Jantjies leads Emirates Lions in Vodacom Super Fan Saturday
Springbok flyhalf and 2019 Rugby World Cup winner, Elton Jantjies, will lead an Emirates Lions team featuring a vibrant mix of youth and experience on Saturday when they cross paths with the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Fan Saturday double-header at Loftus Versfeld.
Familiar faces return in Vodacom Bulls’ squad
Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White included four Springbok loose forwards in his squad of 30 players for their Vodacom Super Fan Saturday clash against the Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
SA participation in Guinness PRO14 with Monday night rugby planned
On August 25, PRO14 Rugby acknowledged that under current international travel restrictions it is not possible for South African teams to fulfil Guinness PRO14 fixtures until 2021.
SA Rugby U21 Champs scheduled for Johannesburg next month
The 2020 SA Rugby Under-21 Championship, featuring five provincial sides, will kick off on Sunday 4 October and will be played at one venue – Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg – culminating in the final on 30 October, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday.
Video: Davids and Pretorius on making the Dream Team
Two Blitzboks, JC Pretorius and Selvyn Davids, were named in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team at the end of the 2020 season. The handing over of the jerseys was done by SA Rugby's High Performance Manager for Sevens Rugby, Marius Schoeman.
RIP Yusuf Moerat (1928-2020)
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, expressed his condolences to the family of former rugby legend and national representative, Mr Yusuf Moerat, who passed away in Paarl on Sunday.
Blitzboks duo named in World Series Dream Team
Springbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team.
One year later - Rugby World Cup 2019 quiz
Today is exactly one year since the Rugby World Cup kicked off in Japan ... and we know how that ended! ;-) How well do you remember Japan 2019 - take our quiz!
Draft squad named for Castle Lager Springbok Showdown
Thirty-two capped Springboks – 13 of whom were part of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in Japan a year ago – a number of Blitzboks and recent Junior Boks are among a roster of 93 players in the draft squad for the historic Castle Lager Springbok Showdown in Cape Town on Saturday 3 October.
Southern Kings’ company goes into voluntary liquidation
The board of SA Super Rugby (Pty) Ltd – which trades as the Southern Kings – has placed the insolvent company into voluntary liquidation to secure the longer-term financial future of rugby in Eastern Province.