Facts and stats: Springboks vs Japan
This is the Springboks’ first Test match in Japan and the second time the teams have met. Japan were the opponents in the Springboks’ opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in Brighton, a seaside resort in the county of East Sussex, England.

Erasmus underlines significance of Japan Test
Rassie Erasmus underlined that the Test against Japan in Kumagaya is a massive challenge and that the Springboks can't afford to underestimate their hosts when they take the field at 12h15 (SA time) on Friday.

Springboks name formidable line-up for Japan clash
Rassie Erasmus named 22 of the Springbok 23 that fought to a last-gasp draw against New Zealand in July, for Friday’s clash with Japan in Kumagaya, which will be the 50th Test appearance for Pieter-Steph du Toit, SA Rugby’s Player of the Year for 2018.

WP Women target hat-trick of Interprovincial titles
Western Province will target their third successive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial title, and with it a dream season, when they meet arch-rivals, Border, in the A Section final of the competition at City Park in Cape Town on Saturday.

Johan Deysel to lead Namibia at RWC 2019
Former Leopards and Cell C Sharks midfielder, Johan Deysel, will lead Namibia to the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this month.

Why Felix Jones prefers rugby over Greek columns
Coaching consultant Felix Jones completed his second day of on-field work with the Springboks with a smile on his face after jetting into Tokyo as a last minute call-up for Swys de Bruin.

Big north-south final lined up in SA Rugby U21 Champs
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western Province will meet in a gripping north-south SA Rugby U21 Championship final in Bloemfontein on Saturday after defeating the Cell C Sharks and Toyota Free State in the semi-finals over the weekend.

SA Rugby congratulates Ilhaam Groenewald for Gsport Award
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, congratulated Mrs Ilhaam Groenewald, a member of the Executive Council, for receiving a Ministerial Award at the 2019 Momentum Gsport Awards over the weekend.

Everitt named Cell C Sharks coach for 2020
The Cell C Sharks confirmed that Currie Cup head coach Sean Everitt will head up their coaching team for Vodacom Super Rugby in 2020. He will be assisted by David Williams (backs/attack), and the new addition of Brent Janse van Rensburg as forwards coach.

“Great to be here,” Boks tell Japan
The Springboks completed their first training session in front of 2 000 excited locals on Sunday, within a few hours of arriving at their training base in Japan.