Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has welcomed back experienced campaigners Eloise Webb and Zintle Mpupha for the third tournament in the 2024 HSBC SVNS, to be played at HBF Park in Perth, Western Australia next weekend.
Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo has made several changes to the Blitzbok squad that will travel to Australia on Saturday for the inaugural HSBC SVNS tournament in Perth, the third of eight in the series, where Selvyn Davids will again lead the team into battle.
Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has been named as the new Wallabies boss, replacing Eddie Jones.
Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies has been banned from rugby for four years after testing positive for a prohibited substance., the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) confirmed.
As the Vodacom Bulls target playoff spots in both the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup, the decision by Director of Rugby Jake White at the start of this season to find a new “edge in high performance” seems to be paying off on all fronts.
Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit made the shock decision to quit rugby and pursue a career in the National Football League (NFL).
The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers produced impressive performances over the weekend for an encouraging double for the South African teams in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks were the only local team to win their EPCR Challenge Cup match in a weekend of mixed fortunes.
Andy Farrell has been appointed head coach of the British and Irish Lions for the 2025 tour to Australia.
The South African teams in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup will look to strengthen their positions in the respective competitions in the third and penultimate round of pool matches this weekend, which will be vital in their quest to advance to the playoff stages.
Ireland have suffered a double blow ahead of the Six Nations Championships that starts in early February after wings Mack Hansen and Jimmy O’Brien were ruled out due to long-term injuries. (more…)