Vodacom URC the stage for young stars to shine
Another wave of young South African rugby stars are expected to take centre stage in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship as the competition continues to distinguish itself as a breeding ground of future Springbok talent.

Mbonambi joins Springboks in Buenos Aires
Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi joined the national squad in Buenos Aires on Monday after completing the initial stages of his recovery from the knee injury that sidelined him before the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Johannesburg last month.

Boks bracing for bruising encounter in BA
The Springboks are ready for a bruising encounter against a passionate Argentinean team determined to please their home crowd in Buenos Aires on Saturday as the race for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title reaches fever pitch.

Blitzboks sign off in style as Powell bids farewell
It was the farewell Neil Powell deserved as the long-serving head coach of the Springbok Sevens team and although it wasn’t in the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 final - as the team and so many South Africans had hoped for - the Blitzboks finally delivered a performance worthy of the contribution their coach had made to the local sevens game in a career spanning more than two decades.

Bok Women’s Sevens hold their heads high in CT
Playing in front of their families, friends and supporters at Cape Town Stadium gave them a vital lift, but in the end the Springbok Women’s Sevens team just came short of replicating their performances from Saturday as they were beaten by 21-19 by China in their final match of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, the Challenge Cup playoff for 13th position.

Nche: “We need to be ready for something special”
The Springboks have to be ready for a special performance from Argentina next weekend as the battle for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title reaches boiling point in the next two weeks with all four teams still in the race.

Powell reflects with pride on golden era for Blitzboks
His golden reign as international sevens coach came to a disappointing end in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup Sevens this weekend, where the Springbok Sevens finished seventh, but for Neil Powell, the nine years at the helm of one of South Africa’s most popular sports teams remained a “time he will never regret”.

Fiji and Australia crowned champions in Cape Town
Fiji claimed their third men’s Rugby World Cup Sevens title by beating defending champions New Zealand, while Australia’s women took down New Zealand to win the title for the first time since 2009 in Cape Town.

Disappointment as Blitzboks bow out in Cape Town
The Springbok Sevens team crashed out of contention at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 when Ireland beat them by 24-14 in their quarter-final on Saturday, bringing an end to their quest of winning the Melrose Cup in Neil Powell’s last tournament as head coach.

Roos leads the charge as SA Women beat Colombia
The Springbok Women’s Sevens – with a magnificent Nadine Roos leading the charge – broke their 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens duck in emphatic fashion when they outplayed Colombia by 27-0 to book their place in the 13th place playoff against China, at 14h37 on Sunday afternoon.