Defence highlights day of learning – Mpupha
The learning curve was a steep one indeed, but the Springbok Women's Sevens squad will benefit hugely from the opening day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse on Friday.

Hendricks hat-trick steers Bulls to win in Swansea
Cornal Hendricks scored a second-half hat-trick to help steer the Vodacom Bulls to a superb 38-31 victory (half-time 12-10) in their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship league match against the Ospreys in Swansea on Friday evening.

Moerat and Ungerer to start for Stormers in Llanelli
There are two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their final round Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday, with kick-off at the Parc y Scarlets scheduled for 18h10 (SA time).

New midfield for Emirates Lions' final clash
Emirates Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen and his management have selected a new-look midfield pairing in the form of Matt More and Henco van Wyk for their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship match of the season against the Dragons on Saturday.

Blitzboks ready to blast off in Toulouse
It took them a while to get to Toulouse, but since their arrival on Monday evening, the Springbok Sevens team left little to chance for the remainder of the week and goes into Friday’s opening day of the HSBC France Sevens, at the Stade Ernest-Wallon, with the knowledge that they came prepared and capable to retain their slender six point lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings.

Last roll of the dice for home quarter-finals
The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks will have a last throw of the dice to secure home ground advantage in the quarter-finals of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with one of the three South African teams in line to grab second position on the log as the league phase of the competition comes to thrilling end this weekend.

Excitement skyrockets as SA return to women’s sevens fray
On paper, few would want to be in the boots of the Springbok Women's Sevens team when they make their long-awaited return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in France on Friday.

Frontrunners in crunch Cape Town clash
The top two teams in the Women's Premier Division, DHL Western Province and Border Ladies, tackle each other head-on in Cape Town in what promises to be another great battle between the two rivals.

Academy side complete two-match Free State tour
The SA Rugby Academy, consisting of some of the country’s most promising Under-20 players, completed a two-match tour of the Free State with a training match against the Toyota Cheetahs on Thursday, which left Junior Springbok head coach Bafana Nhleko pleased with the overall growth of the group.

Settled Vodacom Bulls side named to face Ospreys
Springbok loose forward Marcell Coetzee will lead a settled Vodacom Bulls side in their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship league clash on Friday evening, when they take on the Ospreys in Swansea, Wales.