Match official appointments to 2 June 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Marius van der Westhuizen and Morne Ferreira in charge of the Vodacom URC derbies in South Africa.

Fifteens returnees excited to add value in Spain
Playing rugby for your country remains a privilege, and being able to don the green and gold in both sevens and fifteens even more so. Hence, when the call came to rejoin the Springbok Women's Sevens and travel to Spain for the HSBC SVNS Qualifier this weekend, Veroeshka Grain did not hesitate despite having just returned from Madagascar with the Springbok Women.

Blitzboks ready to tick the right boxes in Madrid
The belief in their turnaround of fortunes is real and come the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Madrid this weekend, the Springbok Sevens team will be ready to deliver.

Nienaber: Leinster will bounce back without mental scars
The anguish of the post-mortem may be in full-flow among Leinster fans after their Investec Champions’ Cup final loss to Toulouse this weekend, but their senior coach Jacques Nienaber says it won’t leave many mental scars.

Fixtures confirmed for World Rugby U20 Champs
The World Rugby U20 Championship returns to South Africa in June and July when the 12 best Under-20 teams will battle it out for global supremacy, with France defending the title they won in Cape Town last year, while the Junior Springboks will look to improve on their bronze medal from 2023.

Geduld: Positive mindset to drive Blitzboks in Spain
The record books will reflect that South Africa won the last two HSBC SVNS tournaments in Spain – Malaga and Seville in 2022 – and for Justin Geduld, playing in his 60th world series tournament for the Blitzboks this weekend, those achievements can be repeated.

Bok Women's Sevens will not stop fighting in Madrid
The Springbok Women's Sevens squad understand very well what is at stake in Madrid this weekend and are adamant it will be a matter of fight, not flight in their quest for survival in their approach to this weekend's HSBC SVNS play-off tournament.

Leinster’s anguish could drive them to Vodacom URC success
It has become a Groundhog Day repeat of nightmare proportions for Leinster, but their third successive narrow defeat in an Investec Champions Cup final could this year spell trouble for the teams contending in the primary league competition they compete in, especially in the closing stages of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Boks and Kolisi honoured by African Union for RWC triumph
The Springboks added prestigious continental awards to their impressive list of accolades following their back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles last year, when they received the Team of the Year and Sportsman of the Year awards at the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Sports Awards in Lusaka, Zambia on Saturday.

Lions, Bulls and WP surge ahead in U21 Cup
The weekend's SA Rugby Under-21 Cup fixtures produced a fourth win for the unbeaten Fidelity ADT Lions U21 side, while there were also big wins for the Vodacom Bulls U21 and DHL Western Province U21, with both teams scoring more than 70 points.