Springbok Women prop Babalwa Latsha has joined Allianz Premiership club Harlequins Women until the end of their 2023 season for what will be her second stint playing club rugby abroad.
They have a track record of performing in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and there are quite a number of achievements in the Springbok Sevens’ set-up and history, including five tournament victories on American soil, but for Philip Snyman there will only be tears at this weekend’s HSBC LA Sevens if the effort from the South African side is lacking.
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi can’t be blamed for feeling like a tourist guide in Los Angeles this week.
A long haul flight on your way to a Test debut can feel like it lasts forever, especially if that first appearance for your country was the a culmination of a lifetime of hard work and sacrifices, just ask Travis Ismaiel.
EPCR has confirmed the kick-off times of the 2023 EPCR Challenge Cup and Heineken Champions Cup finals which will take place at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Friday 19 May and Saturday 20 May respectively.
The DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks strengthened their chances of favourable Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff fixtures as they defeated the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions respectively in a crucial round of local derbies on Saturday.
The Springbok coaches, management and a group of 14 players will kick off the 2023 season with a three-week physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town – from Sunday until Friday, 10 March – in the first team activity of the year as the side gear up for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in September and October.
Schalk Brits is preparing for what he believes is going to be “a humdinger” of a North versus South Derby between the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld this Saturday, and one where he believes past results will count for nothing.
Travis Ismaiel will complete a national team trifecta at the HSBC LA Sevens next weekend after being named in the Springbok Sevens squad that will contest the North American leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in the USA and Canada later this month.
The Cell C Sharks team named to take on the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg in this weekend’s return leg Vodacom United Rugby Championship has been bolstered by the return of a number of players.