Boland take Iqhawe Week honours at home
It was a rewarding day for Boland on the final day of the Iqhawe Week at Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday, as they delivered a scintillating performance against Griquas in the final match of the tournament for a 29-10 victory and top honours in front of their home fans.

Erasmus excited about Guinness PRO14 kick-off
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has labelled the Guinness PRO14 as “one of the toughest I have ever coached in” on the eve of the start of the 2019/20 Championship, which kicks off on Friday in Bloemfontein.

Upbeat Nienaber embraces lessons in defeat
The Springboks will be stronger for their defeat by New Zealand, believes Jacques Nienaber, the team’s assistant coach and defence specialist.

Refreshed Namibia line-up to take on Springboks
Only five of the XV that played in Welwitschias' opening game of the Rugby World Cup will appear in their Pool B match against South Africa at City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday.

DHL WP and Cell C Sharks into U19 Coastal Section “final”
The last match of the Coastal Section in the SA Rugby Under-19 Championship, between DHL Western Province and the Cell C Sharks, will be a de facto final as both sides remained unbeaten after the second round of matches.

Blue Bulls and Golden Lions to contest U19 Inland final
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions will contest the final of the SA Rugby Under-19 Provincial Championship Inland Section on Friday after both scored good wins at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Toyota Cheetahs’ biggest enemy is expectation – Franco Smith
The Toyota Cheetahs have not even become accustomed to displaying South Africa’s premier domestic trophy – the Currie Cup – in their stadium before they had to turn their attention to a bigger challenge in this season’s Guinness PRO14 Championship.

Stats and facts: Springboks vs Namibia
Saturday's Test against Namibia at the City of Toyota Stadium will be the third time the Springboks take on their African neighbours north of the Orange River.

Rassie Erasmus: "We have to regain momentum"
Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, said the Springboks will not take their next Rugby World Cup match, against Namibia, lightly and emphasised that the South Africans can't afford to lose any more encounters in Japan.

Raubenheimer retains core group for Scotland Tests
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer kept faith in the core of the squad that faced Spain last weekend for their two Test series against Scotland in Cape Town next week, with the coach naming only two new players in the 24-member squad.