Babalwa Latsha is back as captain and tighthead prop for the Springbok Women’s Test against Spain in Seville on Sunday, while Xoliswa Khuzwayo and Patience Mokone have also been included in the starting team for the final match of the team’s 2026 WXV Global Series tour to Europe.
Mpho Padime has urged aspiring young footballers to remain patient and committed to their dreams, drawing from his own rise at Orlando Pirates.
Andre Esterhuizen returns from international duty to lead a strong Hollywoodbets Sharks side into their second-round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with reigning champions Leinster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday.
A newly-formed global youth sports series kicked off in style in Nyanga, Cape Town, this week with a successful football clinic that included special guest appearances from rising star Emile Witbooi and Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus.
Orlando Pirates teenage sensation Mpho Padime has revealed the influence Relebohile Mofokeng has had on his development at the Buccaneers.
Haashim Pead has described his move from the Lions to the Stormers as a special homecoming, with the Bo-Kaap-born player eager to build on his development and make his mark with his hometown side.
Relebohile Mofokeng believes Orlando Pirates teenage sensation Mpho Padime has even greater talent than he did, but insists the youngster must switch his mentality to fulfil his potential.
Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa U23 midfielder Luke Baartman believes regular game time at club level has been key to maintaining his place in the national team.
It was only two seasons ago that Xoliswa Khuzwayo made her Test debut against Spain in Valladolid, but since then, the Springbok Women prop has added two Rugby Africa Women’s Cup titles and a Women’s Rugby World Cup to her CV, as well as a recent tour to Fiji, where she started in both of South Africa’s Test victories.
Springbok flanker Paul de Villiers was visibly disappointed after their defeat to the Wallabies but said it inspired the team to come back fighting when the Nations Championship resumes in November.