The Springbok Women are still unbeaten in the Rugby Africa Women's Cup but they failed to impress despite a 47-20 victory (half-time 19-17) over Uganda in their second round clash in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon. While there were moments of brilliance from the South Africans, they were guilty of making too many mistakes, which allowed their opponents to remain in the fight in the first half. If the Bok Women have ambitions to entrench themselves as a global top-10 team, the

When the Springboks run out against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on 20 June, they will not only be carrying the hopes of a nation on their shoulders, but they will also be wearing the names of everyday fans on their shorts. Together with Betway, the Springboks will be paying tribute to the world’s best supporters by replacing the Betway logo on the back of the shorts with the names of 23 lucky fans chosen from across South Africa. “Springbok fans are behind every tackle, every

Cardiff Rugby's Dan Thomas. Inpho Photography For Dan Thomas, it’s been a special season with a special group and he’s now hoping for the perfect ending. The flanker has had an outstanding campaign as he’s helped Cardiff Rugby reach the URC Play-Offs for the first time, making more tackles (248) than any other player in the league and the second most turnovers (17). His huge contribution has seen him recognised by his teammates who have chosen him as the club’s Players’ Playe

Vusi Moyo, who captained the Junior Springboks on Tuesday, hailed his side’s growing maturity and cohesion after their second big victory of the U20 International Series, over Fiji at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town. The SA U20s led 56-11 at half-time and went on to beat Fiji by 82–25, producing a dominant attacking display while running in 12 tries. However, Moyo and Junior Bok head coach Kevin Foote admitted there are still areas to refine as they build towards the J

The Junior Springboks recorded their second big score of the U20 International Series when they beat Fiji by 82-25 (half-time 56-11) at Wynberg Boys' High School in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon, with Luan Giliomee celebrated his return to the team with a hat-trick of tries. Last week, the SA U20s beat Chile by 97-0 and apart from a few soft moments, especially in the second, they were yet again full value as they step up their preparations for the Junior World Championship,

Friday Night Lights see's Glasgow Warriors host Connacht Rugby. While on Saturday, Munster make the trip to Pretoria to face the Vodacom Bulls, Cardiff travel to Cape Town to face the DHL Stormers while Leinster welcome Fidelity SecureDrive Lions back to the Aviva Stadium. Click Below For Match Previews Fixtures Quarter-finals Friday QF1: (1) Glasgow Warriors v (8) Connacht @ Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow (7.45pm UK/8.45pm SA) Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 51st league game) AR 1: Be

Fair to say success tends to follow Springbok Sevens outside back Gino Cupido and where top-class rugby has been played on the global stage in 2025 and 2026, he has left a footprint. Looking at tournaments and competitions won, the 20-year-old from Sir Lowry’s Pass Village near Somerset West has already secured some pretty impressive medals in global competitions, including the World Junior Championship with the Junior Springboks (in Italy in 2025) and the HSBC SVNS Series, w

Shaunique Alexander and Zethu Gcaza will earn their maiden Test caps when the Springbok Women take on Uganda in the second round of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Kenya on Wednesday (1pm), while Abigail Smit is in line to make her international debut off the bench at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi. The trio will complete the new cap tally for the nine uncapped players who left South Africa a week ago, with all six players who made their debuts against Madagascar, involved in t

Underdogs. Written off. Not given a chance. For Morné Steyn, that’s exactly where any South African rugby team thrives and it’s this mindset which he believes the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions will carry with them into their Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Leinster this weekend (9pm on Saturday – SAST). Playing Leinster in Dublin is never an easy task. But Steyn has enough experience of pulling off the impossible in this competition. He was part of the Vo

All that remains to decide the play-offs order of games in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific 2026 competition is who will secure the third-place home advantage and where the Brumbies (33) and the Reds (32) will play their games. The third-placed Blues (38 points) and fourth-placed Crusaders (36) are in a battle royale to secure the spot as they respectively face the Chiefs (2nd) and the Hurricanes (1st) in next weekend’s final preliminary round. Should the Crusaders lose and the Br

Montpellier Hérault Rugby produced a historic performance to defeat Ulster Rugby 59-26 in the EPCR Challenge Cup Final at San Mamés Stadium on Friday, recording the highest points tally ever by a team in a final in the competition’s 30-year history. The French side crossed for nine tries and added seven conversions, setting new Final records in both categories as they completed an unbeaten campaign in emphatic fashion to lift the trophy. The victory marks Montpellier’s third

Union Bordeaux Bègles secured back-to-back Investec Champions Cup titles this weekend with a clinical and captivating display, extending Leinster Rugby’s agonising wait for a fifth European star at Bilbao’s iconic San Mamés Stadium. In front of a sold-out crowd, with the Basque sun blazing down, the French side completed an unbeaten campaign in style to lift club rugby’s most coveted trophy for the second consecutive season. Led by captain Maxime Lucu, Bordeaux’s route to glo

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has once more made a number of rotational and injury-enforced changes to his match-23 for the second round of the Under-20 International Series against Fiji on Tuesday at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town. The match kicks off at 3pm and will be preceded by the encounter between Chile and Georgia at 1pm. Both matches will be broadcast live on YouTube. Following their emphatic 97-0 victory over Chile in the opening round at Rondebosc

Global superstar Cheslin Kolbe will make a sensational return to Cape Town next season, after signing a deal to pull on the DHL Stormers jersey once again as Stormers Rugby continues to build towards an exciting new era through Project 2029. One of the most electrifying players in world rugby, Kolbe’s return is a major statement of intent. It brings one of Cape Town’s favourite sons back to where his journey began, adding world-class quality, championship experience and unmis

Ronald Brown has been forced out of the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC SVNS World Championship tournaments in Spain and France, with Ricardo Duarttee, also a sweeper and no stranger to the national setup, called up to the travelling group that departed for Europe on Sunday. Duarttee was a member of the victorious squads in Cape Town and Perth, where he kicked the match-winning conversion against Fiji, as the Blitzboks romped home in the HSBC SVNS Series. For Duarttee the

Few in the world of HSBC SVNS will know of Wegdraai, a town in the Northern Cape of South Africa with a population of 2 200 but come next weekend in Spain, those attending the second leg of the World Championship will catch a glimpse of one of the town’s finest exports. There won’t be any sultanas on display from the agricultural village on the banks of the Gariep River a full 11 300km away from Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid, but rather a new face in Vianca Boer of the

An extra-time penalty by Danrich Visagie was the difference in a tense SA Cup final between Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, as the visitors secured a 38-35 victory to successfully defend their crown at Suzuki Stadium in Kimberley on Saturday evening. The Pumas went into the break with a commanding 28-7 lead after outscoring the hosts by four tries to one. Griquas were also forced to play 20 minutes with 14 men after Dylan Maart was red-carded for a dangerous tackle. How

There were a lot of positives but as in any rugby match, things that did not go according to plan and will be a work-on before the Springbok Women’s next match in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Kenya. That was the verdict of Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after their opening match on Saturday in Nairobi, where the Springbok Women outplayed Madagascar 64-5. “We did a lot of good things and there are things that we also were not good at, but that was expecte

The Springbok Women scored 10 tries and showed glimpses of their growing repertoire of skills when they outplayed Madagascar 64-5 in the opening match of the 2026 Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Nairobi on Saturday. Although Madagascar scored the first try of the match, the Bok Women then stepped up a gear and dotted down four times before half-time to lead 26-5 at the break. Six more tries in the second half was a solid reflection of the dominance the Bok Women had on territory

The Springbok Women will leave nothing to chance and are determined to start the defence of their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title on the strongest possible foot when they play Madagascar in the first round at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt, who said the opening Test of the year will lay an inportant marker for their season, with Saturday’s encounter the first of 12 internationals plann