The Gold Cup tournament, where the 16 best non-university clubs battle it out for national honours, provides a pathway for players that may have slipped through the cracks on the road to becoming professional.
Match report
Lions top ding-dong affair in JohannesburgTiaan Swanepoel’s accurate boot secured the Lions a 32-28 victory in their 2021 Kick-Off Pools match against the New Nation Pumas at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Friday night.
Team announcement
Carr leads youthful Vodacom Bulls against EPThe Vodacom Bulls will take the field sporting a team that is dominated by the next generation of stars when they host Eastern Province in a 2021 Kick-Off Pools match at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday, 28 February.
Preview
Ulster continue Guinness PRO14 chaseThe sigh of relief this week in the Belfast headquarters of Ulster was audible when it became clear that the Springbok loose forward Marcell Coetzee’s injury was not as bad as expected.
Tournament news
Springboks’ 2023 RWC dates and venues revealedThe Springboks will kick off the defence of their 2023 Rugby World Cup crown on Sunday, 10 September 2023 against Scotland in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, it was confirmed when World Rugby officially revealed the dates and venues during a live online event in Paris on Friday.
Team announcement
Van Vuuren and Venter back for Cell C SharksExperienced forwards Kerron van Vuuren (hooker) and James Venter (flanker) are back in the Cell C Sharks’ starting team for their first match of the new season, against Tafel Lager Griquas in Durban on Sunday.