Springbok Women geared for Italian job

Despite being a regular starter at scrumhalf and fairly injury free, it took Tayla Kinsey all of a decade to get to 30 Test caps for the Springbok Women, and on Friday, she and her teammates will face Italy for only the second time ever since South Africa started playing international rugby in 2004.

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Koen tweaks Bok Women for Italy showdown

Nolusindiso Booi will make a record 39th Test appearance at lock, Byrhandrè Dolf will start at wing, Micke Gunter at hooker, and Catha Jacobs at flanker in four changes to the Springbok Women starting team to face Italy in the second round of WXV 2 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.

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White excited about Vodacom Bulls’ potential this season

Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says he is excited to see what the combination of an injection of new coaching and playing talent as well as the growing maturity of his squad will bring to this new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season.

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Rugby Legends Turned Podcast Pioneers: Rudy Paige and Juan De Jongh on ‘Behind The Ruck’

Meet Rudy Paige and Juan De Jongh, two rugby powerhouses who've not only conquered the rugby field but are now poised to conquer the airwaves. While Rudy may have hung up his boots, his passion for the game has grown stronger as he now shares it as a dedicated coach.

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Kolisi: “We knew it would take something special”

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi declared in the early hours of Monday morning that they knew it would take something special to beat France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, and both him and Bok head coach Jacques Nienaber lauded the team’s character to pull through the victory to book their place in the semi-final.

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