Monster Energy boost Boks with new partnership
SA Rugby and Monster Energy, the global energy drink icon, have entered into a new partnership which will incorporate a sponsorship of the Springboks as well as other national teams.

Daisies and Dames lead the pack at halfway stage
The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames have moved clear of the chasing pack in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, courtesy of big victories in the fourth round, while DHL Western Province and the Free State Women also secured first away wins as the competition moved past the halfway stage.

Reynders eager to contribute to SA effort in Canada
Zander Reynders always enjoyed December holidays – a time for family get-togethers and one of those joys, recalled the 24-year-old, was watching the South African leg of the HSBC SVNS series, which was always playing in the background on television.

Boks kick off 2025 with Cape Town alignment camp
The Springboks will get the wheels in motion for the 2025 season when Rassie Erasmus and his management team host the first in-person coaches’ strategic session of the year followed by a three-day alignment camp with a group of 56 domestic players in Cape Town next month.

Crucial clashes at halfway stage of Premier Division
With the Bulls Daisies seemingly unstoppable on their way to the 2025 Women’s Premier Division final, the fourth round – which marks the halfway stage of the competition – will deliver some telling results for the rest of the contenders when they clash in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.

Junior Boks gearing up for Georgian experience
The Junior Springbok training squad fine-tuned their preparations on Friday in Stellenbosch and will depart on their three-match tour of Georgia over the weekend.

Small tweaks as Blitzboks look to get the Jobb done
Sebastiaan Jobb will make a return to HSBC SVNS after almost two years while Tristan Leyds is fit and ready for more Springbok Sevens duty in the 2025 season after the duo have been recalled to the Blitzbok team for the fourth tournament of the current series, next weekend in Vancouver.

Gauteng derbies take centre stage in Vodacom URC
Two gripping South African derbies will take centre stage in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday as the competition reaches round 11, which also marks the first of two Origins Rounds where the players will celebrate their rugby roots by wearing their school or club socks.

SA Rugby hosts successful Regional Trainer and Educator courses
SA Rugby recently hosted two successful Rugby Africa Regional Trainer and Educator courses, aimed at expanding the World Rugby (WR) accredited workforce across the African continent.

Match official appointments to 17 February 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with a full round of Vodacom URC matches scheduled as the Six Nations take a break, and the FNB Varsity Cup and Shield kicking off in South Africa.