Stormers and Bulls off to a perfect start
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls started the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season on a perfect note with bonus-point victories in Gauteng on the weekend.

Wayne Barnes to referee RWC 2023 final
England’s Wayne Barnes will take charge of the Rugby World Cup 2023 final between the Springboks and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday 28 October, with Australia's Nic Berry to referee the bronze final between Argentina and England a day earlier.

Nienaber and Kolisi laud Bok “fighting spirit”
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi lauded the team’s fighting spirit in their nail-biting Rugby World Cup semi-final victory against England on Saturday night to book their place in back-to-back finals and stay in the race to defend their world champions title.

Davids: “Past results can fool you”
Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids declared on Sunday that it would be a mistake to look back at their last result against the All Blacks at Twickenham in August going into Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris, saying he expected a battle of epic proportions.

Aseza Hele to miss Samoa match
Springbok Women No 8 Aseza Hele attended an independent disciplinary committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in South Africa’s WXV2 match against Italy on 20 October.

Determined Springboks edge England in Paris
The Springboks delivered one of the greatest comebacks in their history to overturn a nine-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to clear a sixth and final Rugby World Cup hurdle and now stand 80 minutes away from becoming the first team to win four titles after breaking English hearts 16-15 (halftime 6-12) in their semi-final at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris.

Boks dig deep to seal RWC final spot
A Handré Pollard penalty from 50m out in the final few minutes helped reigning Rugby World Cup champions South Africa edge past England in a nervy semi-final at the State de France in Paris. The result now sets up a mouth-watering final between the Springboks and the All Blacks next Saturday to see who will be crowned winners of Rugby World Cup 2023.

Composed Italy too strong for Bok Women in CT
Italy showed their class as they made the most of playing with a numerical advantage for more than half of their WXV 2 clash at Athlone Stadium to beat the Springbok Women by 36-18 (half-time 22-10) in Cape Town on a chilly Friday afternoon.

Boks: “We’ll make sure we pitch up”
The Springboks know they must “pitch up” both mentally and physically for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against England at Stade de France in Paris to avoid the pitfall of losing to a team that everyone but them is making the underdog.

Koen applauds Springbok Women’s fighting spirit
Springbok Women coach Louis Koen applauded the fighting spirit shown by his players at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, although they were beaten by Italy in an epic match in the second round of WXV 2 on Friday.