Carling Currie Cup log leaders the Vodacom Bulls are favoured to continue on their unbeaten run when they travel to Nelspruit for their Premier Division clash with the Airlink Pumas on Friday.
With heavy underfoot conditions expected in Paarl on Friday, the SA Under-18s are under no illusion that a tough challenge awaits them when they face Ireland in their first outing of the 2024 U18 International Rugby Series.
Morne van den Berg and Ruan Nortje will earn their first Test starts in a Springbok team that shows 10 changes to the starting line-up for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers have confirmed that loose forward Dave Ewers has signed a short-term contract with the club ahead of the 2024–25 season.
The Bulls Daisies and DHL Western Province will contest the 2024 SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division final in Pretoria after winning their respective semifinals against Border Ladies and Sanlam Boland Dames.
After last week’s Carling Currie Cup victory over the Fidelity ADT Lions, the Hollywoodbets Sharks are in week five action against the Airlink Pumas in their return leg match, taking place in Mbombela on Saturday.
The Springboks touched down in Australia on Thursday in high spirits following an overnight flight from Johannesburg and will have the rest of the day off to recover from the long journey before resuming their on-field preparations on Friday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said his 33-member squad were beaming with excitement for what he anticipates will be a challenging tour to Australia as they prepare to depart Down Under for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
To be part of an event where 65 000 people vocally rooted for women's sevens rugby was a feeling that she cannot describe, but close to that was the way the South African team fought for one another and their first victory at their first Olympic Games.
The South African Women’s Sevens team finish their maiden Olympics with their first win at the Paris 2024 Games to finish the tournament on a high note at the Stade de France.