News, December 05, 2024

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.

Obituary, December 05, 2024

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.

News, December 04, 2024

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.

News, December 04, 2024

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.

News, December 03, 2024

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.

News, December 03, 2024

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.

News, December 03, 2024

Apply now for Women's Leadership Academy 2025
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship helps tackle equal opportunity in the sports industry through its Women’s Leadership Academy.

News, December 03, 2024

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.

Tournament news, December 02, 2024

Don: Blitzboks want to rebound in Cape Town
For Donavan Don, last weekend’s season opening tournament in Dubai felt like his Springbok Sevens debut all over again, something the Blitzbok flyer is sure will happen again this weekend in Cape Town, where the DHL Stadium will play host to the second tournament of the 2025 HSBC SVNS series.

Team announcement, December 02, 2024

Sevens ‘A’ sides deliver good performances in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens ‘A’ and Springbok Women's Sevens ‘A’ sides delivered good results in Dubai on the weekend, where they participated in the Emirates Dubai 7s International Invitational tournaments.

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