SA Rugby U21 Champs scheduled for Johannesburg next month
The 2020 SA Rugby Under-21 Championship, featuring five provincial sides, will kick off on Sunday 4 October and will be played at one venue – Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg – culminating in the final on 30 October, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday.

Video: Davids and Pretorius on making the Dream Team
Two Blitzboks, JC Pretorius and Selvyn Davids, were named in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team at the end of the 2020 season. The handing over of the jerseys was done by SA Rugby's High Performance Manager for Sevens Rugby, Marius Schoeman.

RIP Yusuf Moerat (1928-2020)
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, expressed his condolences to the family of former rugby legend and national representative, Mr Yusuf Moerat, who passed away in Paarl on Sunday.

Blitzboks duo named in World Series Dream Team
Springbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team.

One year later - Rugby World Cup 2019 quiz
Today is exactly one year since the Rugby World Cup kicked off in Japan ... and we know how that ended! ;-) How well do you remember Japan 2019 - take our quiz!

Draft squad named for Castle Lager Springbok Showdown
Thirty-two capped Springboks – 13 of whom were part of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in Japan a year ago – a number of Blitzboks and recent Junior Boks are among a roster of 93 players in the draft squad for the historic Castle Lager Springbok Showdown in Cape Town on Saturday 3 October.

Southern Kings’ company goes into voluntary liquidation
The board of SA Super Rugby (Pty) Ltd – which trades as the Southern Kings – has placed the insolvent company into voluntary liquidation to secure the longer-term financial future of rugby in Eastern Province.

Excitement builds for Springbok Women one year from RWC kick-off
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer and key players, Nolusindiso Booi (lock) and Zintle Mpupha (centre), expressed their excitement about the 2021 Rugby World Cup on Friday as they celebrated exactly one year to go to the kick-off of the international showpiece in New Zealand.

Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumes
South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the domestic season resumes next month, after a complete re-working of fixtures and competition structures has been forced by the six-month interruption.

RIP Mr Monde Tabata (1960-2020)
Tribute has been paid to Mr Monde Temba Tabata, a member of the SA Rugby Executive Council (Exco), who has died after several months fighting the effects of the COVID-19 virus.