Live updates from the second Rugby World Cup semi-final between the Springboks and Wales in Japan, which kicks off at 11h00 (SA time, 18h00 local).
South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the dome...
Tribute has been paid to Mr Monde Temba Tabata, a member of the SA Rugby Executive Council (Exco), who has died after se...
SA Rugby has welcomed the confirmation that the Castle Lager Rugby Championship would be held in 2020, however Jurie Rou...
Veteran Springbok and Toyota Cheetahs scrumhalf, Ruan Pienaar, who represented Ulster 141 times, believes it is a massiv...
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Boland and SARU lock Noel Klaasen, who passed away from natu...
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Ill-discipline denied the Toyota Cheetahs their fourth Guinness PRO14 victory on Saturday as a red card and a series of penalties conceded late in their clash against Connacht at the Sportsground in Galway saw them succumb to a 24-22 defeat.
The Springboks go into tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales knowing that this is much more than just two groups of grown men chasing an oval ball around a rugby field in Japan.
The Springbok Sevens team suffered a disappointing 21-5 defeat to Ireland in the final of the Athlete's Factory International 7s in Chester on Saturday after dominating all in the preceding five matches of the tournament.
England powered to one of the most memorable triumphs in their rugby history in Yokohama on Saturday, washing away years of disappointment and near-misses against New Zealand by finally defeating and dethroning the champions on the biggest RWC stage, by 19-7.
It was a case of too little too late for the Isuzu Southern Kings on Saturday as they went down 36-30 against Italian club, Benetton, at Stadio Monigo in Treviso despite staging a late fightback with three tries in 15 minutes.
What will be a 63-day odyssey through Japan for the Springboks entered its concluding phase on Monday when the team moved base for one last time, returning to the Tokyo Bay hotel – the team’s home for the opening pool game five weeks ago.
The Springboks missed just 10 tackles for an amazing 94% defensive success rate in their 19-16 Rugby World Cup semi-final victory over Wales in Yokohama on Sunday.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three changes to his squad for South Africa U19 team’s tour to Georgia in November as Emile van Heerden, Celimpilo Gumede and Evan Roos were forced to withdraw due Vodacom Super Rugby commitments with the Cell C Sharks.
Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby, talks about what it means being a Springbok and the transition of the team since he took over the coaching duties.
The Springboks will use the same gameplan and “probably” bring Cheslin Kolbe into the match-day 23 for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against England on Saturday, or will they?
Ill-discipline denied the Toyota Cheetahs their fourth Guinness PRO14 victory on Saturday as a red card and a series of penalties conceded late in their clash against Connacht at the Sportsground in Galway saw them succumb to a 24-22 defeat.
What will be a 63-day odyssey through Japan for the Springboks entered its concluding phase on Monday when the team moved base for one last time, returning to the Tokyo Bay hotel – the team’s home for the opening pool game five weeks ago.
Tournament news
Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumesSouth Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the domestic season resumes next month, after a complete re-working of fixtures and competition structures has been forced by the six-month interruption.
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RIP Mr Monde Tabata (1960-2020)Tribute has been paid to Mr Monde Temba Tabata, a member of the SA Rugby Executive Council (Exco), who has died after several months fighting the effects of the COVID-19 virus.
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Castle Lager Rugby Championship announcement welcomed by SA RugbySA Rugby has welcomed the confirmation that the Castle Lager Rugby Championship would be held in 2020, however Jurie Roux (SA Rugby CEO) cautioned that the participation of defending champions, South Africa, still had to be confirmed.
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Pienaar: Guinness PRO14 final a massive achievement for UlsterVeteran Springbok and Toyota Cheetahs scrumhalf, Ruan Pienaar, who represented Ulster 141 times, believes it is a massive achievement for the team to contest the Guinness PRO14 final on Saturday against defending champions Leinster in Dublin.
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RIP Noel Klaasen (1954 to 2020)SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Boland and SARU lock Noel Klaasen, who passed away from natural causes over the weekend. He was 66 years old.
