The EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16 delivered high drama, with knockout rugby at its best and multiple contests going down to the wire. Eight of Europe’s leading rugby clubs are one step closer to the EPCR Challenge Cup Final in Bilbao this May, with tickets still available for fans who want to be part of the biggest weekend in international club rugby. Connacht Rugby were the first to power into the final eight, overturning a half-time deficit to beat the Hollywoodbets Shar

Eight clubs have secured their places in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals following a thrilling weekend of sold-out action across Europe. The road to the Bilbao 2026 Final now intensifies, with general admission tickets for the final already sold-out in record time. Northampton Saints were first to book their spot in the final eight, overturning a 12-0 deficit against an impressive Castres Olympique with a powerful second-half comeback. They will face Bath Rugby at T

Get the lowdown on every Uefa Champions League quarter-final first legs, check out the key statistics from every match as they kick-off at 9pm this week (CET time). Tuesday Real Madrid v Bayern No two teams have met as often in Uefa competition as Real Madrid and Bayern, with the sides facing each other 28 times – all in the European Cup/Champions League. The Spanish side lead the head-to-head with 13 wins to Bayern's 11, along with four draws. Real Madrid are competing in th

It was a disappointing weekend for the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks, as all three teams were squeezed out of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, in the key Round of 16. In the Investec Champions Cup, the Stormers were left heartbroken after their 28-27 defeat against Toulon in France on Saturday in a nail-biting clash and it was a case of déjà vu for the Bulls, who went down 25-21 to the Glasgow Warriors in a tense encounter

The Isuzu Bulls Daisies outplayed the Sanlam Boland Dames 36-15 on a hot and sunny Loftus Versfeld on Saturday to claim the 2026 Pick n Pay Women’s Super League, making it a fourth consecutive win for the trailblazers in the provincial women’s game. They had a 19-3 lead at the break and never looked like conceding their title to their Western Cape foes but will admit that they had to fight for every point. The first half, played on a hot Pretoria morning, had good moments and

Maddy Green recorded an unbeaten century, while Rosemary Mair claimed career-best figures to help New Zealand secure a 66-run win in the third and final ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) One-Day International (ODI) against the Proteas Women in Wellington on Saturday. Green’s 141* off 128 deliveries, including 15 fours, in partnership with Brooke Halliday’s 98 off 124 balls (13x4), helped the hosts post 306/7 in their 50 overs. Mair then returned figures of 5/50 as the Proteas we

FNB WSU 42-32 FNB UWC. FNB WSU booked their place in the FNB Varsity Shield final after producing a powerful second-half comeback to defeat FNB UWC 42-32 at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in East London on Friday. Meanwhile, newly promoted (to the Varsity Cup) FNB Wits delivered a dominant performance in Johannesburg, dismantling FNB Madibaz 68-10 in the second semi-final to set up a highly anticipated title clash. FNB WSU produced a sensational second-half comeback to defeat FNB UWCat

Managing to reach a top-tier final of South African provincial women’s rugby for the first time has probably been Aseza Hele’s ‘easiest’ campaign as Sanlam Boland Dames captain. The Dames make the trip to Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria to face the Isuzu Bulls Daisies in the Pick ’n Pay Women’s Super League 1 final. A competition that was previously known as the Women’s Premier Division. Since 2019, after winning the 2018 Women’s First Division (now known as the Pick ‘n Pay Women

Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach makes his return from injury for the DHL Stormers in one of several changes for their Investec Champions Cup Round of 16 clash with RC Toulon in France on Saturday. The Stormers will be playing for a place in the quarter-finals next week when they face the French outfit at the Stade Felix Mayol, with kick-off at 4pm on Saturday. Reinach partners Jurie Matthee in an all-new halfback pairing, with Imad Khan and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu on a re

The two top teams in the Pick n Pay Women's Super League will fight it out for the ultimate glory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday when the Izusu Bulls Daisies will host the Sanlam Boland Dames in the 2026 final. The Daisies are looking for a fourth consecutive title, while the Dames are eyeing the Premier Division silverware for the first time in a match that promises to dazzle and entertain. Not only are both finalists well-rounded teams who can transition from attack to defe

The Proteas Women are aiming to keep things simple in pursuit of a series victory ahead of the third ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. The series finale gets underway at 11am local time (midnight SAST) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport Grandstand (Ch. 201). Speaking in the pre-match press conference, top-order batter Anneke Bosch believes her team will adopt a simplified approach in the final ODI t

Sanlam Boland Dames head coach, Thomas Chowles, believes his team can spring a surprise when they face the Isuzu Bulls Daisies in Saturday’s Pick ‘n Pay Women’s Super League 1 final. It will be the Dames’ first appearance in a top-tier final of women’s provincial rugby. A goal that Chowles has set out for the team since winning the first division title in 2018. During the 2024 and 2025 seasons, when this competition was still named the Premier Division, losses to DHL Western

The Vodacom Bulls have shuffled their team for this Saturday’s critical Investec Champions Cup encounter against Glasgow, making several tactical adjustments to the side that faced Munster last week. The most significant changes occur in the backline, where the versatile David Kriel moves from the bench into the starting XV to take over the No 15 jersey. This shift sees the veteran Willie le Roux move to the replacements, from where he is expected to provide his trademark tac

Premier Sports saw a 27% uplift in viewership reach across Pool stages. The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup return this weekend, with knockout international club rugby action kicking off on Friday. Following a hugely successful pool stage, the 32 clubs qualified for the Round of 16 across both competitions will be looking to progress down the Road to Bilbao. Spectators in stadia and viewership figures continued to rise across the Pool stages, with over 931 000

The Western Cape Government has committed R15-million to support upgrades at both World Sports Betting (WSB) Newlands Cricket Ground and Boland Park in Paarl, where some of the tournament’s matches will be hosted. On Thursday the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport signed Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and Cricket Boland to formalise financial support for the necessary infrastructure work in preparation for the ICC Men’

The Hollywoodbets Sharks’ campaign in the EPCR Challenge Cup knock-outs takes them to Western Ireland and a date with Connacht in the Round of 16 on Friday evening (9pm). Connacht, currently in ninth position on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, one place above the Sharks, come off a five-match winning streak heading into this match taking place in Galway at 9pm on Friday. Champions in 2023/24, the Sharks became the first South African club to win a major European ru

Sale Sharks' George Ford. The pair may know each other all too well from their domestic run-ins but the stakes are different in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16. With 24 sides coming together from across PREM Rugby, TOP 14 and United Rugby Championship, the Investec Champions Cup often sees sides come up against more unfamiliar opposition. But familiar faces will be in the crossfire this weekend as four English heavyweights meet in the Round of 16. 2025 EPCR Challenge C

South Africa Under-19 Women head coach Dinesha Devnarain reflected on a lesson-filled campaign following her team’s third-place finish at the recently concluded Patricia Kambarami Cup in Nigeria, as the side continues to build towards next year’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Led by captain Mieke van Voorst, who scored 208 runs in six innings at an average of 41.6 and a strike rate of 131, the SA U19s showed encouraging progress throughout the tournament. Their campaign incl

The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks will return to Europe this weekend for their do-or-die Round of 16 matches in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, where spots in the quarterfinals will be at stake. The Stormers will line up against Toulon in France in the first Investec Champions Cup play-off match for the domestic franchises on Saturday at 4pm, while the Bulls will battle it out with the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland at 6.30

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named a sizeable training squad of 45 players, including four who attended the recent Springbok alignment camp, for a two-week camp in Stellenbosch from 6-19 April in preparation for the 2026 edition of the Under‑20 Rugby Championship (TRCU20). Riley Norton, who skippered the Junior Boks to the world title last year in Italy, Siphosethu Mnebelele, Kai Pratt, and Markus Muller all had a taste of the senior Springbok environment at th