Backline players Dewald Human and Gino Cupido have been included in the Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Spain and France on Sunday to compete in the final two HSBC SVNS World Championship tournaments, in Valladolid and Bordeaux. (more…)
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was satisfied that the necessary building blocks were in place for the international season as the team wrapped up their second and final alignment camp before their on-field preparations begin in June.
The Junior Springbok training squad assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) on Monday and completed their first training session in the afternoon as preparations ramp up for the forthcoming Under-20 International Series.
Anathi Qolo will lead the Springbok Women squad of 28 players to the 2026 edition of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Nairobi, Kenya, with nine uncapped players included in the touring group who will look to defend the title South Africa won in Madagascar last year.
The absolute joy of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town crowd – when the Blitzboks won a consecutive home tournament at DHL Stadium in December last year – was shared by Sebastiaan Jobb, and at that moment, the Springbok Sevens wing made a promise to himself: he was going to be part of the next trophy lift.
The Junior Springboks have named a training squad for the forthcoming U20 International Series with Chili, Fiji and Georgia, with regulars such as Luan Giliomee, Christian Vorster, Jordan Steenkamp, and Pieter van der Merwe back in the group after they missed the recent U20 Rugby Championship due to injury.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks close out the 2026 Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a final round clash against Zebre at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to end the season on a high.
The DHL Stormers have already locked in home ground advantage for the quarter-finals, but the Vodacom Bulls and Fidelity Securedrive Lions will go flat out in their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship pool matches this weekend to ensure they are also playing their top-eight encounters at home. (more…)
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a “purpose and goal-driven” 40-man squad for the team’s second in-person alignment camp in Cape Town next week, featuring two players invited to their first camp in Sibabalwe Mahashe and Zekhethelo Siyaya.
South African rugby stars Aphelele Fassi and Jordan Hendrikse have officially joined the Nissan family, with the duo proudly receiving the keys to their new Nissan Navara PRO-4X bakkies at the Bidvest McCarthy dealership in Durban this week.