Lions, Sharks and Cheetahs U20s stay unbeaten
The Lions maintained their unbeaten start to the SA Rugby Under 20 Cup competition with a solid 27-17 win over the DHL Western Province in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Cell C Sharks and Toyota Cheetahs are also still on the winning path after three rounds of action.

Irish teams still in frame for top four domination
The DHL Stormers made sure of the South African Shield for the second successive year and still hold onto their top two position, but the latest round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was a good one for the four teams from Ireland.

Close encounters in Vodacom URC derbies
The DHL Stormers all but secured the South African Shield with a tense victory in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive in Pretoria with a second win on the trot, but in both instances the victorious teams had to withstand serious comebacks from their opponents.

Blitzboks crash out of HSBC Canada Sevens
The Springbok Sevens team’s dance with inconsistency delivered a very underwhelming performance at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday morning (SA time) as they crashed to defeats against Argentina and Kenya in the HSBC Canada Sevens.

Blitzboks show good improvement in Vancouver
The Springbok Sevens team came back from 19 points down to draw against France (19-19) and then scored six tries against Japan (40-12) to finish the first day of the HSBC Canada Sevens on a satisfying note at BC Place in Vancouver on Friday night (Canadian time).

Stormers outlast Sharks in Cape Town thriller
The DHL Stormers had to dig deep for their 29-23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship victory over a gutsy Cell C Sharks team in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon, with the visitors launching a late comeback after the hosts led by 19-6 at the break.

Lions dig deep to shut out Bulls in Pretoria
The Emirates Lions held on with everything they have to shut out a determined Vodacom Bulls outfit for a superb 29-25 victory in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.

Springbok Women include eight uncapped players for Spain tour
Nolusindiso Booi will lead a Springbok Women squad with eight potential debutants to Europe later this month – including a number of younger players and a former South African netball player – for Tests against Canada and Spain in Madrid.

Rian Oberholzer returns to SA Rugby as interim CEO
SA Rugby on Friday confirmed that former CEO, Rian Oberholzer, had returned to the role in an interim capacity to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Jurie Roux.

Nienaber happy as Boks wrap up week two of camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction with the strides made at their physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town and said they were ticking the desired boxes, as the second week of the camp concluded on Friday.