Tafel Lager Griquas made it two from two in the opening rounds of the Currie Cup against the Phakisa Pumas in Kimberley.
Life beyond Johann van Graan hasn’t started well for Munster, who were at the receiving end of the first big upset of th...
The Lions scored a surprise 27-20 victory over the front-running Vodacom Bulls in their SA Rugby Under-21 Cup derby play...
The DHL Stormers started the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title in perfect fashion with a bonus-po...
The DHL Stormers opened the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship crown with a well-deserved 38-15 win in a...
Nail-biting until the very end – with the teams’ kickers basically determining the result – as the Vodacom Bulls won the...
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The Springboks confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks.
The Cell C Sharks got back on track in the Currie Cup – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – as they registered their first win of the season, beating DHL Western Province 32-27 in Durban on Saturday.
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded a number of players for superb individual performances in the Springboks’ 35-17 win over Australia in Johannesburg, but said the team will have to improve as they build towards the Rugby World Cup.
The Springboks beat Australia by 35-17 in front of 51206 fans at an electric Emirates Airline Park, with Herschel Jantjies scoring twice on debut as they bagged a full-house of five log points in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener on Saturday.
Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth shrugged off any suggestion of a second string line-up for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Emirates Airline Park when he gave his captain’s media conference on Friday.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls continued to show that they could be the team to beat in this year’s SA Rugby U21 Championship as they powered their way to a fifth successive victory this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.
While the overall plan is on building towards to Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Springboks will not get ahead of themselves when they face New Zealand on Saturday in their much-anticipated second round fixture of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Wellington.
Three capped Women’s World Cup players and 15 others who ran out for the Springbok Women last year have been named in national women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer’s squad leading up to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Johannesburg.
Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
24 July, 2019 marks exactly one year until Tokyo 2020 where rugby sevens is set to make its second appearance at an Olympic Games after its debut at Rio 2016.
The Springboks confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls continued to show that they could be the team to beat in this year’s SA Rugby U21 Championship as they powered their way to a fifth successive victory this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Dragons provide Welsh boost with first major upsetLife beyond Johann van Graan hasn’t started well for Munster, who were at the receiving end of the first big upset of the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season at the weekend. There were several significant points about the Dragons’ shock win over the Irish powerhouse province that were worth talking about, not the least of them being what it might mean for the morale of Welsh club rugby.
SA Rugby Under-21 Cup
Lions shock Bulls in SA Rugby Under-21 CupThe Lions scored a surprise 27-20 victory over the front-running Vodacom Bulls in their SA Rugby Under-21 Cup derby played in Johannesburg, while the Toyota Cheetahs managed to edge the Cell C Sharks 23-19 in their Bloemfontein encounter, with both games taking place on Friday after a short break in the competition last weekend.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Full house of Vodacom URC victories for SA teamsThe DHL Stormers started the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title in perfect fashion with a bonus-point win, and although the three other South African teams had their supporters on the edge of their seats, the Emirates Lions, Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks came away with tight victories on a perfect weekend for the four teams from the Republic.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Solid opening win for Stormers over ConnachtThe DHL Stormers opened the defence of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship crown with a well-deserved 38-15 win in an entertaining match played at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday afternoon.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Bulls sneak home against impressive EdinburghNail-biting until the very end – with the teams’ kickers basically determining the result – as the Vodacom Bulls won their second Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on the bounce by 33-31 (half-time 15-14) over an Edinburgh side that refused to let the Pretoria heat or altitude get to them, with Scotland speedster Darcy Graham grabbing a hat-trick of tries in the process.
