Glasgow out to make statement against champions
Musgrave Park was sold out several days ahead of time as Munster’s secondary ground in Cork prepares for Friday night’s blockbusting showdown between the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title holders and the team currently topping the standings, the Glasgow Warriors.

Bok heroes become foes as focus shifts to Europe
Springbok fans may find it difficult to see their beloved heroes as anything other than that, but some shifting sands and a refocus on the club and franchise game in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup will see Bok teammates become foes in the coming months.

Blitzboks eager to right the wrongs from last season
There are familiar comforts in Dubai for the Springbok Sevens team, with the knowledge that a good track record and some passionate support await them at The Sevens Stadium on Saturday and Sunday.

Springbok Women's Sevens need to make it count
The Springbok Women’s Sevens are under no illusions about the realities of playing in the HSBC SVNS – they are literally taking on the world for survival, according to one of the team’s forwards, Asisipho Plaatjies.

RWC-winners lead Awards nominations for 2023
Five members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2023, with Etzebeth up to defend the title he won last season.

Blitzboks know what to expect in Dubai
Their good track record at the Emirates Dubai Sevens is one thing for the Springbok Sevens team, the other will be the learnings from past years on how to achieve that yet again, according to Blitzbok flyhalf Justin Geduld.

Absorbing Dublin clash headlines exciting weekend
The re-enactment of last year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final between Leinster and Munster lived up to expectations, with 50 000 at the AVIVA Stadium watching an absorbing match in which the losers did enough to draw some confident claims from their coach afterwards.

Arries to use Bok Women’s Sevens ‘A’ opportunity
As Alichia Arries jogged off the field at Stade Ernest-Wallon in Toulouse in May last year following the Springbok Women’s Sevens win over Spain in the HSBC France Sevens, the possibilities were endless.

South African sides excite on local soil
A successful conversion by big Willem Alberts summed up the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend from a local perspective as the three South African sides playing at home ran amok against their visitors from Italy, Ireland and Wales.

Selvyn Davids to lead Blitzboks on Dubai mission
Experienced playmaker Selvyn Davids will lead the Springbok Sevens team for the 2024 HSBC SVNS series, starting in Dubai next weekend, where he will be joined by two uncapped players in the first of the eight tournaments of the revamped season.