The Crusaders had too much fire-power for the Vodacom Bulls and won their Vodacom Super Rugby match by 45-13.
Over 34 million fans tuned into the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship season as the league set a number of maj...
The Blue Bulls, Western Province and Limpopo finished the Under-20 Youth Training Centre (YTC) tournament in Cape Town u...
With kick-off times now confirmed for all 18 rounds of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, fans can subscribe to the ...
A second tranche of tickets for public sale for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in 43 days’ ...
The second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an en...
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The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished their short tour to France in emphatic fashion in Nancy on Sunday, winning the Stanislas Sevens tournament by beating Sweden 22-0 in the final.
SWD Eagles snatched their first win of the campaign when they edged Zimbabwe Academy 31-30 (half-time 19-7) in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at a wind-swept D'Almeida Stadium in Mossel Bay on Sunday.
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs XV outplayed the Mutisure EP Elephants 49-12 (half-time 21-12) in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match played at D’Almeida Stadium in Mossel Bay on Sunday.
The Boland Cavaliers proved that they are a force to be reckoned with in this years SuperSport Rugby Challenge competition by beating Border Bulldogs 52-0 (half-time 14-0) at Police Rugby Club in East London on Saturday afternoon.
The Cell C Sharks gave another impressive performance on the road but they unfortunately went down 29-23 to the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday morning (SA time) in their last Vodacom Super Rugby tour match through Australasia.
Branco du Preez will become the most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend when he runs out for his 70th tournament for the Blitzboks in the penultimate tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham.
It is exactly a week since Phendulani Buthelezi was named as the Junior Springboks’ captain for 2019, and the Cell C Sharks looseforward says it is such a surreal feeling, it still hasn’t sunk in yet.
The Spanish Women’s team will visit South Africa later this year in a groundbreaking tour where they will provide stiff opposition to the Springbok Women, a South African Invitational XV and the Eastern Province XV in Port Elizabeth in September.
The Springbok Women will battle it out for a place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in August when they face Kenya, Madagascar and Uganda in the Women’s Cup in Gauteng, which serves as the qualifier for the international spectacle.
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant and Hanro Liebenberg (looseforward) for Friday’s clash against the Rebels in Melbourne, where they will be looking for their sixth victory out of seven outings over the team from Victoria.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished their short tour to France in emphatic fashion in Nancy on Sunday, winning the Stanislas Sevens tournament by beating Sweden 22-0 in the final.
Branco du Preez will become the most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend when he runs out for his 70th tournament for the Blitzboks in the penultimate tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Broadcast records smashed in debut seasonOver 34 million fans tuned into the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship season as the league set a number of major broadcast records in its first campaign. With records set for the season-long audience, play-off viewers and the Vodacom URC Grand Final itself, it is clear that the new 16-team league has caught the imagination of rugby fans across the northern and southern hemispheres.
Tournament news
Three teams unbeaten at U20 YTC tournament in CTThe Blue Bulls, Western Province and Limpopo finished the Under-20 Youth Training Centre (YTC) tournament in Cape Town unbeaten after winning both their matches at City Park on Saturday and Sunday.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Kick-off times confirmed with launch of ‘Ecal’ calendarWith kick-off times now confirmed for all 18 rounds of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, fans can subscribe to the league’s innovative ‘Ecal’ fixture list that puts ticketing, the latest event details and broadcast listings directly onto their device.
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
More RWC Sevens tickets on sale tomorrowA second tranche of tickets for public sale for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in 43 days’ time – will go on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 09h00 (SAT).
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Second season schedule of Vodacom URC confirmedThe second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an enormously successful first campaign that saw the DHL Stormers claim the inaugural title.
