Stormers Rugby and the wider rugby community of the Western Cape has been shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of DHL Stormers Team Manager Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon. A respected educator and administrator, a loving father and husband and a revered rugby man, Solomon will be missed by countless players, coaches, learners and staff whose lives he impacted over a full and significant career. Husband to Pearl and father to Nina and Chad, Solomon also acted as a fa

The Wits Rugby Stadium was packed to the rafters, the rugby on show was entertaining and the spectators in attendance were given value for their money when FNB Wits hosted FNB WSU in this year’s final in Johannesburg on Friday. The Wits Blues went into the match as favourites and they lived up to those expectations, beating their counterparts 44-18. Wits had already secured automatic promotion to the Varsity Cup before the final, while WSU finished in second place on the log.

Will De Zerbi tweak his methods to save Spurs from relegation? Tottenham Hotspur have have turned to Roberto De Zerbi, whose brand of adventurous attacking football marks a significant shift in style away from previous head coaches Igor Tudor and Thomas Frank and back towards – or maybe even beyond – Ange Postecoglou. Any appointment at this stage of the campaign inevitably comes with risks and this one is no different. De Zerbi has recent experience of taking charge of a Pre

A vitally important clash awaits the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in Round Five of the 2026 SA Cup. The Wellington side welcomes the log leaders, the Suzuki Griquas, to Boland Rugby Stadium on Saturday (3pm). The Boland side suffered their first loss of the season in George against a revitalised SWD Eagles side their last time out before the Easter break. Head coach Hawies Fourie, however, will be buoyed by the timely return of two stalwarts to the match-day 23 squad. Versatile ba

Makabi Lilepo and Flávio Silva. Openfield After a difficult start to the year, Kaizer Chiefs have taken to heart the message given to them by the man who has spent a lifetime helping teams and players through challenging stretches and which is now showing as they’ve climbed into third place in the Betway Premiership. It’s a message that started on Chiefs’ Vodacom Tsamaya Pre-Season Tour to the Netherlands last year and it was given to the players by Dr Henning Gericke, a mast

A senior International Federation of American Football (IFAF) delegation comprising President Pierre Trochet, Managing Director Andy Fuller and Athletes Committee Chair Diana Flores traveled to Queensland, Australia this week to participate in a series of engagements supporting the rapid development of flag football in Australia. The visit took place in partnership with the NFL, represented by Commissioner Roger Goodell together with senior executives including Peter O’Reilly