Leinster knock Sharks out in quarter-final
Irish powerhouse Leinster, who topped the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, outscored the Cell C Sharks by five tries to one for a convincing 35-5 quarter-final victory at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday to book a home semi-final next week.

SA to host vibrant new international women’s competition
The Springbok Women will have an added incentive in their African Cup campaign later this month after World Rugby confirmed on Friday that South Africa will host one of the three exciting new WXV tournaments later this year.

Soyizwapi hits 50 as Geduld returns for Blitzboks
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi will make his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series appearance for the Blitzboks in Toulouse next weekend after being named in a squad that feature five players who return to action after missing the tournaments in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Loftus Versfeld sold out for Boks’ season opener
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July after SA Rugby and hosts, the Blue Bulls Co (BBCo.), announced on Friday that all tickets for the opening Test in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia have been sold out.

Stormers, Bulls and Sharks QF teams named
The three South African teams who will feature in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals this weekend, the defending champion DHL Stormers, last year’s runners up, the Vodacom Bulls, and the Cell C Sharks, have been named.

Sink or swim in the Vodacom URC quarter-finals
The DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls will have everything to play for on Saturday in a tough round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals – their biggest challenge of the season so far.

Expectations high as Premier Division kicks off
The Women’s Premier Division kicks off this weekend with a host of new coaches, new-look squads and the presence of international players set to deliver another season of top-class provincial women’s rugby action.

The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #17
The Currie Cup Premier Division serves up a series of spicy clashes in the ninth round as the jostling for positions start to get interesting, with the semi-finals slowly moving into view, while the First Division and Mzansi Challenge continues with matches in Harare, Strand, Cape Town and Walvis Bay.

Nhleko: Promising start to Academy programme
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko lauded the attitude and work-ethic of the players who are part of the SA Rugby Academy in Stellenbosch as the first block of the programme wrapped up with a training match against the Simbas from Kenya on Thursday morning.

Bok management to monitor Kolisi’s progress
SA Rugby said on Wednesday it would monitor the rehabilitation of Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, following surgery on an injury suffered to his right knee in a recent Vodacom United Rugby Championship match.