The South African Rugby Union thanked the judges and the South African public on Monday after a record-breaking night at the SA Sports Awards at the Sun City Superbowl.
In an exhilarating back and forth tussle between SA Cup frontrunners, Suzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas, the team from Kimberley managed to snatch a late victory in their game and cemented their spot at the top of the log.
JF van Heerden will captain a Junior Springbok side showing several changes when they take on Australia in the second round of the Under-20 Rugby Championship at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland on Tuesday.
Asithandile Ntoyanto has been called up to join the Springbok Women in Antananarivo on Sunday for the remainder of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup, currently underway in Madagascar.
Argentina, playing for the HSBC SVNS league title, came back hard in the second half of their fifth-place playoff to edge the Springbok Sevens by 14-10 in the teams’ final clash in Singapore this weekend.
The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames continued to make their presence felt in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, stretching their winning streaks to four matches to remain at the top of the table with a full house of points, while the Free State Women earned their first victory of the season while DHL Western Province remained in third place.
One try was enough for the Springbok Women’s Sevens team as they finished the HSBC SVNS Singapore on a winning note and secured ninth position with their second victory of the weekend over the USA. (more…)
Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker says their defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns was a "good lesson" and a learning curve for his players.
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena admits Stellenbosch FC were "very difficult" to play against and he can see why they went 25 games unbeaten.
Chippa United co-coach Kwanele Kopo has commented on Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro's "shocking" and "abusive" language towards his dugout.