Springbok home Test venues locked in for 2025
The Springboks will return to the Eastern Cape for the first time since 2021 when they take on Italy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the second Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series in July, with SA Rugby confirming the venues of the six local Tests on Thursday.

Energy and excitement for Afrika in Challenger
The opportunity to get back on the horse is too good not to get excited about and according to Springbok Women’s Sevens assistant coach Cecil Afrika, the squad will be ready this weekend, when the first of two rounds of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 will be played at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

Race to the SA Shield in home straight
The Hollywoodbets Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will not only have log points in mind, but they will have their sights set firmly on securing pole position in the race for the SA Shield as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship reaches round 12 this weekend.

Jones returns as Erasmus confirms Bok management
Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones will reunite with national coach Rassie Erasmus and his coaching team in an assistant coach position in the Bok management team from 1 March 2025, following a short stint with England.

Junior Boks rotate squad for final Georgian clash
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made a raft of rotational changes for their second clash with the Georgia U20s on Friday in Tbilisi, with Riley Norton leading the SA U20s in their final tour fixture, which is scheduled to kick off at 15h00 (13h00 SA time).

Match official appointments to 3 March 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with a full round of Vodacom URC on the schedule, as well as the return of the Women’s Premier Division after the teams had a bye last weekend.

SA Rugby and Erasmus pay tribute to Kitshoff
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander and Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus paid tribute to double Rugby World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff following the announcement on Tuesday that he had decided to retire from the game after suffering a serious neck injury last year.

Bok Women Sevens totally committed to Challenger
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team realise the enormity and importance of the task at hand when they take the field in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town this weekend.

Hot to cold: Adapting to the conditions in Georgia
The Junior Springbok rugby team, currently on tour in Georgia, has faced a significant adjustment from the sweltering summer heat of Stellenbosch to the sub-zero temperatures of Tbilisi.

Blitzboks pipped at the post in day of drama
The Springbok Sevens finished in a commendable second place at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver at BC Place on Monday morning (SA time) after being edged 19-12 by Argentina in the final of a tournament that delivered some nail-biting, but positive results for the Blitzboks.