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March 31, 2020
Video: Siya Kolisi's urgent appeal to South Africa

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Nations Champs Finals Weekend tickets go on sale...

The Nations Championship Finals Weekend will see the 12 strongest international rugby teams and best players in the spor...

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Erasmus pleased with foundation laid in Cape Town...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his delight with the Boks’ opening alignment camp of the year, which concluded ...

3
Marvellous Marx makes it a memorable double...

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off fantastic 2025 season when he added the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of th...

4
Boks’ season underway with first alignment camp...

The Springboks officially kicked off their 2026 programme on Tuesday with a three-day alignment camp in Cape Town, where...

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Leaders agree to focus on fan experience and value...

Global rugby leaders attending World Rugby’s annual Shape of the Game week have committed to driving greater alignment i...

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Backs with beards: And the winner is...

The scruffy guys with the proper facial hair usually play in the forwards, but at last year's Rugby World Cup, a couple of the backs also got their beard game up to scratch - we asked you to pick your favourite from these six ... and we have a winner!

COVID-19 Diaries Part 10: Juggling motherhood and rugby

As if being a mother of an active one-year-old is not challenging enough, Springbok Women’s lock Celeste Adonis finds herself having to balance the demands of motherhood with training twice a day during the COVID-19 lockdown to maintain her fitness levels.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 9: Inspiration first, then golf

He is known as a destroyer of defences and knocking people down with his determined tackling, but since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Werner Kok had to change his ways quite a bit.

British & Irish Lions ticket allocation ballot delayed

SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have jointly agreed to postpone the on-sale dates for the ticket ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the supporter travel programme from abroad, for the eagerly awaited tour in 2021.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 7: Pumping iron in the garage

Springbok flyhalf and Emirates Lions skipper Elton Jantjies has converted his garage into a makeshift gym while completing his 14 days of self-isolation since returning from New Zealand just over a week ago.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 12: Healthy body, healthy mind

While South Africans across the country have been coping with the COVID-19 lockdown in different ways, leading female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron has accepted the drastic life change as a valuable training and mental strength challenge.

Quiz: How well do you know our Springbok Centurions?

Six Springboks have worn the Green and Gold in more than 100 Tests - take our quiz to see how well you know them.

World Rugby issues breakdown law application guideline

World Rugby has issued a law application guideline for the breakdown following the Executive Committee's approval of recommendations by the specialist breakdown working group.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 13: In the line of fire

The majority of people have been confined to their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but not Springbok Women’s centre Zinhle Ndawonde, who has been on duty serving as a firefighter at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 14: "Siete nei nostri pensieri"

After a manic scramble to make it back in time, Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen safely returned to South Africa at the end of last week and is back with his family under national lockdown in Cape Town.

Backs with beards: And the winner is...

The scruffy guys with the proper facial hair usually play in the forwards, but at last year's Rugby World Cup, a couple of the backs also got their beard game up to scratch - we asked you to pick your favourite from these six ... and we have a winner!

COVID-19 Diaries Part 12: Healthy body, healthy mind

While South Africans across the country have been coping with the COVID-19 lockdown in different ways, leading female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron has accepted the drastic life change as a valuable training and mental strength challenge.

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Nations Champs Finals Weekend tickets go on sale

The Nations Championship Finals Weekend will see the 12 strongest international rugby teams and best players in the sport descend on London at the end of November for the blockbuster climax to the new cross hemisphere international rugby tournament. Tickets are now on general sale for the Finals Weekend, with access to ticket options and prices to suit all fans.

 
March 11, 2026

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Erasmus pleased with foundation laid in Cape Town

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed his delight with the Boks’ opening alignment camp of the year, which concluded on Thursday evening with the prestigious SA Rugby Awards in Cape Town.

 
March 06, 2026

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Marvellous Marx makes it a memorable double

Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off fantastic 2025 season when he added the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award to his World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year accolade, which he received late last year, while Nadine Roos did the double by being named SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year for a second successive season at the SA Rugby Awards, presented by FNB on Thursday.

 
March 05, 2026

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Boks’ season underway with first alignment camp

The Springboks officially kicked off their 2026 programme on Tuesday with a three-day alignment camp in Cape Town, where the players were exposed to the expectations of them on and off the field this season, the macroplan for the year, as well as the standards expected in each position.

 
March 04, 2026

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Leaders agree to focus on fan experience and value creation

Global rugby leaders attending World Rugby’s annual Shape of the Game week have committed to driving greater alignment in law and officiating application across competitions, while increasing focus on making the sport clearer and simpler for fans and players alike, and generating greater value, together.

 
February 27, 2026

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