The countdown to the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season is finally over as the clubs kick-off celebrations of 30 years of Super Rugby this weekend. With retro jerseys being unveiled, club legends coming together and a remarkable 22 players named to make their Super Rugby Pacific debuts, there are no shortage of storylines and an abundance of reasons for fans to get to a game or tune in. Kids under the age of 13 receive free entry as the Highlanders open the season with a showdow

World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the full schedule for the Pacific Four Series 2026, the sixth edition of the annual intercontinental elite women’s rugby competition featuring Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA. Five of the six matches in the 2026 edition will be hosted in the United States, with Sacramento (Heart Health Park), Kansas City (CPKC Stadium) and Chicago (SeatGeek Stadium) set to welcome fans across three

Boland Rugby officially unveiled Umbro, AfriSam and Mama’s Pies as new sponsors at the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Sanlam Boland Dames' 2026 season launch, marking an important addition to the union’s growing commercial portfolio. The portfolio has grown substantially over the last three seasons, with existing sponsors continuing their backing of this proud union. Headline sponsor Sanlam, along with Santam, Vumatel, Rainbow Chicken and Heineken Beverages, have committed to ba

It may be Valentine’s Day on Saturday but there will be no love lost when South Africa’s top eight women’s provincial teams return to action as the wait is finally over for fans of this fast-growing sport, with the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 kicking off a new era for women’s rugby. The competition – now in a new guise thanks to the title sponsorship of Pick n Pay and associate partnership of Vodacom – will see the eight leading teams in the country face each other in a

Nine former Springbok Women’s players were included on a list of 24 elite coaches who will form part of SA Rugby’s new Women Coaches’ Transitioning Workshop, a critical initiative designed to bridge the gender gap in elite coaching. The workshop, which aligns with SA Rugby’s “Destination 2027” strategy, is scheduled to take place at Delsma Sports Farm in Riebeeck West later this month. It will serve as a formal prerequisite for nomination to the prestigious World Rugby Level

Courtney Kuhn’s skating story begins not with ambition but with shade. Growing up in Cape Town, her family sought refuge from the midday sun at GrandWest. Her brothers skated while she watched from the side. Then, at four years old, she stepped onto the main rink for five minutes at the end of a session. “That five minutes changed everything,” she says. “I begged my parents for lessons for three months straight.” At four and a half, she started private coaching. Years later,