World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for 2024, Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year for the past season, along with Damian De Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe and Ox Nche.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks team announced by Head Coach John Plumtree has been bolstered by the return of some of their Springboks for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship action when they host the Vodacom Bulls in a massive South African derby at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.
There were smiles for miles around the DHL Stadium after the Springbok Sevens team won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the first time since 2015, with the broadest coming from Blitzbok debutant Zander Reynders.
Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman was beaming with pride after the Blitzboks won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the first time since 2015 on Sunday evening.
The Springbok Sevens team assembled in Cape Town without Ryan Oosthuizen, who picked up a concussion in Dubai last weekend and was ruled out of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town this weekend.
The Toyota Cheetahs will travel to Amsterdam for their first 2024/25 EPCR Challenge Cup match against the French side from Perpignan, USAP.
For Donavan Don, last weekend’s season opening tournament in Dubai felt like his Springbok Sevens debut all over again, something the Blitzbok flyer is sure will happen again this weekend in Cape Town, where the DHL Stadium will play host to the second tournament of the 2025 HSBC SVNS series.
Tristan Leyds might be a first timer at the Emirates Dubai 7s this year and low on HSBC SVNS experience compared to the rest of the Springbok Sevens squad, but the playmaker is more than ready for his debut at The SEVENS Stadium this weekend.
The Springboks will welcome Italy, Georgia, Australia and Argentina to South Africa in 2025, SA Rugby confirmed.
Cape Town City midfielder Thabo Nodada has commented on his road to full fitness following his lengthy spell on the sidelines.