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

Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann, LIV Golf’s winningest individual golfer, added to his record total Sunday at LIV Golf Korea while Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC became the league’s outright leaders with the most team victories. Niemann beat OKGC Captain Talor Gooch with a birdie on the first play-off hole for his eighth career LIV Golf individual title, three more than any other player in league history. The win is Niemann’s first in 2026 after winning five times last sea

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers kept the South African flag flying high in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday as they booked their places in the semi-finals with commanding home victories in a gripping quarter-final weekend. Unfortunately, the Fidelity Securedrive Lions’ campaign came to a heartbreaking end against a ruthless Leinster outfit in Dublin and in the first quarter-final, played on Friday, the Glasgow Warriors defeated Connacht. The results mean t

Jordan Hermann struck a superb century as South Africa 'A' (SA ‘A’) took command on day two of the second unofficial Test against England Lions at The Kent County Ground in Beckenham. The Dafabet Warriors batter made 103 (111 balls, 17x4, 1x6) to steer the visitors to 278 and a first-innings advantage of 85. Dane Paterson (2/39) and Tiaan van Vuuren (2/44) further cemented South Africa’s dominance with two wickets apiece, while Bjorn Fortuin returned figures of 1/18 to leave

The United Rugby Championship Semi-Finals will take place this coming Saturday in Edinburgh and Dublin as teams from Ireland, Scotland and South Africa compete to reach the 2026 Grand Final. Having won their quarter-finals Glasgow Warriors (1), Leinster (2), DHL Stormers (3) and Vodacom Bulls (4) have been paired off to see who will reach the URC finale in three weeks’ time. The URC can confirm that Glasgow Warriors will host their remaining play-off fixtures at Scottish Gas

They came so close but left empty-handed. Arsenal were within a penalty shoot-out of lifting the Uefa Champions League for the first time ever but it was not to be, hearts broken by a Gabriel penalty miss that handed the trophy to Paris Saint-Germain for a second successive season. Such a cruel way for the season to end for Arsenal and, in particular, Gabriel, the centre-back who has been a leader and one of the standout performers. Regardless of how it concluded, it has been

Ellis Park Indoor Arena filled up on Saturday afternoon for a highly anticipated clash between the unbeaten Crinums and second placed Fireballs in Telkom Netball League Power Week 2. This was a repeat of last year’s final and both teams were looking to strengthen their credentials ahead of the play-offs. The Crinums made an immediate statement as Goalkeeper Liame de Lange picked up a loose ball from the Fireballs shooting circle, and after converting their own center pass, to

The Springbok Women's Sevens hopes of playing in the HSBC SVNS Series next season hang by the thinnest of threads after they failed to win any of their pool matches in Valladolid this weekend, but they qualified for the ninth-place final after beating Argentina 19-17 in their second match on Saturday. The South Africans will face Brazil on Sunday at 12.15pm (SAST), with the action live on SuperSport. The final Pool B match against Fiji ended in an agonizing 17-12 defeat. The