Grateful Nhleko expected nervous start for U20s
The Junior Springboks got their Under-20 International Series campaign off to a winning start with a hard-fought 29-10 victory over Uruguay in Stellenbosch, and while it was the ideal way to begin the competition, they know there is room for improvement.
Clinical Pumas purr in Carling Currie Cup opener
The New Nation Pumas made a statement in the opening match of the Carling Currie Cup as they claimed a commanding 39-10 bonus-point win over the Lions in Nelspruit on Friday evening.
Women’s Premier Division R7 and First Division R2 Preview
While the scramble for second place on the standings will be a big driving force for a few Women’s Premier Division teams this weekend as the competition enters round seven, the teams participating in Group 2 of the First Division will look to build momentum after kicking off their competition last week.
The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #1
Established stars and a host of the country’s best emerging talent from all 14 unions will lace up for the start of the Carling Currie Cup this weekend, with 12 weeks of exhilarating provincial rugby on the menu.
Cheslin Kolbe announced as Laureus Ambassador
Cheslin Kolbe, a Rugby World Cup winner with the Springboks in 2019, has been appointed as the latest Laureus Sport for Good Foundation ambassador.
Stick: “We will have to be at our best”
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick declared that the Rugby World Cup champions will have to be at their best in the Castle Lager Lions Series as they look to repeat their 2009 feat against the British & Irish Lions in July and August.
Excitement abound in Junior Bok camp
The Junior Springboks are bustling with cropped-up energy and excitement and cannot wait to run onto the field on Friday when they face Uruguay Under-20, when international rugby finally returns to South African soil.
Blitzbok bubble boosts Brown
The Springbok Sevens team’s Olympic Games preparation camp, now well into its second week, continues to be beneficial to the squad and for Ronald Brown, only good things came from their time in Johannesburg.
Nyakane: "We all want to wear the jersey"
Trevor Nyakane knows all about the ups and downs of professional rugby, which is why the experienced prop with the infectious smile is thrilled to be back in the Springbok squad as they prepare for the Tests against Georgia and the Castle Lager Lions Series, and said he will push himself as hard as possible to be in the group in that lines up against the tourists in the historic series.
World Rugby launches Olympic sevens campaign
World Rugby has launched a major new rugby sevens campaign - “This Is How We Sevens” – as excitement builds towards the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which kicks off in under 50 days.