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October 20, 2019
Live updates - Springboks v Japan from Tokyo

Follow the action as it happens all the way from Tokyo Stadium, where Japan take on the Springboks in the fourth and final Rugby World Cup quarter-final from 12h15 (SA time) on Sunday.

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England outgun Wallabies by four tries to one

Captain Owen Farrell delivered 20 points with a flawless kicking performance and Jonny May scored a brace of tries as England powered into the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-finals with a 40-16 win over Australia.

NZ make statement of intent with emphatic win over Ireland

New Zealand underlined their status as the team to beat at this World Cup as the ruthless champions made light work of what was supposed to be the toughest of challenges against Ireland and roared into the semi-finals with a vintage display in their 46-14 win.

South Africa top Pool B at Tusker Safari Sevens

South Africa beat Burundi (61-0), Kenya's Morans (17-12) and Uganda (19-17) on the first day of the Tusker Safari Sevens in Kenya to finish the opening day undefeated.

“We’re treating Japan as a Tier One nation” – De Jager

The Springboks have mentally elevated Japan’s rugby status in preparation for Sunday’s nation-stopping Rugby World Cup quarter-final against the tournament hosts.

Yamanaka at fullback in Japan's only change for Springboks

Japan coach Jamie Joseph has stuck largely to his winning big-match formula for their first-ever World Cup quarter-final, against South Africa on Sunday.

Grand Slamming Wales now in Springboks' RWC sights

The Springboks have turned their sights on Six Nations champions Wales after despatching Rugby World Cup hosts Japan (26-3) in Saturday’s ultimately comfortable quarter-final victory.

Familiar look to Blitzboks squad for England trip

A host of familiar and decorated Springbok Sevens players will depart for England on Monday where the Blitzboks will play in the Athlete Factory Sevens in Chester on Friday and Saturday.

Match stats: Boks tackle Japan out of RWC quarter-final

The Springboks made 170 successful tackles - with Damian de Allende, Lood de Jager and Cheslin Kolbe leading the charge - as they eliminated Japan from the Rugby World Cup in their tough-as-nails quarter-final in Tokyo on Sunday.

Four-nil to Wales, but Boks welcome level playing field

Wales will go into Sunday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on the back of four successive victories over the Springboks – but the challenge of ending that run is one being relished by Rassie Erasmus’s team.

Mbonambi: Honesty and alignment helped Boks turn corner

A new environment and a new approach have helped the Springboks revive their fortunes to such an extent that they go into the weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals as many peoples’ second favourites to lift the trophy behind New Zealand.

England outgun Wallabies by four tries to one

Captain Owen Farrell delivered 20 points with a flawless kicking performance and Jonny May scored a brace of tries as England powered into the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-finals with a 40-16 win over Australia.

Grand Slamming Wales now in Springboks' RWC sights

The Springboks have turned their sights on Six Nations champions Wales after despatching Rugby World Cup hosts Japan (26-3) in Saturday’s ultimately comfortable quarter-final victory.

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World Rugby confirms adoption of welfare-driven laws

World Rugby Council has voted unanimously to adopt five welfare driven global trials into full law from 1 July. The new laws mean that the forthcoming women’s and men’s Rugby World Cups will feature the current package of global welfare-driven law trials, including 50:22 and the goal-line dropout.

 
May 16, 2022

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Gun goes on hospitality sales for RWC Sevens in CT

Hospitality tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town later this year have gone on sale – giving fans a second chance to enjoy the sell-out event.

 
May 04, 2022

News

Return-to-play ensures SA Rugby stays afloat

The Springboks’ return to the playing field in 2021 ensured the South African Rugby Union (SARU) was able to report a small surplus for the year (R8,9m), as the sport began to emerge from the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
April 29, 2022

News

SARU President focuses on game-changing initiatives

Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), re-focused the organisation on game-changing off-field initiatives following his re-election to the role in Cape Town on Friday. He was confirmed in the position he has held since predecessor, Mr Oregan Hoskins, stepped down in October 2016. He was opposed by Mr Mbulelo Gidane, the vice president of the Eastern Province Rugby Union.

 
April 29, 2022

Partner News

Southern Sun and SA Rugby renew partnership for five years

SA Rugby announced on Thursday that it had renewed its long-standing partnership with Southern Sun, southern Africa’s leading hospitality group, for a further five years, extending their association with SA Rugby and the Springboks to three decades.

 
April 28, 2022

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