Five SA franchises switch into EPCR mode
South Africa’s domestic franchises will launch their 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup campaigns this weekend in a jam-packed round of action.

Sevens Challenger series return to Cape Town 2025
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will start their quest to regain their HSBC SVNS status in Cape Town in March 2025 when the first two of World Rugby’s HSBC Sevens Challenger tournaments take place in the Mother City.

Cape Town welcomes HSBC SVNS back to the Mother City
Captains of the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams gathered on a rooftop in view of the iconic Table Mountain on Wednesday as Cape Town gets ready to host the second round of HSBC SVNS on 7-8 December.

RIP Dr Johannes Gerhardus “John” Williams ('46-'24)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to Dr John Williams after the former Test lock and South Africa’s first post-isolation Springbok coach passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 78, following a battle with leukaemia.

Soyizwapi: “You can feel a Blitzbok game loading”
A year ago, Siviwe Soyizwapi was amongst the DHL Stadium faithful urging the Springbok Sevens on at the HSBC SVNS Cape Town, feeling the excitement and joy, but also dispair when the Blitzboks did not perform to expectations.

Rugby shines at 2024 Sport Industry Awards
With the Springboks leading the way on the field, rugby was the big winner off the field at the annual South African Sport Industry Awards, which recognise outstanding campaigns and sponsorships over the past year and was held in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.

Foote satisfied with first SA U19 Academy camp
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote expressed his satisfaction with the first of two SA Rugby Under-19 Academy camps, which ended in Stellenbosch on Sunday, with the second camp kicking off this weekend.

Human: Blitzboks owe fans a big one in Cape Town
The Springbok Sevens team assembled in Cape Town on Tuesday without Ryan Oosthuizen, who picked up a concussion in Dubai last weekend and was ruled out of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town this weekend.

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The Vodacom United Rugby Championship helps tackle equal opportunity in the sports industry through its Women’s Leadership Academy.

Match official appointments to 8 December 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup kicking off.