Rugby World Cup favourites maul Springbok Women
England extended their record-breaking sequence of wins to 28 matches as the Rugby World Cup favourites’ set-piece superiority laid the platform for a 75-0 (halftime 29-0) victory over a plucky but outgunned Springbok Women.

Boks call up DHL Stormers trio for training camp
The DHL Stormers trio of Manie Libbok, Sacha Mngomezulu and Evan Roos will join the Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch on their return from Wales following their Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour, while Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen and Elrigh Louw will no longer join the camp.

Mixed fortunes for Bulls and Stormers on tour
There were mixed fortunes for the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers, the only two South African franchises to take the field in round sixth of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, after the Cell C Sharks and Emirates Lions’ home games were called off.

Springbok Women end campaign aware of shortcomings
The Springbok Women were outplayed and outwitted by a better England team, who showed why they are undefeated for close to four years now and who exposed the lack of experience of the South African side in pressure situations.

Energy and execution to drive Springbok Women against England
Nolusindiso Booi and Zenay Jordaan both scored tries the last time the Springbok Women played England - in the 2013 Women’s Nations Cup - with the Red Roses scraping home 18-17, but it is fair to say a lot has happened with the respective teams since that day.

Gritty Cardiff end DHL Stormers’ unbeaten run
Cardiff handed the DHL Stormers their first defeat of the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign with a well-deserved 30-24 victory on a wet night at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday.

Strong second half steers Bulls to big win in Treviso
The Vodacom Bulls bounced back in style from two consecutive defeats against Benetton in Treviso in their round six Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash on Friday night, out-scoring their Italian hosts by five tries to one for a bonus-point 44-22 victory.

Springbok Women ready for the biggest challenge of their careers
The last time Chumisa Qawe walked off the field after representing her beloved Springbok Women team, she was feeling good about herself. She had just played at Emirates Airline Park in a curtain raiser to the Springboks and All Blacks, delivering a proper performance against Spain, which earned her the Player of the Match award and some handy cash from the new team sponsor, FNB.

Malherbe becomes most-capped Stormers player
Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will be become the most-capped DHL Stormers player when he runs out in a crunch Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Cardiff in the Welsh capital on Saturday evening.

Hendrikse back at pivot for Emirates Lions
Jordan Hendrikse will start at flyhalf when the Emirates Lions host the Glasgow Warrions in a sixth round fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.