The Springbok Women's Sevens team finished the opening day of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series with a strong 36-0 win over Mexico at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch, although they had a slow start to Thursday’s action with a 7-7 draw with Czechia.
The Cell C Sharks will look to take the positives they gathered in last week’s Currie Cup match when they travel to Bloemfontein to take on the high-riding Toyota Free State team on Friday.
Former Springbok Ryan Kankowski says he’s optimistic about the future of Springbok rugby and not concerned following the announcement by head coach Jacques Nienaber that he will step down after this year’s Rugby World Cup.
A massive final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship pool matches awaits the South African teams this weekend, as the competition builds up to the playoffs early next month where the top teams will be chasing some silverware, as well as positions in the EPCR competitions next season.
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has named an experienced squad for the opening tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch from 20-22 April.
Richard Kriel is looking forward to returning to South Africa for the upcoming Vodacom United Rugby Championship double-headers starting this weekend as a vastly more experienced player since joining Zebre Parma. There’s also the prospect of playing against his brother. And a trip to the Spur restaurant.
The DHL Stormers will be hunting a victory this weekend to remain in second place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, while the other three South African franchises will be under immense pressure to register victories to remain in the race for playoff spots as the competition strikes the penultimate round of pool matches with an invasion of Irish and Italian teams.
The Cell C Sharks team to take on Benetton in this pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday is virtually unchanged from last week’s side.
The Springbok Sevens conceded valuable ground to their opponents in the race to automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games with their joint-12th placed-finish at the HSBC Singapore Sevens on Sunday, but more disappointing was the fact that they could not sustain the good effort from Hong Kong last weekend.
The South African challenge in their inaugural season of playing in the top European competitions came to an end on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions all lost in the quarter-finals of their respective series.