Junior Boks fall short but take heart from NZ defeat

The Junior Springboks fell short in their bid to capture the Under-20 Rugby Championship when they lost to New Zealand in Gqeberha, but SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote said the players can take huge positives from their courageous effort against the young Kiwis.

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DHL Stormers join Bulls and Sharks in URC playoffs
Wandisile Simelane of the Stormers breaks for the tryline as Shane Lewis-Hughes of Dragons RFC gives chase during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Dragons RFC at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 10 May 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

DHL Stormers join Bulls and Sharks in URC playoffs

The DHL Stormers have booked their spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals alongside the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks after a good penultimate weekend of league action for the three South African teams.

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Plumtree announces Sharks squad for Ospreys clash
Makazole Mapimpi of Hollywoodbets Sharks during United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between Sharks and Zebre at Kings Park in Durban, South Africa on 22 March 2025 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Plumtree announces Sharks squad for Ospreys clash

The Hollywoodbets Sharks will take continuity into their round 17 Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Ospreys at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday night at 7pm.

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Welsh invasion as URC playoffs move into sight
Jean-Luc du Plessis of DHL Stormers celebrates with fellow team mates after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Sharks at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 28 December 2024 © Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix

Welsh invasion as URC playoffs move into sight

South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams are preparing for a Welsh invasion and will have everything to play for this weekend as the cross-hemisphere spectacle reaches the penultimate pool round.

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Disappointed Foote credits Aussie U20s for gusty performance

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote credited Australia for staying in the fight and producing a gutsy second half performance to edge South Africa in their second round Under-20 Rugby Championship clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.

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Snyman: Blitzboks’ true colours glittered in Los Angeles
Philip Snyman, assistant coach of South Africa Sevens team during the SARU appointment of new South Africa Sevens coach at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town on 15 September 2022 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Snyman: Blitzboks’ true colours glittered in Los Angeles

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman heaped praise on his squad after a commanding weekend of sevens rugby displayed at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles, with the Blitzboks finishing as the only undefeated side and crowned winners on Sunday.

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Springbok Women enter next phase of RWC preparations

A group of 38 players assembled in Cape Town on Sunday for the next phase of the Springbok Women’s Rugby World Cup preparations, with the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar in early June the first assignment for the group, followed by Test matches against Canada a month later.

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Three teams chase last SA Cup semi-final spot

The race for those coveted four semi-final spots of the SA Cup – and with that qualification to the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division – is going down to the wire for the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, NovaVit Griffons and Valke after the penultimate round was completed over the weekend.

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