Magic and Madness in LA
The Springbok Sevens scored a sensational come from behind win over Fiji in the final of the HSBC LA Sevens earlier in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season. Relive the week they had.
SA teams cautiously hopeful as Guinness PRO14 target restart
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will continue to work closely with SA Rugby and Government after plans were announced on Thursday that the Guinness PRO14 plans to resume in an abbreviated format, with Saturday 22 August, identified as target restart date.
Springboks assist with packing food parcels in Cape Town
Springbok coach and captain, Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi, led a delegation of eight national players and coaches at the Food Forward SA warehouse in Cape Town on Thursday, where they assisted in packing food parcels in the fight against hunger.
Andrews: “When the final whistle blew, I cried”
In the history of Springbok rugby, Mark Andrews will be remembered for a number of things – a Rugby World Cup winner in 1995, one of the real hard men in green and gold and the first person to represent South Africa in 50 Tests.
Million mark in the sights as fundraiser moves up a gear
The million rand mark is moving ever closer for the Springboks in their #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign, which raises money for struggling communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
British & Irish Lions tour to SA in 2021 is on
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and with uncertainty enveloping major sporting events, it was good to hear SA Rugby CEO confirm that the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa will still take place in 2021.
Gallery: Progressing to the RWC final - 25 years later
After topping their pool, the Springboks had to travel upcountry where they faced Western Samoa and France in the Rugby World Cup quarter- and semi-finals in 1995 - we look back at these two matches from 25 years ago.
New breakdown education resource developed by World Rugby
Joe Schmidt, Ian Foster, Richie Gray, Wayne Barnes, Jaco Peyper, Josh Beaumont and Victor Vito are among the specialist advisors who helped develop a resource set to benefit everyone in the game and aims to achieve a consistent approach at the breakdown.
SA Rugby makes gear change in transformation progress
SA Rugby had made a dramatic gear change in its transformation progress in 2019, with their annual audit showing the transformation barometre leaping from 59% success in 2018 to 81% a year later in the first year of the organisation’s refocused STDP 2030 plan.
Cecil Afrika steps down from international sevens rugby
The most celebrated Springbok Sevens player of his generation, Cecil Afrika, has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on his Olympic dream.