South African eyes will be on Italy and Ireland
Parma, Treviso, Dublin and Limerick may not be the most-visited cities when it comes to South African rugby tours abroad, but that is where all the action will happen from a local perspective when the eagerly anticipated Vodacom United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend.

Emirates Lions name strong line-up for Zebre clash
The Emirates Lions have named a strong 23-man side to face Italian outfit Zebre in their opening match of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Parma on Friday.

Oosthuizen loves playing sevens again
The mantra of “smiles on faces” – as lived by the Springbok Sevens team – is an easy one for the players to express, especially now that they are back playing international rugby again.

Kolbe crowned Players' Player of the Year for 2021
Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe has walked away with the Players’ Player of the Year Award for 2021, while Springbok Women's star Lusanda Dumke has won the award for the Most Improved Player, and Duane Vermeulen won the Fans’ Choice Award.

Pienaar to start for Sharks against Munster
Ruan Pienaar will be back in a Cell C Sharks jersey when the KwaZulu-Natalians open their account in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Munster on Saturday evening, taking continuity into this history-making rugby event in the first competitive game against a northern hemisphere team.

Boks target vast improvement against All Blacks
The Springboks are determined to deliver a vastly improved performance on Saturday when they line up against the All Blacks in Townsville in their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash.

Selvyn Davids to join Blitzboks in Canada
Experienced playmaker Selvyn Davids has been called up to replace the injured Angelo Davids in the Springbok Sevens team for the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton this weekend.

Nienaber banks on experience for New Zealand Test
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville, as they look to rebound from successive defeats against Australia.

Wins for Bulls and Sharks; Lions and WP draw
The Vodacom Bulls are back at the top of the log in the SA Rugby U20 Cup after an important 39-17 win over the Leopards in Pretoria on Saturday, while two other contenders to the provincial crown, the Lions and DHL Western Province, played to a 24-all draw in Johannesburg and the Cell C Sharks found another gear in pulling away from Toyota Free State (46-18).

Brown's stats show Blitzboks’ dominance in Vancouver
The Springbok Sevens team’s strong start to the 2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series was a real boost for South African rugby supporters, but even more so was the impressive showing from the four debutants on display in Vancouver last weekend.