The six Springbok tries and Makazole Mapimpi's hat-trick will stand out, but the men in green and gold made more than double the number of tackles than Japan in their 41-7 victory in Kumagaya on Friday.
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Governance Review OutcomesThe Executive Council of SA Rugby mandated an auditing firm in January to conduct a review of two ancillary matters related to the proposed equity deal: the transaction commission process and the registration of a shelf-company with a single registered director.
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Strong start to '25 wipes out SA Rugby’s 2024 lossesSouth African rugby’s continued investment into membership of northern hemisphere rugby competitions led to a R93m group loss in 2024, but the organisation had already wiped out that deficit with a strong start to 2025, the annual meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) was told in Cape Town on Thursday.
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SA Rugby charts bold path for inclusive growth and developmentThe development of women’s rugby to ensure the growth of the game, the important role of schools’ rugby and the FNB Youth Weeks, and the presentation of a unified tackle age framework were three of the main points on the agenda at SA Rugby’s second Community Rugby Workshop, which was held in Johannesburg earlier this week.
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RIP Aubrey Everson (1944 to 2025)Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former national referee and experienced provincial administrator Aubrey Everson, who passed away on Friday at the age of 80.
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SA Rugby pays tribute to Cornal HendricksThe South African rugby community was shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Cornal Hendricks and Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to the former dual-international who wore the green and gold with distinction.