Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at DHL Stadium isn’t just a rugby match. It’s a full day out for Cape Town – and the DHL Stormers want every fan through the gates to feel it from the first step onto the concourse to the final whistle and beyond. “Beyond 80 minutes” is exactly what it sounds like: everything that happens around the 80 minutes of rugby. It’s the city’s culture, food and music brought into the stadium precinct; it’s the build-up before kick-of

Michael Lowry on the attack for Ulster Rugby in Affidea Stadium, Belfast. Inpho Photography Ulster Rugby will be looking to get Belfast bouncing again when they head into a “huge” Irish derby against Munster Rugby this weekend. Richie Murphy’s team haven’t won any of their last five home games in the URC. Indeed, you have to go back to January to find their last league victory at the Affidea Stadium. The motivation to halt that barren run in the competition will be driving th

Furaha (www.FurahaFinancial.com) has announced that it has supported parents keep 100 000 Ugandan children in school through purpose-driven financing, marking a significant milestone for the technology platform and its approach to expanding access to education financing. That milestone reflects a broader challenge: UNESCO estimates that sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly 40% of the world's out-of-school children (https://apo-opa.co/3U7k4Wg). A significant driver remains t

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Carlos Carrión to its Advisory Board. Carrión is Partner and Director of Sports & Entertainment at Senn Ferrero, one of the world's leading advisory firms in sports and entertainment. He

Michael La Sasso. Rising young American star Michael La Sasso will make his debut in the 10th anniversary edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf from 10-13 December 2026, joining fellow young guns Casey Jarvis and Jayden Schaper in a field set to showcase the best young talent in the global game. The 22-year-old La Sasso made a dream professional debut this year when he became the youngest winner in LIV Golf history with his stunning victory in the

Cardiff Rugby's Tom Bowen. Inpho Photography Try machine Tom Bowen has a simple message for all smaller players in the game: “Back yourself”. At 5ft 7ins and 11st 11lbs, the Cardiff Rugby winger is dwarfed by some of the giants on the circuit but he is standing tall with his performances. He scored a brace of tries in last Friday’s 47-27 bonus point victory over Zebre Parma at the Arms Park, taking his tally to 13 from 21 appearances in all competitions for the club. Wales le

High drama came as standard in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup’s Round of 16, with nail-biting results and large crowds once again epitomising the community spirit of the ‘FA Cup’ of South African club rugby. The country’s pre-eminent knockout championship for non-university clubs – which is sponsored by the national retail chain for the second time as part of a four-year agreement that includes becoming Tier 1 sponsors of SA Rugby – is also supported by Northam Platinum, whose commi

The race for places in the SA Rugby U20 Cup semi-finals intensified over the weekend as the Vodacom Bulls, Fidelity ADT Golden Lions and Toyota Cheetahs all secured valuable round eight victories. Playing on Friday, the Bulls produced the most dominant performance of the round, defeating Hollywoodbets Sharks GEN 59-7 in Pretoria to further strengthen their position at the top of the standings. Also on Friday, the Cheetahs collected a crucial bonus-point win in a 14-try thrill

Prenelan Subrayen recorded a five-for as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins shot to the top of Pool B in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup, following a convincing victory over Wenbro Impalas on Sunday afternoon. Impalas won the toss at the Polokwane Cricket Club and chose to bat first but soon found themselves under pressure with both openers Trevor Trenoweth and Ernest Kemm dismissed in just the third over of the match with Subrayen clean bowling the pair. Reynard van Tonder top scored for the

Charlie O'Shea scoring Munster Rugby's third try against the Bulls on Saturday night. Inpho Photography The Hollywoodbets Sharks are the early pacesetters in the URC as the only team with maximum points after the opening two rounds of matches. The Durban-based side missed out on the play-offs last term but they clearly mean business this time time around. They recorded a second successive bonus point victory by beating defending champions Leinster Rugby 26-20 at Kings Park on

Casey Jarvis. Getty The Old Course has a long memory. She’s seen a fair amount since golf was first played here in the 15th Century. She has watched quietly in this corner of Scotland as the Enlightenment came and went, the American and French Revolutions unfolded and World War I and II ravaged humanity. People were playing golf here before they could even photograph it. And she’s seen a few good golfers too. The great Old Tom Morris looked after her for many years. Seve Ball

Kyle Barker. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Kyle Barker overturned a nine-shot deficit and then won a play-off to claim his third Sunshine Tour title in the Limpopo Championship on Sunday. “This is the best moment of my life so far in my golfing career, seeing as I just became a dad three months ago,” a delighted Barker said as he held his first trophy since 2023. It was a roller-coaster final round at the Euphoria Golf & Country Estate, with the lead changing hands a few times. W

Anrich Nortje is eyeing a Test comeback and the South African quick says the groundwork began long before his recall. Nortje, who last played a Test in 2023, is in South Africa's 18-man preliminary squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against Australia, which starts at Kingsmead in Durban on 9 October. "My prep from quite some time back has been red-ball," said Nortje, who has 70 wickets from 19 Tests. "It's been quite a bit of a focus for me to try an

Nicolien Janse van Rensburg and the Garden Route Badgers celebrate during their victory over YesPlay WP Cobras in Cape Town. CSA The Fidelity Titans and the Garden Route Badgers secured important wins, while inclement weather had the final say in the clash between the Warriors and the DP World Lions as the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series campaign got underway on Sunday. The Titans cruised to an eight-wicket victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, while the Gard

The Springbok Women delivered a solid 20-0 win over Spain in Seville on Sunday and for Franzel September and the rest of the coaching staff, it was a constructive day at the office in their final WXV Global Series tour match. September, who shares the head coaching responsibilities with Laurian Johannes-Haupt, said it was a productive day in many aspects of their play and although they didn’t use all their opportunities, they were pleased with the overall outcomes from the ma

The Springbok Women finished their WXV Global Series tour of Europe on a high note with a clean sheet in their 20-0 victory (half-time 10-0) over Spain in hot and humid conditions at the Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja in Seville on Sunday afternoon. Despite an error count that was higher than it should have been, the Bok Women would have been very happy with their defensive effort as the Spanish pace and ball-in-hand approach thoroughly tested them, but they held firm. There

The master of Motegi for the fourth time. And now, just two points away from the championship lead. The 2026 Motul Grand Prix of Japan delivered a scintillating double victory for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), who battled past title rival Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) on Sunday afternoon to chop the standings lead back down to that ultra-slim margin ahead of a trip to Indonesia. It was the 2024 World Champion, Martin, who collected a vital 20 points to hold onto the titl

Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory during Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, which was impacted by heavy rain, featured an entertaining crossover from intermediate tyres to slicks, and saw overtaking from start to finish – as well as a dramatic late retirement for George Russell. After a delayed start and then a suspended start procedure, as several drivers struggled to maintain speed on the initial formation lap, the race eventually got under way in sl

The Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10bet Lions were victorious in their second round home clashes in the 2026/27 Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday, but unfortunately the travelling DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls both came up short in the Northern Hemisphere. The Capetonians lost 17-13 to Edinburgh in Scotland on Friday night, with a misfiring line-out in windy conditions not helping their cause. On Saturday, the Lions beat the Ospreys by 35-19 in Johannesburg, before th

Faye Tunnicliffe raises her bat after scoring a century for the YesPlay WP Cobras against the Garden Route Badgers in the HWB Pro50 in Cape Town. CSA Faye Tunnicliffe, Nadine de Klerk and Laura Wolvaardt all recorded centuries to help guide their teams to opening weekend victories in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 on Saturday. Getting the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro Series campaign underway, the Fidelity Titans marched to an 86-run triumph over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, w

Cole Stevens. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour A new young talent is on the brink of announcing itself on the Sunshine Tour, with 24-year-old Cole Stevens set to take a five-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the Limpopo Championship at the Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle Estate. Stevens, currently third on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings, went into Saturday’s third round with a three-stroke lead and built on that. He signed for a 70 on Saturday to climb to 14-under par.

Casey Jarvis. Getty A year in which Casey Jarvis made his DP World Tour breakthrough and played in his first Masters and Open could become even more memorable, with the young South African chasing an Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title on the most historic course in the game. Jarvis, always a bundle of energy on a golf course, bounded around the humps and hollows of the famous Old Course on Saturday as he signed for a 65 to open up a two-stroke lead on 18-under par. It wa

A strong finish to their European tour is top of the agenda for the Springbok Women when they face Spain Women in the WXV Global Series in Seville on Sunday and according to SA captain Babalwa Latsha, that is exactly what they plan to do. Latsha spoke after the team completed their on-field preparations for the Test at Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja and said a strong finish is important. “We want to end the European leg of the tour well and tomorrow presents us with that oppo

Warriors Women spin bowler Aphilile Adonisi says that her team intends to compete in the Hollywoodbets Pro Series following their promotion from Division 2 last season, insisting they will not simply be making up the numbers in the 2026/27 campaign. Adonisi was named Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Women’s Provincial Player of the Year at this year’s CSA Pathway Awards, following a standout season in which she played a key role in helping her side secure promotion to the top div

Momentum Multiply Titans star batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius etched his name into the history books with a record-breaking 188, powering his side to a commanding victory over Flexbrands Knights in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup on Friday. In the final of three fixtures on day eight of the competition, Titans won the toss and elected to bat first at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. Pretorius wasted no time getting into his stride, contributing 98 runs in a 112-run opening partnership with Si

SPAIN v SOUTH AFRICA ON SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER – KO 12PM (SAST) @ ESTADIO LA CARTUJA, SEVILLE The match will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV where no local broadcaster. REFEREE NOTES Bérénice Loubet (France) Bérénice Loubet will make her Test debut as a referee with this fixture. She was an assistant referee for four matches in this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations and also refereed the England v Ireland fixture in the U21 Women’s Six Nations Series. HEAD-TO-HEAD 2014-2025

The DHL Stormers came up short in difficult conditions against Edinburgh on Friday night, going down 17-13 in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round Two encounter in Scotland. Played in a howling wind which was right behind the home team in the first half, it was a tense and close match throughout, with neither side ever going beyond a converted try in the lead at any point. The first 40 minutes saw just one penalty from Edinburgh, with the Stormers defending admirably

The TUT Red Army come back from 1-0 down to clinch their fifth and record Varsity Football title with a 3-2 victory over archrivals UP-Tuks in a fierce Tshwane derby. The Red Army were the first to pose a threat with Akani Rathokoa and Lucky Raphala combining well, however Rathokoa could not capitalize. Tuks responded immediately with Risen Albert coming close to taking the lead. The home side then grabbed the lead in the 17th minute. Albert delivered a perfect cross, connect

Casey Jarvis. Getty Casey Jarvis has enhanced his growing reputation as a rising force in the game as he goes in search of his third DP World Tour victory this year while also leading the charge for more South African glory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Jarvis’s 67 at Kingsbarns on Friday included six birdies in seven holes to the turn and lifted him into a one-stroke lead on 11-under par. He’s now looking to add to a breakthrough season in which he won back-to-ba

Cole Stevens. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Cole Stevens will take a three-stroke lead into the weekend of the Limpopo Championship as he chases a maiden victory on the Tour. Stevens signed for a bogey-free 65 at the Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle Estate on Friday, lifting him into the lead on 12-under par overall. Stevens, currently third on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings, has some strong experience behind him though. His nearest challenger is Jacque

Southwestern Districts were crowned champions of the 2026 Hollywood Foundation Iqhawe Week for U15 teams, which concluded at HTS Drostdy in Worcester on Thursday, after the Eagles edged Border by 10-7 in front of a crowd of players, coaches, parents and supporters. Along with SWD, the Griffons – who also won all three their matches – as well as Western Province and Border proved to be the powerhouses of the tournament. Sixteen teams from all of SA Rugby’s provincial unions we

The Toyota Cheetahs will conclude their Toyota Challenge campaign in Tbilisi when they face Black Lion on Sunday, with kick-off at 6pn South African time. SuperSport will broadcast the match live. The Cheetahs arrive at their final match of the away series with one win and one narrow defeat from their opening two encounters. They defeated Lusitanos 38-26 in their first match before going down 22-19 to Iberians in a closely contested encounter. Sunday's match against Black Lio

Babalwa Latsha is back as captain and tighthead prop for the Springbok Women’s Test against Spain in Seville on Sunday, while Xoliswa Khuzwayo (prop) and Patience Mokone (wing) have also been included in the starting team for the final match of the team’s 2026 WXV Global Series tour to Europe. Springbok Women co-coaches Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Franzel September opted for continuity from last weekend’s team but they also tweaked the bench from the side that beat Italy in fr

In its first full financial year, ended 30 June 2026, and the first since the merger of ENL and Rogers, ER Group (https://ERGroup.mu/) recorded revenue of MUR 46.3-billion and profit after tax of MUR 5.4-billion, excluding non-recurring items. The Group exceeded the operating profit target announced during the year and reduced its gearing. This financial strength is translating into concrete progress in Mauritius, from tea cultivation to electric mobility and sustainable fina

Casey Jarvis. Getty The sun shone on the links of Scotland in Thursday’s first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and the South Africans soaked it up. A group of seven South Africans are lined up behind joint leaders Michael Stewart of Scotland and Jack Buchanan of Australia on seven under par. Reigning Investec South African Open champion Casey Jarvis had a back-nine run of four birdies and an eagle in succession on his way to a six-under par 66 at Carnoustie. “C

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. The tournament begins on 2 October with the commencement of the three-team Super Series in Windhoek, which will decide the final Group Stage team. The 12 remaining teams at the tournament will be split into two groups of six. CWC 2027 Groups Group A Group B India New Zealand Australia South Africa Pakistan Sri Lanka...

Jacques Blaauw. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour A fresh outlook on his game earned Jacques Blaauw the lead in Thursday’s opening round of the Limpopo Championship. Blaauw signed for a six-under par 66 to lead by one shot over Cole Stevens in a tournament he finished runner-up at in 2024. “This is a tournament I like. I really enjoy the challenging course and I’m looking forward to the next couple of days,” said Blaauw. Blaauw was able to keep the bogeys off his scorecard on day one

Cardiff Rugby's Callum Sheedy. Inpho Photography Callum Sheedy has pretty much seen and done it all during his playing career but there has been a real first for him this week. The Welsh international flyhalf went viral following his header during Cardiff Rugby’s 21-15 URC victory away to the Scarlets last weekend. https://x.com/Cardiff_Rugby/status/2104602699953996079?s=20 Clips of the unusual incident have been watched more than 800 000 times on social media and have provok

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20261001hfiB9I7A With the countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2027 in full swing, LIQUI MOLY South Africa is beginning its journey to the tournament with the launch of “Keep Driving the Gees”, a campaign built around the people whose passion, commitment, and energy drive the things they care about every day. LIQUI MOLY is built around a simple belief: For the Drivers - recognising and supporting the people who keep things moving forward. Not only t

Munster Rugby's JJ Hanrahan. Inpho Photography One of the URC’s most seasoned campaigners has described the South African opposition in the competition as “unbelievably challenging” but “a great addition”. This is the sixth year that the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and 10Bet Lions have been involved in the multi-nation tournament. Overall, they have claimed 162 wins in North v South matches, compared with 94 northern wins. They began the new season by re

Double defending champions YesPlay Western Province and last season’s finalists, the DP World Lions, are ready to go again as the Hollywoodbets Pro Series gets underway this weekend. The latest season of South Africa’s women’s premier domestic competition will once again see the Hollywoodbets Pro50 action played on Saturdays, followed by the Hollywoodbets Pro20 tournament on Sundays. In the opening round on 3-4 October, the Cobras will host the Garden Route Badgers at the Yes

The 10bet Lions have been boosted by the return of Springboks Morne van den Berg and Quan Horn ahead of their Round 2 Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Ospreys this Saturday at 10bet Ellis Park. Both players were in involved in last week's Mandela Challenge Plate match against the Wallabies Down Under and have been included in the squad for the weekend. Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has tweaked his match 23 after last week's 27-26 victory over defending champ

Andre Esterhuizen returns from international duty to lead a strong Hollywoodbets Sharks side into their second-round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with reigning champions Leinster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday. The Sharks have named an exciting combination for the highly anticipated encounter, with the Sharks Springboks included in the team for this highly anticipated fixture. Thomas du Toit and Edwill van der Merwe return to the starting XV, while Ox Nche

The Vodacom Bulls have reshuffled their match-day 23 for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) showdown against Munster at Thomond Park in Limerick, making notable tactical adjustments across the backline and front-row bench. Having opened their northern hemisphere tour on a high, the visitors enter Round 2 facing a sterner test in Ireland. Their preparations, however, have been dealt a blow with tighthead prop Mornay Smith forced to return home to South Africa a

Siya Kolisi will play for the DHL Stormers for the first time in over five years in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Edinburgh at the Hive Stadium on Friday night. Having made his return to the team where he started his professional career, Kolisi will earn his 119th DHL Stormers cap when he runs out in Edinburgh for kick-off at 8.45pm SAST on Friday. Kolisi starts at openside flank, with Louw Nel moving to blindside and Riley Norton in the second row. The

HSBC SVNS Cape Town Sevens ticket prices have been pegged back to levels last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic when they go on sale at 9am on Friday, 2 October. The Springbok Sevens team, winners of last season’s HSBC SVNS Series and World Championship, will be the headline act as they look to claim the Cape Town title for a third successive year during two days of blistering action at DHL Stadium, on 5 and 6 December. Unreserved seating anywhere in the second tier of the st

After starting their Pro20 Cup campaign with a marvellous victory in Durban against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins, the DP World Lions are back on home turf on Friday night as they take on the North-West Dragons at Joburg’s fortress: The DP World Wanderers Stadium. Although the Dragons are neighbours of the Lions, the Pride will show no mercy, well aware of their bonus point win over the Warriors in the double-header that began the competition. Whilst the 2025/26 T20 campaign did

Mika Schubert. Euan Smith A young South African who played Varsity Cup rugby for UCT has now taken his game overseas and is making waves at one of the top universities in the world – the University of St Andrews – where he recently helped their first team to an historic victory. Mika Schubert, a 26-year-old lock from Cape Town, was given the opportunity of a lifetime by the Alfred Dunhill Links Foundation scholarship to use his rugby skills to study in St Andrews. The town is

The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a series of changes to its Playing Conditions, including new measures to address time-wasting, standardise ball specifications and clarify certain aspects of fielding. The changes come into effect for all the international series that start on October 1 or later, with ongoing series played as per previous regulations. The updated Playing Conditions for Men and Women across all formats are now available in the Rules and Regula

Vodacom Bulls' Curwin Bosch. Inpho Photography After two years on French fields, Curwin Bosch is back on South African soil and already receiving rave reviews. The Springbok flyhalf has joined the Vodacom Bulls from Brive to provide an additional experienced option at No 10 alongside Handre Pollard. He made his URC debut for his new team against Zebre Parma out in Italy last weekend and earned warm praise from coach Johan Ackermann for the control he brought in a 47-13 bonus