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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

The Junior Springboks capped an impressive unbeaten run with a commanding victory over Georgia at Paul Roos Gymnasium’s Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday, securing a clean sweep in the U20 International Series following earlier victories over Chile and Fiji. The final outing of the series in Stellenbosch provided SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote with invaluable insights as his squad builds towards the forthcoming World Rugby Junior World Championship (JWC) in Georgia

The Springbok Sevens outlasted a desperate and willing Spain 14-12 in the quarter-finals of the HSBC SVNS Valladolid on Saturday and will face Argentina in the semi-finals on Sunday at Estadio Jose Zorrilla, in search of a sixth consecutive tournament title. The playoff against Argentina will kick off at 11.06am (SAST) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport but they will have to make a big step up after a tough second day in Spain. It was a desperate second half effort agai

The DHL Stormers ran in six tries in a big 44-21 win against Cardiff in their Vodacom URC quarter-final at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The dominant win saw the Stormers book their place in a semi-final next week, with their opponent and venue to be decided by the result of the final quarter-final between Leinster and the Lions in Dublin (9pm kick-off). The home side started strong and dominated the early exchanges, camping in the Cardiff 22. But it was the visitors who scored fi

The Junior Springboks finished the inaugural U20 International Series in style with an impressive 57-14 victory (half-time 38-7) over a physical Georgian side on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Paul Roos Gymnasium's Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch. The Georgians were impressive earlier on in the tournament, beating both Fiji and Chile but they struggled against the forward power and backline finesse of the South African Under-20s. With their pack yet again laying a strong fou

The Springbok Women will stick to their tried and tested style when they face Kenya in the final match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Nairobi on Sunday, with some significant team changes in their final line-up pointing to that approach. Bok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt said they will not divert from their approach to the game. “We have our own style and this team was selected with that in mind,” said Johannes-Haupt. “We have a plan and a style we want to