Team announcement

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made 10 changes to his starting team for their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.

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The top Under-20 women’s players in South Africa will converge in Johannesburg from Saturday for their second annual provincial week, with 12 unions sending teams to the tournament, after which a Junior Springbok Women’s team will be selected for the inaugural U20 Women’s Africa Series in Stellenbosch.

Team announcement

Springbok Women performance coach Swys de Bruin has made two changes to the starting team that will face Spain at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday, and three tweaks to the bench from their comprehensive victory over the Barbarians just over a week ago.

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Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith emphasised the importance of the team sticking together and playing for one another as they attempt to register their fifth win a row in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and secure their first title since 2019 when they line up against Argentina in Santiago del Estero on Saturday, saying the hosts will have everything to play for as the only other title contenders.

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield

SA Rugby Under 21 Cup log leaders, the Fidelity ADT Lions, recorded their eighth victory in as many games when they defeated defending champions, DHL Western Province, 39-36 in a hard-fought encounter at City Park in Cape Town on Friday, while there was a first win for the Leopards in Potchefstroom.