More of the same for the four SA teams
The four South African sides will be looking to build on their winning momentum from last weekend when they line up this coming weekend during the third round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, which kicks off on Friday evening when the Vodacom Bulls host Connacht from 18h30 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.

Bok speedsters bolster Bulls for Connacht visit
Springbok backs Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie and Sbu Nkosi were all drafted straight into the Vodacom Bulls’ starting team for their third round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Irish side Connacht in Pretoria on Friday evening.

Sharks make injury-enforced changes for Dragons
The Cell C Sharks have made two injury-enforced changes to the team that defeated Zebre Parma last weekend for their second tour match of this year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship against the Dragons in Newport on Saturday.

Johannes-Haupt: We are not at the RWC only to compete
The impact of the Rugby World Cup being postponed by a year was felt more in some of the 12 participating countries than others, and for the Springbok Women, the extra year was a blessing in disguise as it allowed them to pack another eight Tests and two friendly internationals into the calendar, hence they arrived in Auckland this week settled and ready for their Pool C matches against France, Fiji and England.

Irish derby will identify rivals to SA teams' hopes
It is still early days but Munster’s two defeats have served to set up Friday night’s Irish derby at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast as a game that will identify the main rival to the South African hopes of repeating last year’s trophy success in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Lions make two changes for visit to Cardiff
The Emirates Lions’ starting team for their third round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Cardiff in Wales on Friday night shows two changes from the side that beat the Ospreys last weekend.

Different continent, same principles for Mcatshulwa
Her rugby talents have taken Sinazo Mcatshulwa to various continents and venues, but for the 26-year-old Springbok Women flanker, the location where you ply your trade has little impact on her approach to the game.

Fans flock back to see the Boks in action
The Springboks came close to a claiming a fifth Castle Lager Rugby Championship title this season, and although there was disappointment in the end, the men in green and gold still performed very well, with a number of Boks dominating the individual statistical analysis of the competition, while South African rugby supporters made the most of the opportunity to return to stadiums.

Henning: Referees should deal hard with dissent
Tappe Henning, Head of Match officials for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, said that referees should deal harshly with any forms of dissent that can bring the game into disrepute.

Nike returns as technical apparel provider in 2023
The Springboks and SA Rugby will have a new technical apparel provider in 2023. Agreement has been reached with Nike to succeed current partner ASICS, whose contract comes to an end at the end of 2022.