Visser: Aligned focus for Blitzboks in Vancouver
After winning gold twice and silver twice at BC Place in Vancouver in earlier versions of the Canadian leg of HSBC SVNS, the Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of their underwhelming performances in recent seasons.
Bok legends think back to their rugby origins
They may have packed away their rugby boots for good, but some of South Africa’s rugby legends have never forgotten their origins in the game and can still remember it like it was yesterday.
Match official appointments to 24 February 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with Aimee Barrett-Theron handed the refereeing duties in the Vodacom URC derby between the Vodacom Bulls and the Emirates Lions in Pretoria on Saturday.
Swarts, Willemse named in SA 7s Challenger squad
Former Proteas hockey player Kayla Swarts and DHL Western Province scrumhalf Alicia Willemse are in line to make their international rugby sevens debuts after being named in the Springbok Women's Sevens squad for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025.
Fit again Leyds and Jobb ready for Vancouver
It is almost a case of second chances for Springbok Sevens wing Sebastiaan Jobb, and he is determined to make the second stint in his HSBC SVNS career more memorable than the first, all of two years ago.
AfriSam extends commitment to SA Rugby
SA Rugby and AfriSam, a leading provider of cement and concrete solutions, have renewed their partnership, which includes sponsorship of the Springboks and an expanded collaboration with South Africa’s other national rugby teams.
Jacobs and Makua join Bok Women in Stellenbosch
Springbok Women utility forwards Catha Jacobs and Lerato Makua will join their national teammates in Stellenbosch on Sunday for a week-long training camp at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport, the fourth such assembly in 2025 as the team build towards the Rugby World Cup in England later this year.
Weekend of upsets in Vodacom URC derbies
Saturday’s thrilling South African derby round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship delivered victories for the lower ranked teams on the log with the Emirates Lions holding out the DHL Stormers in Johannesburg before the Hollywoodbets Sharks shocked the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria.
Monster Energy boost Boks with new partnership
SA Rugby and Monster Energy, the global energy drink icon, have entered into a new partnership which will incorporate a sponsorship of the Springboks as well as other national teams.
Daisies and Dames lead the pack at halfway stage
The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames have moved clear of the chasing pack in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, courtesy of big victories in the fourth round, while DHL Western Province and the Free State Women also secured first away wins as the competition moved past the halfway stage.