Lions keep playoff hopes alive with Treviso win
The Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive with a memorable 32-28 victory against Benetton in their round 16 clash at Stadio Monigo in Treviso on Saturday afternoon.

From Mandini to Madrid: Zulu’s unlikely journey
It will be in the unlikeliest of homes where the biggest cheer will be heard on Saturday when Mary Zulu runs onto the field for her first international cap for South Africa, starting at fullback for the Springbok Women.

Top of the table Vodacom URC draw in Dublin
After 80 minutes of going hammer and tongs in horrendous Dublin conditions, there was nothing to separate the two top teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as Leinster and the DHL Stormers - the two top teams on the log - played to a 22-22 draw (halftime 17-5) at the RDS Arena on Friday evening.

Four SA teams named for final round abroad
The four South African teams in action in crunch Vodacom United Rugby Championship matches in Ireland, Wales and Italy this weekend, have been named, with a host of Springboks returning from a compulsory eight-week rest and regeneration block.

Blitzbok squad named for important Far East trip
Springbok Sevens coach Sandile Ngcobo included three uncapped players in the Blitzbok squad for the next two tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, with Donovan Don, Ethan James and Sebastiaan Jobb in line for their first taste of international sevens rugby in the next fortnight.

Dumke and Lochner set to shine in Spain
They may have obvious personal reasons to be excited for the Springbok Women season to start in Madrid on Saturday, but for experienced flanker Lusanda Dumke and uncapped lock Danelle Lochner, there will a unified desire come Saturday 17h00 (SA time).

South African teams face big challenge abroad
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will be wary of the fact that a massive effort will be required to topple the opposition in crucial matches for their playoff hopes when they return to the field in the big north versus south showpiece this weekend.

The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #5
Three Currie Cup Premier Division matches take place on an action-packed Friday, with log leaders the Toyota Cheetahs hosting Vodacom Bulls in Bloemfontein in a clash which should again be full of intrigue, while the Mzansi Challenge also kicks off this weekend.

Four debutants in Bok Women team to face Canada
Springbok Women interim coach Louis Koen named three uncapped players – Mary Zulu (fullback), Shaunique Hess (centre) and Danelle Lochner (lock) – in the starting team and added Byrhandré Dolf (utility back) to the bench to face Canada in Madrid on Saturday

Decisive round of action as Vodacom URC returns
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship returns this weekend after a few weeks’ break while the Guinness Six Nations was being played and with three rounds to go, the competition has reached a decisive stage as the teams jostle for finishing position on the final log.