The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #19
With the top three places on the 2024 Carling Currie Cup log already determined, the attention now turns to the crucial “quarter-final” encounter between Airlink Pumas and Toyota Cheetahs at 13h30 on Saturday afternoon at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, for the remaining semi-final place.

All Blacks make changes for Cape Town Test
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors, assistant coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Jason Ryan and Tamati Ellison have named their All Blacks team to play the Springboks in the fourth round of the 2024 Castle Lager Rugby Championship at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday.

More intense challenge expected from NZ in CT
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe and centre Lukhanyo Am agreed on Wednesday that their Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday would be tougher and more intense than the challenge they faced in Johannesburg last week.

Opening round SA derbies moved to early 2025
Due to a request from SA Rugby, the opening round Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures involving the South African teams will now be moved to avoid a clash with the Carling Currie Cup Final.

Match official appointments to 8 September 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with Matt Carley named to referee the Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Cape Town, where Zoe Naude will handle the match between the Springbok Women and Barbarians.

Experienced Bok Women team to face Barbarians
Nolusindiso Booi will lead a Springbok Women team laden with Test experience against the Barbarians Women in Cape Town on Saturday, while Swys de Bruin and his coaching staff added a named a number of new players to the match-23.

Louw ranks facing NZ as his biggest rugby highlight
Springbok loose forward Elrigh Louw described South Africa's 31-27 victory against New Zealand in Johannesburg last week as his biggest career highlight and said the team looked forward to facing their arch-rivals again this weekend in Cape Town, despite the opposition traditionally boasting a strong support base in the Westen Cape.

Boks emphasise consistency ahead of NZ rematch
The Springboks don’t want to fall into the “Ireland trap” when they face New Zealand in Cape Town this weekend, which is why young halfbacks Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Grant Williams stressed the importance of remaining consistent after their victory in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Bok Women embrace first match at home in 2024
The Springbok Women are keen to start their first appearance front of a home crowd in South Africa on the best possible note and as such, had no problems to focus on what needs to be done in the match week leading up to their Barbarians clash on Saturday.

The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #18
The Fidelity ADT Lions ended the Vodacom Bulls' unbeaten run in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division to move top of the log, but defeats for the Toyota Cheetahs and Airlink Pumas mean the 2023 and 2022 champions will be involved in a “quarter-final” this weekend to see who will join the Gauteng teams and the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV in the playoffs.