It was a thriller in Pretoria as the defending Vodacom Super Rugby champions, the Crusaders from New Zealand, snuck through by 30-28 against a Vodacom Bulls team that was struggling back in 1999.
South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the dome...
The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-...
After months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tac...
If there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness P...
Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build...
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Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama has taken the positives out of lockdown, with online coaching and sharpening up his technological skills being among his key learnings.
World Rugby has published guidelines for the safe return to rugby activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, intended to assist unions and competitions in devising their own framework as part of a phased approach to returning to training and playing.
SA Rugby and Ghana Rugby reached a ground-breaking agreement to boost player welfare through sharing BokSmart rugby safety programme information and guidelines to assist in the development of their version of the programme, EagleWise.
SA Rugby mourns the passing of former player, coach and administrator, John (Biza) September, who passed away on 1 May at his home in Zwletemba, Worcester, at the age of 81.
Aled Walters, who has been the Springboks’ Head of Athletic Performance since 2018, has been released from his contract and will leave South Africa to join an overseas club in June, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday.
Life in lockdown has taken some getting used to for SA Rugby referee Cwengile Jadezweni, who has found himself growing his hair and training with bricks in between the key learnings on their weekly online refereeing conferences.
Rob Kempson says the Isuzu Southern Kings are prepared for any eventually regarding the competition structure for the rest of the season, and that they are in high spirits as they look to continue building and improving.
Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, “shocked” fans and the media alike a few months ago when he posted a video on Twitter from the inner sanctums of the Springbok change room.
World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector.
Most South Africans have been in isolation for seven weeks, but for the Blitzboks it has been nine weeks since the COVID-19 lockdown came into effect.
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama has taken the positives out of lockdown, with online coaching and sharpening up his technological skills being among his key learnings.
Life in lockdown has taken some getting used to for SA Rugby referee Cwengile Jadezweni, who has found himself growing his hair and training with bricks in between the key learnings on their weekly online refereeing conferences.
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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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Castle Lager Springbok Showdown to kick-start local season next monthThe battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other on 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans today to reignite an exciting four-month local season.
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Fans Reunited for Vodacom Super Fan SaturdayAfter months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tackle when they will take the field at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 September in a spectacular Vodacom Super Fan Saturday double-header that will feature the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks.
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Ulster coach acknowledges 'outstanding' Leinster’s superiorityIf there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 final in Dublin at the weekend it is that he will soon be in position to apply any lessons that he and his players took from the experience.
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Pokomela: “Getting the body going bit-by-bit”Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build match fitness as the players adapt to contact training after five months of home-based fitness and non-contact training.