The two match officials have been confirmed for the upcoming two Currie Cup Finals for the 2023 season in Bloemfontein and Wellington on Saturday.
The Waikato Chiefs defeated the ACT Brumbies 19-6 on Saturday, setting up an all-New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific final between the Canterbury Crusaders and the Waikato Chiefs.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was happy that his squad had ticked the necessary boxes in the first few days of their three-week training camp in Pretoria as they prepare for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
A group of 28 Under-18 players will assemble at Grey College in Bloemfontein this weekend for a three-day Commonwealth Youth Games training camp under the watchful eye of Marius Schoeman, SA Rugby's High-Performance Manager for Sevens.
The president of the Eastern Province Rugby Union, Mr Maasdorp Cannon, has been suspended for two years from holding any position or participating in any rugby structures under the auspices of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), having been found guilty of contravening the SARU Constitution and its Code of Conduct.
Cell C Shark coach Joey Mongalo has gone to the tried and tested as the Currie Cup semi-final looms large this weekend.
A spate of injuries among Springbok flyhalves has led to the call-up to the Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad for 46-Test veteran Elton Jantjies.
The Springboks celebrated Youth Day with the players unloading food, ‘braaiing’ boerewors and interacting with 200 disabled young people at the Kungwini Welfare Organisation, in conjunction with FoodForward SA, and team partners the Freddy Hirsch Group and Dettol.
SA Rugby announced that braai spice masters, Freddy Hirsch, had joined their family of sponsors as the official braai partner of the Springboks and the national governing body, thanks to its great taste and memorable flavours.
The two Currie Cup semi-finals and the final of the Mzansi Challenge will all take place on Saturday afternoon in Bloemfontein, Durban and Kempton Park, with all three matches broadcast live on SuperSport.