Relive all the action from the annual World Rugby Awards held in Tokyo on Sunday, where South Africa walked away with three of the biggest prizes on offer - Team, Coach and Player of the Year.
World Rugby Council has voted unanimously to adopt five welfare driven global trials into full law from 1 July. The new ...
Hospitality tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town later this year have gone on sale – giving fans a second...
The Springboks’ return to the playing field in 2021 ensured the South African Rugby Union (SARU) was able to report a sm...
Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), re-focused the organisation on game-changing off-f...
SA Rugby announced on Thursday that it had renewed its long-standing partnership with Southern Sun, southern Africa’s le...
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Short form highlights of England v South Africa in the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.
A stellar year for the Springboks was triumphantly crowned on Sunday evening when the team collected the three top awards in the World Rugby Awards at a glittering event in Tokyo.
The 2021 tour of South Africa by the British & Irish Lions was already in the sights of Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, even as the first champagne corks were being popped following Saturday’s emphatic Rugby World Cup victory over England (32-12).
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings learned “tough lessons” in the testing northern hemisphere conditions in the Guinness PRO14 over the weekend, with both sides suffering defeats in their second tour matches.
The Springboks are Rugby World Cup champions again after demolishing England in a magnificent final in Yokohama on Saturday, winning comfortably by 32-12.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two day period between Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November.
“Humbled and over-awed” – that was the reaction of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi when the newly-crowned RWC champions were welcomed back to SA by thousands of supporters, government officials and media at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
The Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour kicks off in Gauteng on Thursday when they will travel through parts of Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto, parading the Webb Ellis Cup from an open-top bus.
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok legend, Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has announced his retirement from international rugby.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad for their amazing feat in Japan, as well as all of South Africa for supporting the men in green and gold as they reached rugby’s ultimate summit.
Short form highlights of England v South Africa in the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa on a number of flights from Japan over a two day period between Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November.
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World Rugby confirms adoption of welfare-driven lawsWorld 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.
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
Gun goes on hospitality sales for RWC Sevens in CTHospitality 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.
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Return-to-play ensures SA Rugby stays afloatThe 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.
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SARU President focuses on game-changing initiativesMr 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.
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Southern Sun and SA Rugby renew partnership for five yearsSA 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.
