RIP Piet Botha (1935-2024)
The President of the South African Rugby Union, Mr Mark Alexander, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Piet Botha, who passed away in his sleep on Tuesday at the age of 88 years old.

Positive outlook from young guns in Hong Kong
Much has been made of the fact that the Springbok Sevens, despite winning 40 HSBC SVNS tournaments on all continents, have not cracked gold at Hong Kong Stadium, and with the iconic tournament moving to a new venue next year, they will have one last shot at breaking that bogey.

Match official appointments to 8 April 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with the Round of 16 in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup on the agenda, while the SA Cup continues and the FNB Varsity Cup returns to action after a short break over Easter.

SA teams await fate in first playoff round
The tough task of beating their respective opponents in the two local Investec Champions Cup is not the complete part of what will make this an interesting and perhaps also anxious weekend for Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White and his DHL Stormers counterpart John Dobson.

Happy Human hopes to contribute in Hong Kong
Watching from the sidelines wasn’t easy for Dewald Human, but now that the Blitzbok playmaker is back from injury, he is ready to help and make a difference to the Springbok Sevens’ fortunes in Hong Kong this weekend.

Bok Women's Sevens savour HSBC SVNS core status
They are starting to find the flow of the HSBC SVNS to their liking and as the self-belief grows with improved performances, the Springbok Women's Sevens team await the iconic Hong Kong tournament, the sixth of the 2024 season, with much anticipation, according to Eloise Webb, one of the experienced core of players that played at the same event in 2018.

Imperious Leinster returning log to business as usual
Leinster’s emphatic win over the Vodacom Bulls in the plum match of the 13th round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has set the Irish team up to continue the hold they have had on the top spot on the final log in the first two seasons of the competition.

Blitzboks focused on the task at hand in Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens team hit the ground running in Hong Kong on Monday with their first training session only a few hours after arriving in the Far East.

Coastal teams come out on top in challenging round
It was a rewarding weekend for the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks in round 13 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they secured important victories to make it two out of four for the domestic franchises as the scramble for quarter-final spots intensifies.

No major Easter Weekend surprises in the SA Cup
The four Currie Cup Premier Division sides continued their strong start in the SA Cup when all of them registered convincing victories in this weekend’s second-round matches, while there was also a good win for the Phangela SWD Eagles.