Three stalwarts have been recalled to the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad to contest the HSBC SVNS 2024 play-off tournament in Madrid next weekend, with head coach Renfred Dazel opting for experience for the most important tournament of the season.
All eyes will be on City Park in Cape Town this weekend where DHL Western Province await the undefeated Bulls Daisies in the sixth round of the Women’s Premier Division, with the unpredictability of the home team a real threat to the all-conquering Pretoria side.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was pleased with the foundation laid at the national team’s second in-person alignment in Cape Town on Wednesday and Thursday, and believed it set a good tone for the season ahead.
SA Rugby is to advertise for a full-time Springbok Women’s fifteens head coach as the organisation continues to ramp up its focus on the women’s game.
The SA Cup will conclude with what promises to be a thrilling final between Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas when the top-two teams in the new competition meet in Kimberley on Saturday.
Eben Etzebeth will lead a strong Hollywoodbets Sharks team named to take on Gloucester in Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup Final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has joined SuperSport, Your World of Champions, as an official brand ambassador.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks will have all the motivation they need to emerge victorious in the EPCR Challenge Cup final against Gloucester at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Friday night, when history beckons as the KwaZulu-Natalians aim to become the first South African team to win the title.
Springbok front row Vincent Koch is upbeat ahead of the Hollywoodbets Sharks encounter against Gloucester in the European Challenge Cup final in London on Friday.
The Springboks will kick off their second in-person alignment camp in Cape Town on Wednesday – a month before their opening Test of the season against Wales in London on 22 June – with a group of 38 players assembling for the two-day camp.