MTN sponsorship ends after eight successful years
After back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins, inspiring teamwork, deft touches, breathtaking tries and plenty of joy for fans from all walks of life, the sponsorship agreement between MTN and the Springboks ends after eight highly successful years.

Oosthuizen: Blitzboks’ belief and smiles are real
There is a real belief amongst the players in the Springbok Sevens squad that they are improving as a team and doing the right things well has become a blueprint for them, according to experienced forward Ryan Oosthuizen, who arrived in Hong Kong this week for a seventh time as a Blitzbok.

Satisfying weekend for SA as Vodacom URC returns with a bang
It was a largely satisfying weekend for South Africa’s teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as three of the four side – the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and DHL Stormers – came away with victories to boost their playoff hopes, while the Emirates Lions managed to secure a losing bonus point away from home to remain within striking range of the top eight.

WP book final spot in against Bulls Daisies
DHL Western Province will travel to Pretoria to take on the Bulls Daisies in the final of the Women’s Premier Division next weekend after edging the Sanlam Boland Dames 32-29 in a frantic match in Bellville on Saturday, while the defending champions closed out the final round of the competition with an emphatic 96-0 dismantling of the Free State Women in Pretoria.

Blitzboks to keep eye on the prize in Hong Kong
Fifty seven tournaments into his HSBC SVNS career (and 154 tries later), Siviwe Soyizwapi returns to Hong Kong for a sixth time, older and wiser, but just as determined as he was in 2016, when he made his Blitzbok debut at the Hong Kong Stadium.

Leading trio tighten grip as Valke and EP soar
The leading trio of Suzuki Griquas, Airlink Pumas and NovaVit Griffons maintained their unbeaten run with good victories in the third round of the SA Cup, while the Valke and Eastern Province were in good form as the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Toyota Cheetahs lost further ground on the top four.

Junior Boks gear up for third camp in Stellenbosch
The Junior Springboks are set to reconvene at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) next week with a squad of 41 players for their third training camp of the year, and the first gathering since their return from a successful tour in Georgia three weeks ago.

League phase concludes with high-stakes final round
The Bulls Daisies have all but secured home ground advantage in the final of the 2025 Women’s Premier Division in Pretoria on 29 March, so most eyes will be on the Rosina Paarwater Stadium in Bellville, where the other finalist for this year’s title will be determined when the league phase concludes.

Match official appointments to 24 March 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with the Vodacom URC back to a full round and the Women’s Premier Division league phase wrapping up.

Cupido to debut as Snyman changes three for HK
Gino Cupido will make his debut for the Springbok Sevens team in Hong Kong next weekend after being named in the squad for the trip east, with his inclusion one of three changes from the Vancouver squad made by Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman.