Am leads strong SA ‘A’ team against Lions
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 18 Rugby World Cup winners in a strong South Africa ‘A’ team captained by Lukhanyo Am for their clash with the British & Irish Lions in a Castle Lager Lions Series match at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.
Mother City welcomes Castle Lager Lions Series
The Springboks and the British & Irish Lions arrived in Cape Town on Sunday for the eagerly awaited second stage of the Castle Lager Lions Series.
Club and amateur rugby still suspended
All club and amateur rugby remain suspended after the national government's announcement on Sunday 11 July that the adjusted level four lockdown will continue for another two weeks.
The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #8
It was a Carling Currie Cup weekend to cherish for the two teams from the Free State as the Toyota Cheetahs broke their Premier Division duck, while the Down Touch Griffons put some distance between them and the chasing pack on the First Division standings.
Women’s Premier Division R10 and First Division R5 Review
DHL Western Province will take on the Border Ladies in the Women’s Premier Division final on Friday, while Free State will meet the MasterCard Golden Lions Women in the First Division final after the latter teams booked their places in the closing round of pool matches this weekend.
Springboks resume training on Sunday
The Springboks will resume training on Sunday in preparation for the Castle Lager Lions Series after six rounds of COVID-19 testing and a six-day preventative self-isolation period cleared a large group of players to return to the field.
Cheetahs edge Pumas in Bloemfontein nailbiter
The Toyota Cheetahs clinched a morale-boosting win when they pipped the New Nation Pumas 17-16 in a Carling Currie Cup cliffhanger in chilly Bloemfontein on Friday afternoon.
The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #7
Tafel Lager Griquas blew the race to the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division playoffs wide open on Wednesday, and opened the gap for the New Nation Pumas to go top of the log with the halfway mark approaching.
Women’s Premier Division R10 and First Division R5 Preview
There will be all-out action on the women’s provincial front this weekend as the pool phase of the Premier and First Division concludes, and First Division finalists will be confirmed.
Springboks’ second Test against Georgia cancelled
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that the planned second Test match between the Springboks and Georgia had been cancelled because of COVID-19 infections in both camps.