The Springbok Women's Sevens lost both their matches on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Bordeaux, against France and New Zealand. The opener against France (22-7) delivered some positive moments but it was a much tougher outing against New Zealand, where they lost 42-0. In their opening match against France, the Bok Women tackled like demons, with their defensive set stopping the home side time after time. South Africa made 32 tackles in the match and most of them we effecti

Caitlyn Macnab. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images It’s a fitting Sunshine Tour and Sunshine Ladies Tour tie at the top of the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions supported by Attacq and WCMC leaderboard, with Kyle de Beer and first round leader Caitlyn Macnab heading the field on three-under par. It was another challenging day on Royal Johannesburg’s East Course, with Macnab, The R&A Rookie of the Year on the Sunshine Ladies Tour this past season, settling for a s

Embrose Papier. Johan Rynners/Vodacom Bulls Embrose Papier already has one of his standout rugby memories from Murrayfield, where he made his first start for the Springboks in 2018. Now he’s hoping to make more good memories at this iconic venue with the Vodacom Bulls in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final here on Saturday. Murrayfield is an unknown quantity for several players in the Vodacom Bulls team who will experience it for the first time when they face t

Rising stars Kaitlyn van de Vyver, Devin Petersen, Amy Stanton and Codi Ruiters will fly the flag for GolfRSA in the Ciputra Golfpreneur Junior World Championship in Indonesia from 10-12 June. GolfRSA GolfRSA is pleased to announce the selection of 10 of South Africa’s most promising young golfers to represent the country in three prestigious international junior championships this June. Central Gauteng’s Casey Twidale, Dewan de Bruin from Southern Cape and Gauteng North quar

From left to right: Wilco Louw, John Whittaker, Gerhard Steenekamp and Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Johan Rynners/Vodacom Bulls When the Vodacom Bulls’ Marcell Coetzee asked John Whittaker how he was doing this week, Whittaker’s eyes started to fill with tears. For the proud Scotsman, this Vodacom Bulls team has been a literal lifesaver for him in his battle with cancer. Since the South African teams entered the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, Whittaker has served as the Liaison O

With just over two years to go, the organisation of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games is transitioning from planning to readiness – supported by strong collaboration across all levels of government and growing engagement from millions of fans. Updates presented during this week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission visit outlined key progress across a range of areas shaping the next phase of preparations, including ticket sales, the Cultural Olym

There are three injury-enforced changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom URC Semi-Final against Leinster in Dublin on Saturday. Injuries to wing Seabelo Senatla, flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and lock Ruben van Heerden in the quarter-final win against Cardiff in Cape Town last week have resulted in Wandisile Simelane, Jurie Matthee and Connor Evans stepping in for the knock-out match at the Aviva Stadium, which kicks off at 6.30pm (SAST) on Saturday.

Ivan van Rooyen and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards roll of honour by collecting the BKT Coach of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season prizes respectively. They are the latest award winners from the 2025/26 campaign as we celebrate the league’s best in class ahead of the semi-finals. BKT Coach of the Season - Ivan van Rooyen (Fidelity SecureDrive Lions) The stats speak for themselves when it comes to the job Iva

The Vodacom Bulls have named a powerful, Springbok-laden matchday 23 for Saturday’s Vodacom URC semifinal against Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield, balancing milestone moments with the formidable challenge of facing the competition’s top-ranked side. With 11 Springboks in the starting XV and a further five on the bench, the Bulls have opted for experience, physicality and composure as they look to maintain their perfect record at this stage of the competition. The occasion is

Former England captain and highly-respected commentator Nasser Hussain has revealed the teams he believes are best placed to feature in the semi-finals of the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Hussain dissected the T20 World Cup with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review and the pair agreed that this year's edition of the 20-over showcase looks the most open ever. Likely Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finalists Hussain stuck his neck out and suggested six

Caitlyn Macnab. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images The excitement around Caitlyn Macnab’s potential in the professional arena moved up a level on Thursday as she claimed the first-round lead in the Sunshine Tour’s mixed event – the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions supported by Attacq and WCMC. Macnab opened with a round of four-under par 68 on Royal Johannesburg’s East Course, set up as a nine-hole composite course for this event, to lead by one over the field.

There is the potential to make history in Bordeaux this weekend but the Springbok Sevens know full well that chasing results does not always have the desired effect. Hence, according to Blitzbok captain Impi Visser, a mindset of “team first” will carry them into the final HSBC SVNS World Championship tournament in France this weekend. The action starts on Friday, with pool matches against Great Britain and Kenya. Visser spoke on the eve of the tournament, where the Blitzboks

The Toyota Challenge is here – bigger and bolder, with three international rugby matches in one stadium on one match day. On Friday the Airlink Pumas take on Black Lion from Georgia at 1.30pm in the opening match of the tournament, followed by a game between the Suzuki Griquas and Romania A at 3.30pm and at 6pm the Toyota Cheetahs take on Cartrack Lusitanos from Portugal. Gates open at 12.30pm. All the games will be live on SuperSport. The first leg of the Toyota Challenge wi

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will go full tilt this weekend to progress to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final and in the process, uphold a proud tradition of at least one of these two South African powerhouses reaching the decider since the inception of the competition in the 2021/22 season. It’s not going to be easy for the two South African franchises though, as they have to take the fight to their opponents on foreign soil on Saturday for a spot in the Grand

The World Rugby Match Official appointments have been announced for the Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series taking place in July with James Doleman, Pierre Brousset and Andrew Brace being tasked with holding the whistle in the Boks’ three matches. New Zealander Doleman takes charge of the Boks’ opener against England at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 4 July, with Brace (Ireland) and Brousset (France) running touch and Richard Kelly (New Zealand) being handed the TM

Every ICC Women’s T20 World Cup introduces the world to a new generation of stars. Some arrive with fearless batting, some with match-winning spells and some with the composure of veterans despite barely stepping into international cricket. Over the years, the tournament has played a major role in shaping careers that would go on to define the women’s game. Hayley Matthews was just 18 when she helped the West Indies lift the 2016 title, earning Player of the Match honours in

Try of the Season, powered by URC.tv - Angus Bell (Ulster Rugby) It’s been some season for props scoring sensational award-winning tries. First, Rhys Carre’s unforgettable effort for Wales against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium was chosen as the best in the Six Nations. Now fellow loosehead Angus Bell has won Try of the Season award for his own solo stunner (view it below). https://comms.unitedrugby.com/c/AQizyQ8QhfqRARixxKKkASDc9aMdKOH6qxd22MrZs2EH3Rx8m_BungHY56v5K8GwT7M3azh_b

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins squad for the upcoming 2026/27 season has been confirmed with a strong blend of old and new faces in the set-up for what should be another exciting campaign. Hollywoodbets Dolphins The Hollywoodbets Dolphins have confirmed their men's squad for the 2026/27 season, with a blend of established performers and exciting new additions set to bolster their squad for the upcoming campaign. The Dolphins men’s squad sees the introduction of a fresh face and a

Professional sport, especially those involving physical sacrifices such as rugby, can be brutal and at times cruel but try and tell that to dual Springbok Women's player Eloise Webb. After more than a decade of playing either fifteens or sevens, the 30-year-old Webb has seen it all and lived it all. A provincial cricketer and netball player when she was younger, the East London native and Nelson Mandela University graduate in education fell in love with rugby and despite some

The 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is upon us. The world’s finest T20I sides will vie for the ultimate prize in the shortest format of the game starting June 12 in England and Wales. The previous edition in the UAE saw New Zealand being crowned winners for the first time, making them only the fourth team to have won the tournament since its inception in 2009. England and West Indies have also won the title once each back in 2009 and 2016. Australia, on the othe

As the cricket world’s attention turns to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England and Wales, the world’s finest T20I sides are gearing up to leave their mark. The 10th edition of the tournament is already bound to be the biggest-ever with the most number of participating teams ever (12) to go with a record-prize money pool up for grabs. While the tournament is expected to be the most closely-contested T20 World Cup ever, a host of records that can be broken at the big s

After Hong Kong and Valladolid set an exhilarating tone, Bordeaux hosts what promises to be an epic third and final leg of the HSBC SVNS World Championship Series. The HSBC SVNS World Championship returns for one last dramatic tournament with three days of wall-to-wall action in the western French city of Bordeaux bringing the curtain down on an entertaining season of sevens rugby – with World Championship glory and a place among next season’s HSBC SVNS elite on the line. The

Former Springbok Women’s players Natasha Hofmeester and Zolisa Noxeke have been appointed as the first coaches of the SA Schools Girls teams, that will take the field for the first time after the FNB U18 Girls Week next month in Gqeberha. Hofmeester and Noxeke’s appointments, as well as those of other junior national teams, were ratified by SA Rugby’s National Teams Committee on Tuesday evening. Hofmeester will be assisted by Catherine Lowane at the SA Schools Girls team, whi

SuperSport and the DStv platforms will continue to be the exclusive home of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Sub-Saharan Africa following a multi-year rights renewal agreed with the CANAL+ Group. The agreement extends SuperSport’s remarkable 30-year commitment to South Africa’s professional club teams, the Vodacom Bulls, Fidelity SecureDrive Lions, DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks, a relationship that stretches back to the beginning of the professional era in 199

World Rugby confirmed a major multi-year broadcast agreement with the CANAL+ Group on Wednesday, further strengthening the global reach of rugby and accelerating the sport’s growth across Africa. Under the agreement, fans across Sub-Saharan Africa will be able to watch Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 in Australia live on SuperSport, on DStv. The partnership forms part of World Rugby’s strategy to expand the accessibility and visibility of its flags

He joined the Springbok Sevens set-up straight out of school, so it’s little wonder that the 22-year-old Jayden Nell feels right at home being a newly capped Blitzbok playing in the HSBC SVNS World Championship and winning tournaments while doing so. Nell joined the Blitzboks in 2023 but a rash of injuries curtailed his early opportunities, with only two appearances for the Springbok Sevens ‘A’ side in the Rugby Africa Sevens Cup in Mauritius in 2024 and 2025 to show for all

The race for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 title will feature some of the world's leading bowlers, who could prove influential in determining who lifts the trophy. Across the 12 competing teams, several standout performers arrive in England and Wales with impressive records, recent form and a reputation for delivering when it matters most. Here we take a look at every team's talisman with the ball at the 10th edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Annabel Sutherland (

Next-Gen Player of the Season - Tom Bowen (Cardiff Rugby) Tom Bowen is going to have to get himself a trophy cabinet at this rate! The young winger picked up a host of prizes at Cardiff Rugby’s recent awards night, being named Breakthrough Player of the Season and Fans’ Player of the Season, while his stunning effort in the play-off clinching victory over the DHL Stormers at the Arms Park was named the club’s Try of the Season. Now he has been chosen as the URC Next-Gen Playe

Flash Sponsorship, the driving force behind a string of landmark South African sponsorship deals, has been appointed by Netball South Africa as its non-exclusive commercial agency, tasked with securing and growing the federation’s sponsorship portfolio. Flash Sponsorship brings a formidable track record to the table. In the past 12 months alone, the agency has brokered six new sponsors for Cricket South Africa; ten new sponsors and budget-relieving suppliers for the Comrades

Toto Thimba Jnr shot a low six-under 65 in the opening round of the third Betway Big Easy Tour event of the season, taking a single stroke lead in this 54-hole tournament at The Wanderers Golf Club on Tuesday. Thimba’s near-perfect 65 consisted of seven birdies and a solitary bogey. “A productive day in the office,” said a satisfied Thimba Jnr after his round. “I hit the ball really well and I putted well, too. I made a silly drop on eight but I am pretty pleased with how I p

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 promises a larger stage than ever before, with 12 teams competing for the trophy in England and Wales from June 12 onwards. In a format where games can shift in a matter of overs, batters capable of changing momentum instantly become priceless assets. Past editions have consistently produced iconic batting performances – whether it was the landmark century by Deandra Dottin in 2010, the first ever in Women’s T20Is, or Meg Lanning’s mastercla

As the LIV Golf League heads to Real Club Valderrama for LIV Golf Andalucía, the stage is set for the ninth stop on the 14-event schedule. Last year, Talor Gooch claimed his second consecutive individual title at Valderrama, with Legion XIII winning the team trophy and Fireballs GC finishing runner-up. The historic par 71 measuring 7 010 yards is one of the most demanding and strategic venues in professional golf. Here are the Power Rankings for all 13 teams. 1 FIREBALLS GC T

Schalk Brits. Openfield Schalk Brits watched the Vodacom Bulls deliver what he feels was their most complete performance in demolishing Munster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals. But he believes that for the upcoming semi-final against the Glasgow Warriors, this team has another even greater weapon in their arsenal. “When you bring strong principles and values into a team, it’s very hard to play against that. I think this team has mastered the fact that

Chris Smith, Ben Carter, Quan Horn, Evan Roos and Jack Walsh have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards roll of honour by collecting the Gilbert Golden Boot, IPVanish Tackle Machine, Ironman, OFX Top Try Scorer, and Playmaker prizes respectively. They become the first award winners of the 2025/26 season as we celebrate the league’s best in class ahead of the semi-finals, with the Elite XV, Next-Gen Player of the Season, Innovation Award, Try of the Season

The Junior Springbok Women will return to action in July when they play their first matches since 2024, against a USA U20 side, with a group of players invited to Stellenbosch for a two-week alignment camp that kicked off their preparations for these historic matches. The two matches in this historic series will be played on 17 and 24 July 2026 in Stellenbosch. The SA Under-20s last played in 2024, when they faced Tunisia, Uganda and the San Clemente Rhinos in a four-team tou

PayAngel (https://PayAngel.com), a cross-border payments platform built by migrants and shaped by a lived understanding of the migrant journey, today announced an expanded collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments. Leveraging Currencycloud, a Visa Direct solution, PayAngel will strengthen its multicurrency account and international payout capabilities. The collaboration enables PayAngel to support faster, more efficient cross border payouts across multiple c

Defending champions, the Crusaders, beat the competition-leading Hurricanes to claim a home play-off in DHL Super Rugby Pacific when the Blues were heavily beaten by the Chiefs. The qualifying finals will see the Hurricanes host the Brumbies, who were beaten by Moana Pasifika, in Wellington on Friday, the Crusaders host the Blues at 4.35pm in Christchurch and the Chiefs meet the Reds in Hamilton at 7.05pm. The three winning teams in the qualifying finals will progress to the

The nominees for the HSBC SVNS Awards 2026 have been revealed ahead of the season-ending HSBC SVNS World Championship Final in Bordeaux. The annual awards celebrate the outstanding individual performers from across the HSBC SVNS 2026 season, recognising excellence on and off the field following another thrilling year of international rugby sevens competition. Three players have been shortlisted in each of the four major categories, with the winners set to be announced in Bord

The South Africa Under-19 (SA U19) Men’s selection panel has named a 15-player squad for the upcoming tour against England later this month. The junior Proteas will compete in three Youth One-Day Internationals (YODIs) from 30 June-6 July, followed by two unofficial Test matches from 10-20 July across England. Lions all-rounder Jason Rowles will captain the side that welcomes five uncapped players, including batting trio Riley Miller (Eastern Cape Iinyathi), Nkosana Sibiya (L

South African golf and lifestyle apparel brand BooYaa Golf has launched its latest Bomb Squad collection, bringing fresh energy to one of the brand’s most recognisable collaborations. The new Bomb Squad drop builds on BooYaa’s partnership with Springbok stars Malcolm Marx and Steven Kitshoff, taking the attitude, pride and noise of South African rugby into a golf and lifestyle range made for people who do not believe sport should be quiet. The new drop includes the Marx Magic

After an exciting quarter-finals weekend of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from the Quarter-Final along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far. Click Below To View URC Player Stats Click Below To View URC Team Stats Top Players From Quarter-Finals Carries: 18 Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby) Defenders Beaten: 11 Alex Nankivell (Munster Rugby) Line-outs Won: 7 Cian Prendergast (Connacht Rugby) Metres: 1

Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Fin Cup T20 showdown last year, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins and Hollywoodbets Sharks are proud to announce the return of this highly anticipated fixture, set to take place on Sunday, 16 August, at the iconic Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium. The Fin Cup, powered by Hollywoodbets, has quickly established itself as the ultimate family day out, bringing together two of the province’s most loved sporting brands in a celebration of

The plan to not play any rugby in their half of the field and give Kenya’s strike runners the opportunity to attack the South African line worked wonders for the Springbok Women on Sunday, while the team’s game management also worked well. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after they claimed their fifth consecutive Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in as many years, this time by beating a nuggetty Kenya by 35-20 in Nairobi. “We came with a plan and

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman was adamant that the Blitzboks were their own worst enemies in the HSBC SVNS Valladolid final, where they were outplayed 26-19 by Australia in a pulsating match. For Snyman, the slow start earlier in the tournament contributed to the result in the final, as the South Africans never played the rugby that they are capable of. “Australia were deserved winners tonight,” said Snyman. “They used their opportunities better in the final and d

Tiaan van Vuuren claimed back-to-back five-wicket hauls as South Africa 'A' (SA ‘A’) secured an eight-wicket victory against England Lions inside three days in the second unofficial Test at The Kent Country Cricket Ground to seal a 2-0 series win. The 24-year-old paceman returned career-best figures of 6/52 for a match haul of 11 wickets, as the visitors bowled the Lions out for 158 to set themselves a modest target of 74. Van Vuuren tore through the hosts' lower order, claim

The Springbok Sevens team were edged 26-19 by a deserving Australia in the HSBC SVNS Valladolid final on Sunday but maintained their overall World Championship lead going into next weekend's final tournament in Bordeaux. South Africa have 38 log points and hold a four-point lead over Argentina (34) in second, with Australia third on 30. A cancelled try by South Africa, ruled out by the TMO for a forward pass, would have seen the scores tied at the end of normal play but it wa

The Springbok Women held on against a gutsy Kenya Lionesses to claim a fifth successive Rugby Africa Women's Cup title with a 35-20 victory (half-time 7-8) in a real nailbiter in Nairobi. The South Africans trailed by a point at the break but three second half tries in a purple patch – and one after the siren – were deserved reward for their general dominance, although Kenya refused to lie down and kept their hopes alive with two tries in the final 13 minutes. The Springboks’

An Italian, in Italy, on Italian machinery, winning at Mugello. The best day of Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP career so far? Hell yeah. That’s what dreams are made of for the World Championship leader as the #72 delivered a faultless performance to send the record-breaking crowd into overdrive. And the day got better for Aprilia Racing as Jorge Martin earned the Italian marque a 1-2, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) held off a late Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) att

The final day of the Telkom Netball League Power Week 2 featured four matches, bringing an action packed 10 days of netball at the Ellis Park Indoor Arena to a close. The Kingdom Queens booked their place in the top four after holding off a determined Lilies outfit for a hard-fought 37-36 victory in a division two encounter. Despite having little left to play in the competition, the Lilies pushed the Queens until the last whistle. The opening quarter was a tightly contested a

The Springbok Women's Sevens continued their upward trajectory at the HSBC SVNS Valladolid on Sunday by beating Brazil 19-12 to finish ninth overall and following their win over Argentina on Saturday afternoon, ended the tournament with two successive victories. Encouraging performances in pool play against Australia, USA and Fiji showed what the Bok Women are capable of as they clearly came into the second of three HSBC SVNS World Championship tournaments much better prepare