South Africa under-19 Women captain Mieke van Voorst expressed her team’s excitement ahead of their first-ever Youth T20 International (T20I) tour to Pakistan, where they will take on the hosts in a five-match series from 14-24 July. The first Youth T20I will get underway on Tuesday at 8pm local time (5pm SAST) at the National Stadium in Karachi. When asked what this maiden tour to Pakistan means for the SA U19 Women squad, skipper Mieke van Voorst pinpointed the opportunity

CSA Executive for Domestic Cricket, David Mokopanele presenting at the KFC Mini Cricket National Seminar 2026. Cricket South Africa (CSA), in partnership with KFC, has concluded another successful KFC Mini Cricket National Seminar, bringing together coaches, coordinators, administrators and stakeholders from across the country to strengthen one of South Africa's most impactful grassroots sport development programmes. The seminar highlighted how the enduring legacy of KFC Mini

Western Province scored six tries to beat Western Province XV in the final match of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Saturday. WP recorded their third-straight victory at the tournament on Saturday, while the Valke, South Western Districts, Griquas, Blue Bulls, Leopards, Boland and the Sharks claimed wins on day five to end their campaigns on a high. Both WP teams progressed to the unofficial final of the FNB U18 Craven Week for the first time, after

Ten players who were part of the two squads last year have been included in the SA Schools teams of the Class of 2026 following another highly successful FNB U18 Craven Week at Grey High School in Gqeberha. The SA Schools and SA Schools ‘A’ squads were finalised on Saturday after five days of superb schoolboy rugby in the Eastern Cape. The selected players will remain in Gqeberha to prepare for the annual clash between the two squads, which is scheduled for 3pm on Thursday at

Western Province scored six tries to beat Eastern Province in the final match of the FNB U18 Girls Week tournament at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Friday. WP – who has the most representation in the historic SA Schools Girls squads announced on Friday – blitzed EP 36-14 on Friday afternoon to claim their third win of the FNB U18 Girls Week. The Blue Bulls, Boland, Border, Eastern Province XV, Golden Lions, Limpopo Blue Bulls and Valke were also victorious across an action-

Six members from last year’s SA U18 Girls squad have been included in the first SA Schools Girls groups named by SA Rugby at the conclusion of yet another very successful FNB U18 Girls Week in Gqeberha. It’s the first time the two SA Schools Girls squads have been named. They will face each other at Grey High School on Thursday, with the 52 selected players remaining in the Eastern Cape to prepare for this historic clash. Isipho Dungelo (WP), Silakhe Masizana (EP), Nokulinda

Western Province XV overturned a nine-point half-time deficit to beat the Golden Lions on day four of the FNB U18 Craven Week, while the Griffons, Pumas and Blue Bulls were also victorious at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Thursday. WP XV maintained their perfect record at the FNB U18 Craven Week tournament after downing the Lions on Thursday, while the Griffons, Pumas and Bulls bounced back from Tuesday’s defeats. The Lions dominated the early exchanges of their match again

Western Province, Border and Eastern Province claimed important wins in the second round of the FNB U18 Girls Week tournament at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Wednesday. WP, EP, the Valke, Griffons and South Western Districts banked their second wins of the tournament on Wednesday, while Border, the Pumas and Griquas rebounded from losses in the opening round on Monday. WP and the Golden Lions enjoyed a particularly close battle in the final match of the day. The game was i

Western Province edged the Sharks on the third day of the FNB U18 Craven Week in Gqeberha, while the Leopards, Eastern Province and Free State were also among the winners at Grey High School on Wednesday. Day three of the FNB U18 Craven Week witnessed several tight contests, with three of the four matches decided by 12 points or fewer. WP and Free State claimed victories to extend their winning runs in the tournament, while the hosts and Leopards registered their first victor

The Golden Lions edged the Blue Bulls on day two of the FNB U18 Craven Week, while Border, Griquas and Western Province XV were also among the winners at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The second day of the tournament served up a series of fascinating contests, with 42 tries scored over the course of the four matches – and 10 of those coming in the Jukskei Derby. The Bulls raced to 12-0 lead after their lineout set the platform for two tries. The Lions clawed their

Free State were the biggest winners on day one of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Monday, while Western Province, Boland and the Sharks also recorded victories. South African rugby's leading schoolboys and girls descended on Grey High School this past Monday to compete in the opening round of the FNB U18 Craven Week and FNB U18 Girls Week tournaments. The FNB U18 Craven Week got off to an explosive start, with 41 tries scored across the four matches

Eastern Province, South Western Districts and Western Province claimed big wins in the first round of the FNB U18 Girls Week tournament at Grey High School in Gqeberha on Monday. The final phase of the FNB Youth Weeks programme commenced on Monday, when the FNB U18 Craven Week and FNB U18 Girls Week tournaments kicked off at the same venue for the first time. Boland, the Valke, EP, the Griffons, Golden Lions, SWD, WP and the Limpopo Blue Bulls recorded victories to begin thei

The Blue Bulls edged the Golden Lions while the Limpopo Blue Bulls recorded the biggest victory of the opening round of the FNB U16 Girls Week at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill near Durban on Tuesday. Several teams laid down a marker in the first round of the tournament, with the Pumas, Griffons, Boland, South Western Districts and Limpopo Blue Bulls scoring a host of tries on their way to securing some emphatic victories. Meanwhile, Border, Western Province, and the Bulls

The Golden Lions, Blue Bulls and Western Province were among the biggest winners on the opening day of the annual FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at Kearsney College near Durban on Monday. The opening day of the U16 tournament served up a number of entertaining and high-scoring contests, with the Lions, Sharks XV, Pumas, Border, the Blue Bulls, Western Province, the Leopards, Free State, Iqhawe, the Limpopo Blue Bulls and the Blue Bulls XV securing victories. WP inside centre

On Thursday, Yiech Pur Biel, Chef de Mission, presented the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the 146th IOC Session. The first-ever EOR to compete at a YOG will comprise six athletes and have full gender-parity. In the fourth appearance for the EOR – following the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games – the athletes will compete in athletics, judo and taekwondo. In his address to the IOC Session, Biel said of the newly announce

South Africa's top junior players are set to light up the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week and FNB U16 Girls Week tournaments staged at Kearsney College in KwaZulu-Natal next week, when 38 teams from across the country will converge on the town of Botha’s Hill near Durban. In a change to the format used in previous years, both Under-16 tournaments will be staged at a single venue this year and will mark the start of SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks programme. The two U18 weeks – the FNB

South African lifestyle golf apparel brand BooYaa Golf has been named the Official Membership Apparel Sponsor of the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship (NB3 JGNC), one of the most prominent junior golf championship platforms in the United States. The partnership will see every NB3 member receive exclusive BooYaa Golf apparel as part of their membership benefits, including a premium BooYaa Golf hat and shirt. NB3 tournament staff will also wear BooYaa Golf appar

Cricket arrived in Mpophomeni in a big way on Thursday as Cricket South Africa (CSA) and KwaZulu-Natal Inland Cricket Union hosted the area's first-ever KFC Mini-Cricket Community Festival in celebration of International Day of Play. Over 300 learners from seven local primary schools gathered at Mpophomeni Sport Ground for a morning dedicated to fun, movement, learning and discovery through cricket, marking an important milestone in efforts to introduce and grow the game in t

For many young South Africans, the journey into cricket doesn’t begin on a perfectly manicured pitch or in front of a crowd. It begins with access; to equipment, to safe spaces and to someone who believes they belong in the game. Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) recently launched ‘Ready to Play’ programme is built on that simple, but powerful idea. The idea that every child, regardless of background, deserves the chance to pick up a bat, bowl a ball and feel what it means to be p

For Switch Schools SA20 Player of the Tournament Tshepiso Motswi cricket really is a blessing. The talented allrounder from Nkowankowa Hub hails from a village in Nwamitwa in rural Limpopo. She had never left her province before coming to Pretoria for the Switch Schools SA20 Finals held at Cricket SA’s High Performance Centre last week. But instead of being over-awed by the occasion, not least with the competition being broadcast on SuperSport Schools, Motswi thrived under th