Battle lines drawn in crucial Vodacom URC derby
The battle lines will be clearly marked on Saturday when the DHL Stormers host the Vodacom Bulls in their highly anticipated Vodacom United Rugby Championship north-south derby in Cape Town, where the Pretoria outfit will be looking to reduce the gap between themselves and the two top sides on the standings, while the hosts will be desperate to close in on the top eight to improve their playoff chances.

Venue confirmed for Sevens Challenger 2025 opener
Athlone Stadium in Cape Town will host the opening two rounds of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025, where the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will start their quest to regain their World Series core team status for next season.

SARU to appoint independent financial advisors to plot future
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will appoint a financial institution to review rugby’s financial ecosystem, the union’s membership decided at a General Council meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.

U20 Academy squad test their skill against Maties
The SA Rugby Under-20 Academy squad enjoyed a solid workout session against a Maties outfit in Stellenbosch on Thursday morning and will have a similar training exercise next Monday against the University of Cape Town as part of their preparations for the forthcoming tour to Georgia.

Match official appointments to 9 February 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with Morne Ferreira in action in the Vodacom URC derby in Cape Town, while Marius Jonker and Marius van der Westhuizen are on Six Nations duty.

Continued gains for Bok Women in RWC preparation
Their second alignment camp ticked a couple of boxes for the Springbok Women coaching staff and players, with assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt emphasising some good outcomes from the planned objectives at the conclusion of the three-day camp in Pretoria.

Grassroots to Greatness: Origin Round returns
Across Rounds 11 (14-16 Feb) and 12 (28 Feb-1 March) the Vodacom URC is inviting teams, players and fans to celebrate the communities and people who helped launch the careers of hundreds of rugby players and coaches.

Bok Women assemble in Pretoria for second camp
A group of 34 players will assemble in Pretoria on Sunday for the Springbok Women’s second alignment camp of the year, as the national team’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup in England in August picks up pace.

Impressive Daisies lay down marker in Pretoria
The Bulls Daisies made it very clear that they are not giving an inch in the defence of their Women's Premier Division title when they totally outplayed DHL Western Province in Pretoria on Saturday, while the Sanlam Boland Dames, Sharks Women and Border Ladies were also victorious in their second-round clashes.

RIP Izak Johannes “Sakkie” de Klerk (1938 to 2025)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Sakkie de Klerk, who passed away on Friday at the age of 86.