Check out three Springbok Women's Sevens players reflecting on their recent tournament wins in France.
A daunting challenge awaits the Springbok Women’s Sevens team in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup in Kenya this weeke...
She made her debut for her country at the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup tournament in Ghana last year and scored a try...
SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Seve...
The 2025 season was hailed as a watershed year for women’s rugby in South Africa by Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA R...
The inaugural Under-16 Elite Player Development (EPD) camp for girls, which ran concurrently with the traditional U16 bo...
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The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.
A late try beautifully executed by Springbok speedsters Aphiwe Dyantyi and Courtnall Skosan sealed a great Vodacom Super Rugby victory, by 38-29, for the Emirates Lions over the Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to the best possible start with a 32-17 win over the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.
It was a ding-dong Vodacom Super Rugby affair at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, but the DHL Stormers never gave up and in the end came away with a 19-19 draw against the Crusaders on Saturday.
The Down Touch Griffons outlasted a spirited challenge from Windhoek Draught Welwitschias as they claimed a 34-24 (halftime 19-17) win in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday.
It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.
SA’s leading female referees, Aimee-Barrett Theron and Ashleigh Murray, will hold the whistle in the July and August international window and 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifiers after being named on World Rugby’s referee panels.
Four tournaments into the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the Blitzboks looked down and out, failing to make the same impact and strong start that saw them winning consecutive World Series titles in 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The Vodacom Bulls will be aiming to turn the clock back to 2007 – the first time they won Vodacom Super Rugby – when they face the top Australian side and two-time champions, the Brumbies, in Canberra on Friday.
The Blitzboks have a special message for Faf du Plessis and the rest of the Proteas, who are currently in the UK for the ICC Cricket World Cup.
The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.
It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.
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Bok Women 7s ready to get the job done in KenyaA daunting challenge awaits the Springbok Women’s Sevens team in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup in Kenya this weekend, but upon their departure to Nairobi on Wednesday, coach Cecil Afrika was at ease due to the mood and mindset of the departing squad.
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Fortuin looking for further growth and successShe made her debut for her country at the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup tournament in Ghana last year and scored a try on debut, but that was just the beginning of the season’s highlights for Springbok Women’s Sevens forward, Leigh Fortuin.
Springbok Women's Sevens
Roos named in Rugby Africa Sevens training squadSA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Pretoria, where the squad will step-up preparations for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens championship in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 and 16 November.
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“Watershed year” for women’s rugby laudedThe 2025 season was hailed as a watershed year for women’s rugby in South Africa by Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, on Thursday.
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Inaugural U16 Girls camp marks major milestone on player pathwayThe inaugural Under-16 Elite Player Development (EPD) camp for girls, which ran concurrently with the traditional U16 boys’ camp in Paarl last week, marked a significant milestone in SA Rugby’s national pathway for young talent.
