Springbok star Faf de Klerk says South Africa are ready to "prove the world wrong" by clinching back to back Rugby World Cup titles.
The Springboks will assemble in Durban in May for two preparation camps with the purpose of getting their on-and-off-field structures in place for the 2023 international season.
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi said the fact that he will run out in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Toulouse on Friday is a special personal milestone, but his job for the Blitzboks between the four lines will come first.
Leinster outscored the Cell C Sharks for a convincing 35-5 quarter-final victory at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday to book a home semi-final in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship next week.
The DHL Stormers beat the Vodacom Bulls 33-21 at the DHL Stadium on Saturday to set up a home Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final showdown with Irish side Connacht.
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July after SA Rugby and hosts, the Blue Bulls Co (BBCo.), announced on Friday that all tickets for the opening Test in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia have been sold out.
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi’s participation in the World Cup later this year remained in the balance as SA Rugby said on Wednesday it was too early to say following his knee surgery last week.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White is drawing inspiration from Schalk Burger Snr, Morné du Plessis and Ernie Els as his side prepares for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town this weekend.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones believes he was afforded enough time to transform his side into a World Cup winning team.
The commitment of his squad over the last three months in preparing for the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series and immense courage under pressure in the last minute of Sunday’s final in Stellenbosch were the cornerstones of their success in winning core status to next season’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.