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May 29, 2020
Vodacom Super Rugby Classic Match: Sharks v Crusaders (2007)

The Cell C Sharks' never-say-die attitude was rewarded when they scored a superb last-gasp try, brilliantly converted from the side-line, against the defending champion Crusaders in Durban to win 27-26.

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SA Rugby charts bold path for inclusive growth and...

The development of women’s rugby to ensure the growth of the game, the important role of schools’ rugby and the FNB Yout...

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WP stay on course for third SA Rugby U21 Cup title...

Junior Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Gino Cupido scored four tries for the DHL Western Province Under-21 side in thei...

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Six from SA nominated for Next-Gen Player Award...

Four capped Springboks and another two rising stars from three South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchise...

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Domestic law trials to further reduce COVID-19 risk

The World Rugby Executive Committee has approved 10 optional domestic law trials which are designed to provide national member unions with COVID-19 transmission risk reduction options if required.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 39: RWC top of mind for Strydom

Life is slowly getting back to normal for Bernice Strydom after the Springbok Women’s lock returned to work on Level 4 of the COVID-19 lockdown, and with her sights firmly set on the 2021 Rugby World Cup she is ready to “eat, sleep and live rugby”.

Three Bok hookers pack down on latest SA Rugby Podcast

Hookers are not known to be shy when the going gets tough, and it was the same when the Springboks’ three No 2s from Rugby World Cup 2019, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx and Schalk Brits, lined up for the latest SA Rugby Podcast.

Gallery: RWC Opening Game in Cape Town, 1995

On 25 May 1995, the Springboks shocked the rugby world when they beat the defending champions, Australia, by 27-18 in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup at a packed Newlands in Cape Town.

SA Rugby congratulates Leopards on centenary celebrations

SA Rugby congratulated the Leopards Rugby Union on their centenary celebrations and lauded the Potchefstroom-based province for their continued contributions towards the national rugby landscape over the last 100 years.

"Payback time" for British & Irish Lions in SA in 2021?

Two of the three Springbok Rugby World Cup winning hookers, Bongi Mbonambi and Malcolm Marx, are massively keen to face the British & Irish Lions when the famous red jerseys undertake their much-anticipated tour of South Africa in 2021.

SA Rugby welcomes return-to-train news

SA Rugby on Saturday welcomed an announcement that professional sports teams could begin the process of returning to training under Level 3 lockdown easing.

Schools challenged to join #StrongerTogether for R32-12

South Africa’s rugby playing schools have been challenged to join the Springboks in their fight against hunger by joining the #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign.

Rugby Africa Women's Cup cancellation in players' interests

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux and Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer agreed on Tuesday that the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup was the best decision for all involved due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Stransky talks about “warm and fuzzy feelings” from 1995

As we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of South Africa’s first Rugby World Cup triumph in 1995, former Springbok flyhalf Joel Stransky said it was an “unbelievably special time” in his career as a young rugby player.

Domestic law trials to further reduce COVID-19 risk

The World Rugby Executive Committee has approved 10 optional domestic law trials which are designed to provide national member unions with COVID-19 transmission risk reduction options if required.

"Payback time" for British & Irish Lions in SA in 2021?

Two of the three Springbok Rugby World Cup winning hookers, Bongi Mbonambi and Malcolm Marx, are massively keen to face the British & Irish Lions when the famous red jerseys undertake their much-anticipated tour of South Africa in 2021.

Tournaments

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Do or die for three SA teams in quarter-finals

South Africa’s three Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finalists face their biggest task of the season this weekend as they line up against top opposition in the quarter-final of the cross-hemisphere series, where victories will be non-negotiable to advance to the semi-final stages.

 
May 29, 2025

News

SA Rugby charts bold path for inclusive growth and development

The development of women’s rugby to ensure the growth of the game, the important role of schools’ rugby and the FNB Youth Weeks, and the presentation of a unified tackle age framework were three of the main points on the agenda at SA Rugby’s second Community Rugby Workshop, which was held in Johannesburg earlier this week.

 
May 28, 2025

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield

WP stay on course for third SA Rugby U21 Cup title

Junior Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Gino Cupido scored four tries for the DHL Western Province Under-21 side in their 85-22 demolition of the Leopards in the fourth round of SA Rugby’s U21 Cup over the weekend in Potchefstroom.

 
May 27, 2025

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Six from SA nominated for Next-Gen Player Award

Four capped Springboks and another two rising stars from three South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises – the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, and Emirates Lions – featured among 16 nominees for the prestigious Vodacom URC Next-Gen Player of the Season Award named on Tuesday.

 
May 27, 2025

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Nominees named for SA VURC Player of the Season

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls duo of Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were rewarded for their consistent good form during the season by grabbing the three nominations for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award.

 
May 26, 2025

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