Western Province was among the big winners on an eventful opening day at the U18 Stadio Craven Week staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp.
South African leg-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has hit back at his team's "ridiculous" critics after the Proteas booked their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were the standout winners at the 2023/24 PSL Awards held on Sunday evening.
South Africa booked their place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals following their three-wicket victory over West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.
The Springboks will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday after their flight from London to Johannesburg was cancelled on Sunday night.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said it was a case of “goal achieved” as they kicked off their 2024 season on a winning note against Wales at Twickenham with a strong second-half performance seeing them overcome a narrow 14-13 halftime lead, to register a well-deserved 41-13 victory.
They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when they defeated Great Britain in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco on Sunday evening.
South Africa’s top schoolboys will be in action at the U18 Stadio Craven Week, which will be staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp over the next six days.
The SWD Eagirls made their intensions clear that they want to finish the season top of the SA Rugby Women’s First Division with a very strong win over the Leopards, while the Valke and Pumas Women also scored significant wins away from home in the second round of competition played.
The Sharks Women scored an important win over Border Ladies in the tenth round of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division, while the top three contenders on the log all scored convincing victories to keep the pecking order on the log intact.