Highlights: Edmonton Sevens Day 2
A second tournament victory on the bounce for the Blitzboks in Canada, this time in Edmonton.

Clean slate for Blitzboks in Edmonton
The Springbok Sevens team topped Pool A after the opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, with commanding wins over Mexico, Hong Kong and Canada.

Boks vow to give everything in final Rugby Champs clash
Springbok flanker Kwagga Smith vowed that the team will leave everything on the pitch when they meet New Zealand in their closing Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Gold Coast next weekend after their heart-breaking 19-17 defeat in Townsville on Saturday.

Rude awakening for SA sides in Europe
The four South African sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship were given a baptism of fire on the opening weekend of the new competition, with only the Emirates Lions getting a victory in the Northern Hemisphere.

Nienaber, Kolisi applaud Bok effort in Townsville
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi applauded the effort of their team in Saturday's Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks and said the result could have gone their way.

Boks denied at the death in another NZ nail-biter
The Springboks suffered the agony of seeing New Zealand fullback Jordie Barrett’s 77th minute penalty condemn them to a 19-17 (halftime 13-11) defeat in a nail-biting Castle Lager Rugby Championship match in Townsville, Australia – the 100th meeting between the teams.

First Test - Springboks v New Zealand
The Springboks put in a massive performance in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville, but a 78th minute penalty goal by Jordie Barrett – his fourth of the match – saw the All Blacks snatch a 19-17 victory.

Benetton comeback stuns Stormers in Treviso
Benetton scored 15 unanswered points in the final quarter to win their Vodacom United Rugby Championship season opener against the DHL Stormers by 22-18 in Treviso on Saturday.

Leinster overpower Bulls in Vodacom URC opener
Irish powerhouse Leinster gave the Vodacom Bulls a proper welcome to Northern Hemisphere rugby when they won their Vodacom United Rugby Championship opener convincingly by 31-3 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.

Six-try Munster too strong for the Sharks
Simon Zebo and Gavin Coombes scored two tries apiece as Munster started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign with an emphatic 42-17 victory over the Cell C Sharks in Limerick on Saturday.