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.
Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe has walked away with the Players’ Player of the Year Award for 2021, while Springbok W...
SA Rugby announced on Friday that Dove Men+Care, the official male grooming partner of the Springboks and SA Rugby, had ...
As the official Get into Rugby (GIR) development partner, in collaboration with SA Rugby, Engen will be supporting young...
The bold new world of the United Rugby Championship will fly under the banner of Vodacom following the announcement toda...
Marius van der Westhuizen has been appointed to take charge of the Carling Currie Cup final in Pretoria on Saturday, whe...
Previous Article
The Springboks produced a second half revival to clinch a place in the RWC semi-finals after a ‘nervous’ first 40 raised hopes for a packed home crowd of a repeat of the ‘Miracle of Brighton’ which had seen Japan beat South Africa four years ago.
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.
The Springboks will face Wales in the Rugby World Cup semi-final after booking their place in the top four of the international spectacle by defeating tournament hosts, Japan, 26-3 at the Tokyo Stadium in a thrilling quarter-final on Sunday.
South Africa lost 19-14 to Kenya's Morans team in the final of the Tusker Safari Sevens at RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi after a slow start in the first half saw the visitors concede 19 points against the locals.
The Springboks outscored Japan by three tries to nil as they progressed to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals after a 26-3 win over Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.
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.
World Rugby has announced the match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-finals at International Stadium Yokohama this weekend, with Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès taking charge of the Tests.
If it depended on the size of his smile, Seabelo Senatla would have had to pay for oversize luggage when the Blitzboks boarded a flight to London on Monday for this weekend’s Athlete's Factory Sevens in Chester.
Former Springbok flanker Heinrich Brüssow bowed out of professional rugby with immediate effect on Wednesday following an illustrious career spanning over more than a decade as injuries continued to take its toll on him.
The Springboks produced a second half revival to clinch a place in the RWC semi-finals after a ‘nervous’ first 40 raised hopes for a packed home crowd of a repeat of the ‘Miracle of Brighton’ which had seen Japan beat South Africa four years ago.
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.
News
Kolbe crowned Players' Player of the Year for 2021Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe has walked away with the Players’ Player of the Year Award for 2021, while Springbok Women's star Lusanda Dumke has won the award for the Most Improved Player, and Duane Vermeulen won the Fans’ Choice Award.
Partner News
SA Rugby announces renewal of Dove Men+Care partnershipSA Rugby announced on Friday that Dove Men+Care, the official male grooming partner of the Springboks and SA Rugby, had returned as a partner to the national governing body for the next year.
News
Engen and SA Rugby back Get Into Rugby’s Valke Blitz FestivalAs the official Get into Rugby (GIR) development partner, in collaboration with SA Rugby, Engen will be supporting young rugby players when the 2021 Valke Rugby Union Blitz Festival kicks off on Heritage Day (24 September).
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Vodacom dials in as North and South collide for URCThe bold new world of the United Rugby Championship will fly under the banner of Vodacom following the announcement today that the African communications giant has dialled in as South African title sponsor for the new tournament for the next four years.
News
Vd Westhuizen to referee Carling Currie Cup finalMarius van der Westhuizen has been appointed to take charge of the Carling Currie Cup final in Pretoria on Saturday, when the Vodacom Bulls welcome the Cell C Sharks to Loftus Versfeld for a repeat of the 2020 grand finale of South Africa’s flagship domestic competition.
