SA Rugby welcomes return-to-train news
SA Rugby on Saturday welcomed an announcement that professional sports teams could begin the process of returning to training under Level 3 lockdown easing.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 40: The introvert baker from Bloem
Toyota Cheetahs speedster Rabz Maxwane is itching to get back on the field, although he admits that the COVID-19 lockdown has reaffirmed his introvert personality.

Vodacom Super Rugby Classic Match: Bulls v Chiefs (2014)
With five minutes to go, the Vodacom Bulls were in control of this Vodacom Super Rugby match in Pretoria, but two late tries - and an injury time conversion from the sideline - ensured the Chiefs an unlikely 34-all draw.

Vodacom Super Rugby Classic Match: Sharks v Crusaders (2007)
The Cell C Sharks' never-say-die attitude was rewarded when they scored a superb last-gasp try, brilliantly converted from the side-line, against the defending champion Crusaders in Durban to win 27-26.

Vodacom Super Rugby Classic Match: Sharks v Stormers (2004)
A place in the 2004 Vodacom Super Rugby semi-finals was at stake, which the DHL Stormers got when they beat the Cell C Sharks by 31-24 in a tough local derby in Durban.

Domestic law trials to further reduce COVID-19 risk
The World Rugby Executive Committee has approved 10 optional domestic law trials which are designed to provide national member unions with COVID-19 transmission risk reduction options if required.

COVID-19 Diaries Part 39: RWC top of mind for Strydom
Life is slowly getting back to normal for Bernice Strydom after the Springbok Women’s lock returned to work on Level 4 of the COVID-19 lockdown, and with her sights firmly set on the 2021 Rugby World Cup she is ready to “eat, sleep and live rugby”.

Three Bok hookers pack down on latest SA Rugby Podcast
Hookers are not known to be shy when the going gets tough, and it was the same when the Springboks’ three No 2s from Rugby World Cup 2019, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx and Schalk Brits, lined up for the latest SA Rugby Podcast.

Gallery: RWC Opening Game in Cape Town, 1995
On 25 May 1995, the Springboks shocked the rugby world when they beat the defending champions, Australia, by 27-18 in the opening game of the 1995 Rugby World Cup at a packed Newlands in Cape Town.

SA Rugby congratulates Leopards on centenary celebrations
SA Rugby congratulated the Leopards Rugby Union on their centenary celebrations and lauded the Potchefstroom-based province for their continued contributions towards the national rugby landscape over the last 100 years.