The Springbok Sevens team travel to 10 iconic cities when they contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It is not always that glamorous though, especially when travelling between tournaments. But the #Blitzboks make it work.
The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vo...
At the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR ...
The Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weeke...
The first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen ...
SA Rugby has rejigged coaching roles in the Rugby Department – in Sevens and Junior Rugby – the governing body confirmed...
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This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
The Cell C Sharks won their quarter and semi-finals in Australia and Cape Town, but the trip all the way back to New Zealand took its toll as they went down to a brilliant Chiefs side in Hamilton.
The COVID-19 lockdown may have taken some getting used to for Rhyno Smith, but the Toyota Cheetahs fullback is making the most of the time to study and train after settling into his new routine.
The programme of international rugby matches during the 2020 July window has been postponed due to ongoing government and health agency COVID-19 directives, World Rugby has announced on Friday.
It was a moment of magic, when months of hard work culminated in a highlight for the Springbok squad of 2019 – Cheslin Kolbe’s try that all but sealed victory in the Rugby World Cup final against England in Japan.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
️The Springboks can't sit on the sidelines and do nothing while many South Africans are going hungry. They're giving away the shirts off their backs and the boots off their feet to help raise money for those affected by COVID19.
What do you do when there is no training equipment at home during lockdown? You improvise – something Springbok Women’s centre Aphiwe Ngwevu is particularly good at.
Springbok Rugby World Cup winning hero Handré Pollard says the prospects of representing South Africa in next year’s series against the British & Irish Lions next year would be like a dream come true for him.
Rugby fans have been warned that fake tickets for the much anticipated British & Irish Lions’ visit to South Africa in 2021 are circulating – and are not worth the digital paper they’re ‘printed’ on.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
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Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominationsThe list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists.
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Call of duty in new role inspires NgcoboAt the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR Tambo International Airport – this despite playing provincial rugby for the Lions at U13, U16 and U18 level before representing them at Under-21 level.
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Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - PowellThe Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weekend, but got very good value against the local Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Sevens and a visiting Russian club side, Narvskaya Zastava, in a mini-tournament at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.
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Hit-out crucial to check progress – NgcoboThe first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen to measure the progress they have made thus far this year.
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Nhleko and Ngcobo promoted to head coach rolesSA Rugby has rejigged coaching roles in the Rugby Department – in Sevens and Junior Rugby – the governing body confirmed on Saturday.
