Anton Taylor, whose highlight of his rugby career was placing second in a Pete Sampras lookalike competition at a club fundraiser, takes a look at some of the bigger, and smaller moments from Round 3 of an action-packed Vodacom Super Rugby weekend.
South Africa’s three Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finalists, the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and D...
Riveting action is expected when the Airlink Pumas host Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in the first SA Cup semi-final in Nelspr...
The Fidelity ADT Lions Under-21 side gained their second win of the SA Rugby U21 Cup competition to go top of the log wh...
The DHL Stormers have booked their spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals alongside the Vodacom Bu...
The Sanlam Boland Kavaliers recorded a bonus-point victory over Eastern Province in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon to se...
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The Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday evening.
Four players will make their first appearance at the third Under-20 alignment camp in Stellenbosch this week after being invited by Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux as the planning phase continues for the SA Rugby Academy and SA U20 season in the next few months.
Ahead of Monday’s landmark 20th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, former Springbok wing Bryan Habana has been inducted into the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Hard work lies ahead for the Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 after the teams were reintroduced the realities of touring the northern hemisphere in winter this past weekend, with both sides suffering disappointing defeats.
Two second half tries by Ben Lam paved the way for a 38-22 Hurricanes triumph over the Cell C Sharks in their third round Vodacom Super Rugby match in Wellington on Saturday morning (SA time).
Werner Kok will play in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for the Springbok Sevens team next weekend in Los Angeles, where Ryan Oosthuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Mfundo Ndhlovu will return to action in the green and gold.
Jaco Visagie (hooker) and Johnny Kotze (outside centre) will both earn their 50th Vodacom Super Rugby caps when the Vodacom Bulls return to Loftus Versfeld for the first time this season to face the Blues on Saturday (kick-off 17h15).
Springbok centre Andre Esterhuizen will take over the captaincy duties from regular skipper Lukhanyo Am, who is being rested, for the Cell C Sharks' fourth round Vodacom Super Rugby match with the Rebels on Saturday in Ballarat.
The DHL Stormers have made four changes for their home encounter with the Jaguares - which kicks off at 15h05 on Saturday - with Springbok tighthead prop Wilco Louw set to earn his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby cap off the bench.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team will revel in the opportunity to take the field again after their historic first appearance at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in December last year.
The Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday evening.
Werner Kok will play in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for the Springbok Sevens team next weekend in Los Angeles, where Ryan Oosthuizen, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Mfundo Ndhlovu will return to action in the green and gold.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Momentum crucial as VURC pool stages concludeSouth Africa’s three Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finalists, the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and DHL Stormers, will have their sights set on building winning momentum with an eye on the playoffs as the curtain drops on the pool stages this weekend, while the Emirates Lions will look to wrap up their campaign on a high note.
SA Cup
Scintillating SA Cup semi-finals on the cardsRiveting action is expected when the Airlink Pumas host Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in the first SA Cup semi-final in Nelspruit on Friday evening (19h00), and when the defending champions, Suzuki Griquas, face the Toyota Cheetahs in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon (15h00) as the competition winds to a thrilling finish.
SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield
Lions go top after Bulls, WP draw in U21 CupThe Fidelity ADT Lions Under-21 side gained their second win of the SA Rugby U21 Cup competition to go top of the log when they defeated the Leopards U21 in Johannesburg last weekend.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Stormers join Bulls, Sharks in Vodacom URC playoffsThe DHL Stormers have booked their spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals alongside the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks after a good penultimate weekend of league action for the three South African teams.
SA Cup
Boland lock down last qualifying spot in SA CupThe Sanlam Boland Kavaliers recorded a bonus-point victory over Eastern Province in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon to seal fourth spot in the SA Cup which guarantees them a place in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division for the 2025 season.