The Junior Boks started their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign with six tries in a 43-19 victory over Scotland in Rosario on Tuesday.
The Netherlands U18 team proved their victory last week against the SA U18 Girls at Markötter Stadium was no fluke by ag...
Successful trials of a lower tackle height at the sternum in community rugby will be introduced to elite rugby for the f...
The SA Under-18 Girls team learned some valuable lessons when they were beaten 29-12 (half-time 19-12) by the Netherland...
SA Rugby has standardised the age at which tackling is permitted for young players, which will see children in the Under...
Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, expressed immense pride and gratitude at the end of what has been a very g...
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s attitude and character in their opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship, against Scotland at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario on Tuesday, for a bonus-point victory of 43-19.
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is confident the next generation of Blitzboks will make South Africa proud in the next couple of years and said they have shown during the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that the future for the team is bright.
Vaughen Isaacs, Angelo Davids and Dian Bleuler will make their Junior Bok debuts in the World Rugby U20 Champs opener against Scotland in Rosario on Tuesday, with another player, Keagan Glade, also set to earn his first cap if he takes to the field.
It was a proper old arm wrestle in the rain in Auckland, where the Blues and the Vodacom Bulls drew their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter by 22-22.
The Emirates Lions scored a bonus point victory over the DHL Stormers in Johannesburg, winning their Vodacom Super Rugby derby by 41-22. their first win over a South African team in 2019.
The Cell C Sharks have made some minor tweaks to their starting team for their vital Vodacom Super Rugby match with the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening.
Three players are set to make their Vodacom Super Rugby debut for the DHL Stormers in their encounter with the Sunwolves at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Kick-off in this Round 17 encounter is 17h15.
UPDATED: Emirates Lions coach Swys de Bruin was forced to make a few late changes to his team for Saturday’s important Vodacom Super Rugby home match against the Hurricanes in Johannesburg, which starts at 15h05 and will be shown live on SuperSport 1.
There will be a straight shoot-out between Tafel Lager Griquas and the Xerox Golden Lions XV in Kimberley, where the team from Gauteng face an improbable task if they want to make it to the SuperSport Rugby Challenge semi-finals.
SA Rugby High Performance manager and Junior Springbok assistant coach, Louis Koen, said on Thursday the team had a solid base to build on in the World Rugby U20 Championship in Rosario.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s attitude and character in their opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship, against Scotland at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario on Tuesday, for a bonus-point victory of 43-19.
The Cell C Sharks have made some minor tweaks to their starting team for their vital Vodacom Super Rugby match with the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening.
Squad announcement
Netherlands too slick again for SA U18 GirlsThe Netherlands U18 team proved their victory last week against the SA U18 Girls at Markötter Stadium was no fluke by again outplaying their hosts at the same Stellenbosch venue, winning 26-0 after leading 19-0 at the break.
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Lower tackle height trial extended to WR U20 ChampsSuccessful trials of a lower tackle height at the sternum in community rugby will be introduced to elite rugby for the first time at the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 which will take place in Georgia.
Squad announcement
Experienced Dutch too good for SA U18 GirlsThe SA Under-18 Girls team learned some valuable lessons when they were beaten 29-12 (half-time 19-12) by the Netherlands on a historic day in unseasonably cold, wet and windy conditions in Stellenbosch on Friday.
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SA Rugby standardises permitted tackle age for juniorsSA Rugby has standardised the age at which tackling is permitted for young players, which will see children in the Under-5 to Under-8 age groups participate exclusively in non-contact forms of the game, such as TAG and Touch Rugby.
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SA Rugby celebrates progress and success in 2025Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, expressed immense pride and gratitude at the end of what has been a very good year for South African rugby during the General Meeting held in Cape Town on Friday.
