Powell: Blitzboks’ resolve to be tested in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens’ mental and physical resolve will be severely tested this weekend in Dubai, where they are the top seeds for round two of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, according to Blitzboks coach Neil Powell.

Sharks get big Bok boost for Bulls visit
There might have been an element of youthfulness about the Cell C Sharks in the early rounds of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the side named to take on the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Friday night is anything but inexperienced.

Bulls reshuffle backline for Durban trip
The Vodacom Bulls will travel to Durban for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Cell C Sharks on Friday evening with a reshuffled backline, with Kurt-Lee Arendse starting at fullback.

Van der Merwe starts for Lions in Cape Town
Edwill van der Merwe, who recently joined the Emirates Lions from the DHL Stormers, will start for his new team against his former team-mates when the two sides clash in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.

Local is lekker in Durbs and CT this weekend
The coast is many people’s destination in December and it’s no different for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when the competition returns this weekend, albeit in a slightly different guise than what was expected, with two big South African derbies in Durban and Cape Town.

Zain Davids taking the exciting Blitzboks journey in his stride
Although the Springboks Sevens claimed the Emirates Dubai 7s in impressive fashion last weekend, influential squad member Zain Davids was quick to emphasise the need for further improvements during the second 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament, also to be staged in Dubai on Friday and Saturday.

Leinster under rare pressure as SA derbies add spice to weekend
The South African teams resume their respective Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaigns with the landscape having changed a bit since they last played seven weeks ago.

‘Game On Global’ community law variations to advance accessibility and welfare
Welfare and accessibility are at the heart of Game On Global, a programme of optional community law variations launched by World Rugby and national member unions today.

Du Plessis ruled out of second Dubai event
Springbok Sevens stalwart Muller du Plessis has been ruled out with a leg injury while Ryan Oosthuizen will be given as much time as possible to recover from his ankle niggle as the Blitzboks got their preparations underway for this coming weekend’s second HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Dubai.

Ulster break eight year drought to shock Leinster
While most of the attention in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend was on the ongoing drama to get the four sides out of South Africa, elsewhere Ulster rocked the competition with their win over top side Leinster in Dublin.