A resounding success for South Africa
The famous Queen hit that gets played after almost every sporting final points out that there “is no time for losers”, but that wasn’t entirely accurate when applied to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final at the weekend.
Another opportunity to improve for Bok Women
The focus on another victory and the winning margin will not be driving the Springbok Women at City Park on Thursday when they take on Namibia in Pool A of Rugby Africa’s Women’s Cup, but the way in which they go about to achieve that.
Latsha to lead Springbok Women against Namibia
Babalwa Latsha will take over the Springbok Women’s captaincy for their second match in Pool A of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup against Namibia on Thursday.
Alignment with Bok structures key as Wales Tests approach
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber emphasised the importance of getting all the players on the same page as quickly as possible with 10 days to go before their opening Test against Wales in the Castle Lager Incoming Series, after 13 players joined the squad on Sunday following the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final.
World Rugby evolves approach to return to play from brain injury in the elite game
World Rugby is evolving its Graduated Return to Play (GRTP) protocols for the elite game following the latest review of scientific evidence and rugby-specific research by federation’s expert independent Concussion Working Group.
Leopards looking to continue with strong start
The Leopards will be looking to build on their strong start in the SA Rugby Women's First Division when they take on Limpopo in Polokwane on Saturday, in the second round of the competition.
Junior Boks wrap up prep for Summer Series
The Junior Springboks completed their preparations with one final training session in Stellenbosch on Monday, but they will travel to Italy for the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series without Canan Moodie, who was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.
Carling Currie Cup Finals details confirmed
The Carling Currie Cup for the 2022 season will reach an exciting conclusion this weekend when the Finals in the Premier and First Divisions play out in the central region of South Africa, with Cwengile Jadezweni and Stephan Geldenhuys named to referee the two matches.
EPCR pool draws for 2022/23 season
The pool draws for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, 28 June.
The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #28
A new Carling Currie Cup champion will be crowned next week after a weekend of dramatic semi-final action, which saw Windhoek Draught Griquas stun holders Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria, while the Airlink Pumas staged a brilliant late rally to shock the Toyota Cheetahs in their pulsating match in Bloemfontein.