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.
The Bulls Daisies scored an emphatic victory over DHL Western Province in Cape Town on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten status in the Women’s Premier Division after six rounds, while the Boland Dames finally broke their duck with a pulsating win over EP Queens in Wellington.
Brumbies scrum-half Nic White says they are going to "throw the kitchen sink" at the Chiefs in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad of 40 players – which features a handful of overseas based players – for their next assignment, a three-week training camp in Pretoria from Sunday until Thursday, 29 June.
The Cell C Sharks will be seeking another character-driven performance in the Currie Cup on Saturday when they meet DHL Western Province in the final round of the pool stages.
All eyes will be on Cape Town on Saturday when DHL Western Province host the Bulls Daisies in the sixth round of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division with a big contingent of current Springbok Women’s players in action at City Park in Athlone, while the First Division kicks off with matches in Potchefstroom, Welkom, Kimberley and George.
Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe will play for Japanese club Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath next year, the club announced Thursday.
South Africa’s number one chocolate brand, Cadbury, has partnered with South Africa’s national rugby team, the Springboks, and SA Rugby as the Official Confectionery Supplier to the Springboks.