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The pressure on the four South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will reach fever pitch this w...
The SA Cup is moving closer to its defining moment in the competition, with log positions beginning to clarify and every...
It was another profitable weekend for the Suzuki Griquas, Airlink Pumas, Dotsure SWD Eagles and Toyota Cheetahs in the S...
The SA Cup resumes this weekend following the Easter break, with the fifth round marking a significant point in the comp...
South African rugby is showing encouraging early outcomes following the introduction of the lowered tackle-height laws, ...
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The SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series will reach a thrilling conclusion this week at Grey College in Bloemfontein where the flagship event, the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week, and SA Rugby Academy Week will play out from Monday to Saturday.
The South Africa U20 Women wrapped up their tour to Harare in style on Saturday with a rewarding 67-10 victory in their second and final international against Zimbabwe at the Prince Edward School.
South Africa U20 Women’s coach, Laurian Johannes, called for her charges take a step up from their opening performance against Zimbabwe on Wednesday when the teams meet for the second time on Saturday at the Prince Edward School in Harare.
DHL Western Province scored 18 tries in their opening two matches and added six more in the closing match of the tournament as they outplayed the Sharks 34-10 after holding a slender 12-10 halftime lead.
In the grand finale of the Under-13 SA Rugby Craven Week, the Sharks edged DHL Western Province 26-24 in a nail-biter of a match.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team continued their strong start in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship with a big win over Toyota Free State, while DHL Western Province and Cell C Sharks team scored first wins on the weekend.
The SA Rugby Academy Week also produced its fair share of entertainment with the Thepa Trading Griffons and Phakisa Pumas cruising to big wins, while it also proved to be a good day for Border, Griquas CD, the Blue Bulls XV, Bidvest Golden Lions Academy XV and Valke.
It was another day of classy rugby action at Grey College on Tuesday as the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week and SA Rugby Academy Week launched into full swing with the teams that watched from the sidelines on Monday taking to the field in their first round of matches.
The rugby on the third day of the SA Rugby Academy Week was also red-hot, with big scores dominating a day’s play in which only three of the 14 teams in action on Wednesday remained unbeaten – the Limpopo Blue Bulls, Pumas CD and DHL Western Province.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will be given enough time to fully recover from his knee injury and will in all likelihood miss the opening Tests of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in Johannesburg against Australia and in Wellington against New Zealand.
The SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series will reach a thrilling conclusion this week at Grey College in Bloemfontein where the flagship event, the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week, and SA Rugby Academy Week will play out from Monday to Saturday.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team continued their strong start in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship with a big win over Toyota Free State, while DHL Western Province and Cell C Sharks team scored first wins on the weekend.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Pressure rises on SA teams in Vodacom URCThe pressure on the four South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will reach fever pitch this weekend as they channel all their energy into qualifying for quarter-final spots and the best possible log positions for favourable playoff places in the fourth-last pool round of the competition.
SA Cup
Key SA Cup battles in George and WelkomThe SA Cup is moving closer to its defining moment in the competition, with log positions beginning to clarify and every result carrying increased significance in the race for semi-final places, and crucially for some, Carling Currie Cup Premier Division qualification.
SA Cup
Suzuki Griquas tighten grip on SA Cup top spotIt was another profitable weekend for the Suzuki Griquas, Airlink Pumas, Dotsure SWD Eagles and Toyota Cheetahs in the SA Cup, while there was also a first win for Eastern Province in the fifth round.
SA Cup
Top teams on a collision course as SA Cup resumesThe SA Cup resumes this weekend following the Easter break, with the fifth round marking a significant point in the competition as the race for the four semi-final places and qualification to the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division gathers further momentum.
News
Positive early signs on impact of lowered tackle-height lawsSouth African rugby is showing encouraging early outcomes following the introduction of the lowered tackle-height laws, with initial data indicating a positive shift in reducing the severity and long-term impact of tackle-related catastrophic head, neck and spine injuries, SA Rugby announced on Thursday.
