Highlights of the Currie Cup match between the Phakisa Pumas and Cell C Sharks at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, where the defending champions were shocked by a spirited display by the Lowvelders.
The Guinness PRO14 finalists could be determined once and for all this weekend as two massive Irish derbies take centre ...
Outside backs Sergeal Petersen and Sihle Njezula come into the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their 2021 Kick-Off Poo...
Duane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020...
The HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother Cit...
The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vo...
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The Jaguares XV cemented their place in the semi-final stages of the Currie Cup First Division this weekend as they earned their fifth successive victory in the competition, while the Valke and Down Touch Griffons also remained on track for top-four finishes.
Defending SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial champions, Western Province, booked a rewarding home final in the competition this weekend as they outplayed neighbours, Boland, 28-0 in Worcester in the penultimate pool round of the A Section.
Tafel Lager Griquas reclaimed the top spot on the standings in the Currie Cup with a bonus point 37-15 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, seriously denting the Pretorians’ playoff aspirations.
The Phakisa Pumas put in a spirited second half performance as they caused one of the big upsets in the Currie Cup when they defeated the defending champion Cell C Sharks 27-20 in Nelspruit on Saturday for their first win of the 2019 season.
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, said the Springboks achieved what they set out to do as they concluded their training camp in New Zealand with a final field session at the Ponsonby Rugby Club ground in Auckland on Friday morning.
The Springboks are under no illusions about the massive challenge they will face on Saturday when they play Argentina in the final round of the 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Salta.
The Springboks are preparing for a massive challenge against Argentina in Salta, and Bongi Mbonambi knows they can expect a warm welcome at the Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium on Saturday.
Border hooker Jacques Goosen will lead the SA Schools team, and DHL Western Province No 8 Jarod Cairns has been appointed captain of the SA Schools A team for for forthcoming Under-18 International Series, which kicks off in Stellenbosch on Friday.
What does Siya Kolisi, Zain Davids, Phendulani Buthelezi, Owen Farrell, Billy Vunipola, Jefferson Poirot and Adam Beard have in common?
Tendai Mtawarira (loosehead prop), Bongi Mbonambi (hooker) and Trevor Nyakane (tighthead prop) will pack down in the Springbok front row when South Africa face Argentina in the third and final Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Salta on Saturday.
The Jaguares XV cemented their place in the semi-final stages of the Currie Cup First Division this weekend as they earned their fifth successive victory in the competition, while the Valke and Down Touch Griffons also remained on track for top-four finishes.
The Springboks are under no illusions about the massive challenge they will face on Saturday when they play Argentina in the final round of the 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Salta.
Preview
Irish showdowns could determine Guinness PRO14 finalistsThe Guinness PRO14 finalists could be determined once and for all this weekend as two massive Irish derbies take centre stage in Round 14 of the competition.
Team announcement
Petersen and Njezula come in for DHL StormersOutside backs Sergeal Petersen and Sihle Njezula come into the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their 2021 Kick-Off Pools match against Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Tuesday.
News
Vermeulen leads the charge at SA Rugby AwardsDuane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020 season, with the Springbok No 8 being named Player of the Year for a second time.
Tournament news
World Series to conclude with Cape Town Sevens in DecemberThe HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother City will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021.
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Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominationsThe list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists.
