Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said his squad were on track with their preparations for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship after wrapping up the second week of their training camp in Pretoria on Friday.
Eighteen of the country’s most promising women’s players assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for a three-day sevens development camp, where the Springbok Women’s Sevens management will get a close-up view on their potential skills and abilities.
Junior Springbok captain Paul de Villiers is amongst a group of seven players that will represent the South African Under-20 team for a second year running after being named in the starting team to face Georgia in their World Rugby U20 Championship opener in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
The Canterbury Crusaders have their sights set on securing a seventh straight Super Rugby title ahead of their clash against Waikato Chiefs in the final at the FMG Stadium on Saturday.
The Women’s Premier Division will have a playoff feel this weekend when the top four sides in the tournament clash in Pretoria and Durban respectively, while the only two undefeated sides in the Women’s First Division will meet for the first time.
After two months of preparing in Stellenbosch, the Junior Springboks walked into a vibrant Southern Sun Newlands on Tuesday afternoon, with staff welcoming them with song and dance as the players checked into the team hotel, their home for the forthcoming World Rugby U20 Championship.
SA Rugby in consultation with the local organising committee have decided to move the 2023 Craven Week for Under-18 boys to Outeniqua Park in George.
The two match officials have been confirmed for the upcoming two Currie Cup Finals for the 2023 season in Bloemfontein and Wellington on Saturday.
The Waikato Chiefs defeated the ACT Brumbies 19-6 on Saturday, setting up an all-New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific final between the Canterbury Crusaders and the Waikato Chiefs.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was happy that his squad had ticked the necessary boxes in the first few days of their three-week training camp in Pretoria as they prepare for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.