Expanding women's game a priority for SA Rugby
SA Rugby's Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, on Tuesday underlined the strategic importance of the women's game in South Africa as a big priority and said only paying lip service to the game is a thing of the past as the Springbok Women and Springbok Women’s Sevens teams prepare for a season that includes two Rugby World Cup tournaments.

Tourists under pressure to win before they get to SA
With no South African teams involved in the next round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the six games to be played this weekend will provide a pointer to what can be expected from the four teams that will start tours of South Africa the following week.

Winning starts for Bulls, Lions and WP U20s
The 2022 SA Rugby Under-20 Cup kicked off over the past weekend with a good victory for DHL Western Province in Durban, and a runaway win for the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria to elevate them to the top of the log.

Exceptional uptake for RWC Sevens 2022 tickets
Close to 60,000 tickets have been snapped up as sales opened for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 tournament, which takes place in Cape Town from 9 to 11 September.

Bulls, Sharks earn valuable away wins in Italy
The Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks secured valuable away victories for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams on their short one-week tours of Europe this weekend, while the DHL Stormers lost out narrowly in what marked their first defeat this year.

RWC Sevens tickets on sale NOW!!!
Tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town from 9-11 September – will go on sale tomorrow (Monday) morning at 09h00 (SAT) and will be exclusively available from www.rwcsevens.com.

Stormers pipped by Connacht in Galway
The DHL Stormers fell away in the second half of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Connacht at The Sportsground in Galway on Saturday, going down 19-17 in a match that just as well could have gone their way.

Sharks secure rewarding victory against Benetton
The Cell C Sharks registered a rewarding 29-7 bonus point win against Benetton at Stadio Monigo in Treviso on Saturday, outscoring the hosts four tries to one in a morale-boosting performance in the north versus south showpiece.

Impressive Bulls beat Zebre Parma in Italy
The Vodacom Bulls flexed their Vodacom United Rugby Championship muscles in an impressive way in Parma on Saturday, beating Zebre 45-7 in a six try romp at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.

Lions go down fighting against Leinster
The Emirates Lions went down fighting against Vodacom United Rugby Championship log leaders Leinster, settling for a 21-13 defeat, at the RDS Arena in a thrilling encounter in Dublin on Friday night.