to the Reds who registered their first Vodacom Super Rugby win in Durban since April 2004.
The DHL Stormers are back in Cape Town following their month-long Vodacom Super Rugby trip through Australasia and tackle the Brumbies on Saturday afternoon at their picturesque home ground.
Warren Whitely returns to action seven weeks after suffering an injury against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town and his return to the Emirates Lions is a big boost for their second Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour match.
SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after they touched down in Birmingham on Wednesday for the first leg of their two-match tour to the UK where they will face England and Wales.
There will be no love lost in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings wrap up their 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 campaigns with an action-packed South African derby in which both sides will target a strong finish to the season.
No less than eight Rugby Festivals – from East London and Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape, Rustenburg in North West to Ravensmead in the Western Cape – will highlight the 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge.
The role and impact of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy on the Blitzboks and their fortunes in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as explained by Academy Manager, Marius Schoeman. Their graduates are also excelling in 15s!
It was not a good homecoming for the DHL Stormers as the Brumbies came out on top by 19-17 in their Vodacom Super Rugby clash on Saturday afternoon in Cape Town. The Brumbies led 12-10 at halftime.
SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in Pretoria on Tuesday.
European Professional Club Rugby
Less than ideal start for SA teams in EuropeThe Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying on the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, which saw defeats for the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, while the Toyota Cheetahs managed a draw and the Emirates Lions slipped to a defeat in Wales in the EPCR Challenge Cup.
HSBC SVNS Cape Town
SA and NZ crowned Cape Town championsHosts South Africa beat Olympic champions France 26-14 to win a thriller of a men’s final and claim their first HSBC SVNS title in Cape Town in nine years, while New Zealand beat USA 26-12 to take women's title and lead the world series standings.
Review
Semi-finals decided at HSBC SVNS Cape TownThe semi-finalists were confirmed at the end of a thrilling first day at HSBC SVNS Cape Town and there was joy for the fervent home crowd as South Africa put both Argentina and Ireland to the sword to set up a men’s semi-final clash with Spain who continued the fine form that saw them reach their first world series final in Dubai last weekend.
European Professional Club Rugby
Five SA franchises switch into EPCR modeSouth Africa’s domestic franchises will launch their 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup campaigns this weekend in a jam-packed round of action.
Tournament news
Sevens Challenger series return to Cape Town 2025The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will start their quest to regain their HSBC SVNS status in Cape Town in March 2025 when the first two of World Rugby’s HSBC Sevens Challenger tournaments take place in the Mother City.
