Siya Kolisi said on Friday he was thrilled about becoming the ninth player in Springbok history to earn 100 Test caps and while the Bok captain thanked all the role players in his journey to get him to this point, he said a good performance by the team would make it a memorable occasion for him. Kolisi’s big day coincides with another significant milestone in the team, as Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will guide the side in his 50th Test match as head coach. The match at Sta

FRANCE v SOUTH AFRICA – STADE DE FRANCE – KO 10.10pm (SAST) Referee Angus Gardner (Australia) Test debut: 29 November, 2011 – Papua New Guinea 78-3 Vanuatu Tests as referee: 54 Angus Gardner will take charge of this fixture for the second time but first on French soil, having been in the middle for South Africa’s 35-12 victory in Johannesburg in June 2017. France lost their first four Tests with Gardner as referee, a 23-21 win over Argentina at Rugby World Cup 2019 the first

Laurian Johannes-Haupt. Two former Springbok Women’s players, Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Zenay Jordaan, are in line to complete the World Rugby Level 3 Coaching Course next week in Cape Town, where SA Rugby’s Participation and Development Department will be hosting the second phase of the programme for an array of coaches from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia and Namibia. The first phase was held in November 2024, with this initiative aiming to significantly incr

Bakehouse Silver Lakes has stepped back onto the scene with a fresh relaunch and a fresh uniform to match. The neighbourhood favourite’s team has officially chosen BooYaa Golf apparel as their day-to-day gear, bringing a little fairway swagger to the pastry pass. “We love seeing local businesses back themselves with a look that feels as good as it works,” says Chantelle van Greune, Global Marketing Manager at BooYaa Golf. “BooYaa is proudly South African and built for premium

Junior Springbok captain Riley Norton will lead an exciting-looking SA Under-19 Academy team against France when the two sides clash on Saturday in Châteauroux, approximately three hours’ drive south of Paris. Norton (lock) will captain a side featuring four more players from the Junior Boks’ World Rugby U20 Championship-winning team in the first of two internationals on their European tour. The tour also includes a match against their Irish counterparts next week in Cork. Th

Haydn Porteous. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Haydn Porteous is chasing his second title this season on the Sunshine Tour after opening with a 64 to lead Thursday’s incomplete first round of The Hyundai Open by two strokes at the Ebotse Links. After losing nearly five hours of play to a typical highveld thunderstorm, Porteous, the winner of the recent Vodacom Origins of Golf Gowrie Farm tournament, managed to finish his round with an eagle, eight birdies and two dropped shots

Tiaan van Vuuren claimed four wickets to help South Africa 'A' seize the advantage after the opening day of the second unofficial Test against India 'A' in Bengaluru on Thursday. The left-arm seamer grabbed 4/52 in 16.1 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 255 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. However, things could have been much better for the tourists had they not run into impressive India Test batter Dhruv Jurel. Batting at No 6, he helped the home side recover from a di

It was a moment of pure joy and relief for Juan James as he raised his bat to acknowledge his maiden T20 half-century at Boland Park on Tuesday. James’ 52 runs from 33 balls, was a milestone that had felt both elusive and inevitable for the young World Sports Betting Western Province batter. After several promising starts in his fledgling career, James finally converted his potential into substance with a composed and determined knock that spoke volumes about his growth and m

Siya Kolisi will become the ninth Springbok centurion when he leads South Africa out against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus – who will guide the side in his 50th Test as head coach – making six personnel changes to the side that defeated Japan last week. This massive feat for Kolisi and Erasmus adds to a string of remarkable achievements, which include winning back-to-back Rugby World Cups and Castle Lager Rugby Championship

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman expressed his satisfaction with the progress of his squad’s HSBC SVNS pre-season preparations on Thursday, as they finished their final condition block before the 2026 season kicks off. The Blitzboks played in a local tournament, the Fast Forward Sevens, in Stellenbosch last weekend and then departed for a team building and culture session in Caledon. They will return to their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base on Monday, with all foc

As Super Rugby Pacific prepares to celebrate 30 years, all 11 clubs have announced their squads for the 2026 season. Fan favourites will take the field once again, while a new generation of stars will emerge on the Super Rugby Pacific stage. Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley says the 2026 season is shaping up to be a special one. “After a fantastic 2025 season, where the standard of rugby and the connection with fans reached new heights, celebrating 30 years of Super Rugby

The pressure was rising at the captains' photocall for the Men’s Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament on Wednesday in Dubai, and it had nothing to do with the fact that the photo was being taken at the Tattu Dubai Sky Lounge on the 81st floor of the Ciel Hotel in Dubai Marina, the tallest hotel in the world. The reason for the steep uptake in air pressure was the quartet of captains' proximity to the Webb Ellis Cup, a bold reminder of just what is at stake for these

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of the City of Cape Town, has called on Capetonians and Western Capers to make it a weekend to remember by attending the must-see HSBC SVNS Cape Town, as the one-month-to-go countdown begins on Thursday. The 16 best sevens teams will descend on Cape Town for the annual HSBC SVNS event, with two days of action-packed rugby, high-class entertainment and more on the schedule at the DHL Stadium. Tickets, from only R250 per person per day, are availab

Always ready with a smile but tough as nails on the field of play, Oliver Reid’s exploits for the successful Junior Springboks have quickly cemented his reputation as one of South Africa’s most promising young front-row talents. Reid’s career trajectory so far has seen him rapidly progress through the national age-group structures and straight into the professional ranks of DHL Western Province and the DHL Stormers, who are both based in Cape Town. Shortly after his exploits

The wait is nearly over for fans of international club rugby across Europe and South Africa, with just one month to go until the return of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The journey to the 2026 Finals in Bilbao begins on Friday 5 December, as the clubs kick off what promises to be another unforgettable season of elite international rugby. The Investec Champions Cup opens under Friday night lights with two blockbuster fixtures: Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warrior

JC Ritchie. Sunshine Tour JC Ritchie and Daniel van Tonder will tee it up in Thursday’s first round of The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links still revelling in having secured their DP World Tour playing privileges for next season. Ritchie and Van Tonder are back on home fairways this week for The Hyundai Open, a new tournament on the Sunshine Tour schedule. They return home after an emotional Grand Final on the HotelPlanner Tour in Spain last week where they both took the oppo

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and FlySafair unveiled a bold new aircraft livery celebrating their partnership, featuring a design created by 22-year-old Gqeberha student Dinika Naidu. The reveal took place at FlySafair’s Johannesburg hangar, marking one year since the airline became the Official Domestic Airline Partner of the Proteas. The livery was selected from hundreds of entries in a nationwide competition launched when the three-year sponsorship was announced in November 2

SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year, Nadine Roos, is amongst the group of 18 players invited to a Springbok Women’s Sevens training camp in Pretoria, where the squad will step-up preparations for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens championship in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 and 16 November. Cecil Afrika, who has been part of the coaching set-up since 2023, will travel with the team as coach in place of Renfred Dazel, who is assisting Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman in the 2025/26 HSB

All you need to know from another thrilling set of games, including wins for Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool Another week, another Arsenal win and another clean sheet; the league leaders continue to look imperious at the Premier League summit after victory at Burnley. Wins for Manchester City and Liverpool give the top of the table a familiar look, putting the two most recent champions second and third respectively. City’s triumph over AFC Bournemouth saw the losers slip to f

Springbok No 8 Japer Wiese expected the Boks to face an emotionally charged French side at Stade de France on Saturday but said he and his teammates are up for the challenge and looking forward to it. The scars of the Boks’ 29-28 victory over Les Bleus in the 2023 Rugby World Cup are still showing clearly in the French capital and Wiese said the Boks had to be at their best to get the desired result. “I think they are still carrying a lot of hurt, and as you can see, they hav