Damian Markus will earn a first start for the Junior Springboks against England on Friday, while SA U20 head coach Bafana Nhleko was also forced to make a few changes due to injuries for their World Rugby U20 Championship third place playoff at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.
Eastern Province, the Sharks and Western Province showed their attacking intent at the U16 Girls Week tournament staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
SA Rugby has confirmed Renfred Dazel has been appointed as the new head coach of the Springbok Women's Sevens team until the end of the 2026 season.
Eastern Province and Western Province claimed big wins in the first round of the U18 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
With 102 days until the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off the league can confirm its fixture schedule in full for the 2023/24 campaign.
Springbok lock Marvin Orie will join French Top 14 outfit Perpignan next season on a two-year deal.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will make a notable return from a shoulder injury as the captain of the team to face New Zealand in the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Auckland on Saturday.
The adverse weather conditions in Johannesburg have forced a change to the fixtures for the U16 Girls Week, which was due to start at Jeppe High School for Boys on Monday morning.
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko says beating England in the bronze final at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship on Friday will be a huge motivating factor for them in the next couple of days.
South Africa’s top junior girls players will be in action at the SA Rugby U16 & U18 Girls Weeks staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg from Monday.