Team announcement

Experienced Springbok Women’s players Nomawethu Mabenge, Lusanda Dumke and Sizophila Solontsi have been included in the national squad for the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar next month, where qualification for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England is at stake.

Interview

When the Junior Springboks open their Under-20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand at the Sunshine Coast Stadium on Thursday, they will have the benefit of calling on the calmness of towering lock JF van Heerden.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Last season one of the reasons Munster's success in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was seen as a fairytale, was because they had to play all their play-off games away from home, but it looks likely they will have a much easier route to this year’s final if they get there.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers kept alive their aspirations to host Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs in a largely rewarding weekend for the South African teams, with the only blemish being the Emirates Lions’ defeat against defending champions, Munster.

Women's Premier Division

The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames kept their unbeaten records intact in the third round of the Women’s Premier Division with big victories over EP Queens and Golden Lions Women respectively on Saturday, while Border Ladies and DHL Western Province remained in the top four with wins over the Sharks and Free State Women.