The Junior Springboks started their 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in commanding fashion at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday by beating Fiji 57-7 in their tournament opener.
Springbok Women's Sevens Head Coach, Renfred Dazel, expressed satisfaction at the end of their two-week Olympic Games camp in Potchefstroom and said all planned objectives had been met at the conclusion of the exercise on Saturday.
Western Province overcame a spirited Free State side in the final match of the U18 Stadio Craven Week, while Boland and the Pumas secured victories on Saturday to end their respective campaigns on a high.
Hooker Esethu Mnebelele (Golden Lions) and lock JD Hattingh (Blue Bulls) will captain the SA Schools and SA Schools teams respectively in the annual match between the two sides, SA Rugby has announced.
The Bulls Daisies and Sharks Women will meet at Loftus B field on Saturday in the only match of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division in what should be an entertaining affair.
Currie Cup First Division leaders the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, are playing home in an exciting clash with Phangela SWD Eagles in a third-round fixture in Wellington on Saturday.
The accolades keep flooding in for young flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse, who recently made his Springbok debut, and has now executed another decisive career move.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his team wrapped up their training camp in Pretoria on Friday gearing up for ‘Ireland mode’ in preparation for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against their arch-rivals from the northern hemisphere next Saturday.
Free State and the Pumas remain unbeaten after claiming important wins on the fourth day of the U18 Stadio Craven Week at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp.
The Junior Springboks have included three uncapped players, namely hooker Luca Bakkes, flyhalf Liam Koen and outside back Likhona Finca, in their match day squad for their World Rugby Under-20 opening match against Fiji at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.