Vodacom United Rugby Championship

South Africa’s four franchises will look to build on their form in the two European competitions last week when they return to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this weekend, where the race for playoff spots will begin to intensify significantly as the pool stages pass the halfway mark.

Partner News

SA Rugby announced on Thursday that Biogen has joined its family of partners after signing a three-year sponsorship agreement which sees the premium wellness brand landing the vitamins and sports nutrition partnership to the Springboks, Springbok Women, as well as the national sevens and U20 teams.

News

The Springbok Women will host their counterparts from the USA in a historic two-Test series in July in Johannesburg and Pretoria, where they will open the days’ action when the Springboks kick off their Nations Championship campaign.

Investec Champions Cup

Springbok and DHL Stormers flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been revealed as one of the 10 nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year award, which recognises the players who delivered outstanding performances during the pool stage of the Investec Champions Cup.

Squad announcement

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has underlined the importance of mental freshness and strong technical foundation as he prepares to welcome a 42-man training squad to Stellenbosch on Wednesday, 21 January, with a number of last year’s SA U18 players invited to the camp.