Team announcement

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong team for the side’s opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the matchday squad featuring 18 Rugby World Cup winners and only one player who made his Test debut during the Castle Lager Incoming Series.

Carling Currie Cup

The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division log was blown wide open this weekend with no more unbeaten teams left in the competition after Suzuki Griquas, the Airlink Pumas, Toyota Cheetahs, and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers were all victorious during the third round of the competition, while Vodacom Bulls and Fidelity ADT Lions were handed their first defeats of the campaign.

Team announcement

Nolusindiso Booi, the most-capped Springbok Women’s player, will lead a strong South African squad containing 19 players out of the 32 with previous Women’s Rugby World Cup experience to the 2025 global showpiece which kicks off in England in a few weeks’ time.

News

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was confident that his team were ready to transition into Test mode after a productive two-week conditioning camp in Johannesburg in preparation for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.

Match report

The SA U18 team kicked off the U18 International Series with a brilliant performance as they beat France by 43-21 (half-time 31-0), claiming the Medhi Narjissi Trophy in front of a packed stadium at Durbanville High School in Cape Town's Northern Suburbs on a sunny Friday afternoon.