Zachary Porthen resumes the captaincy of a reshuffled Junior Springboks starting line-up for Sunday’s final Under-20 Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina on the eastern seaboard of Queensland in Australia.Porthen was not considered for the previous encounter with Australia because of a hand injury, but he is back in the starting line-up to lead ..read more

The top of the table in the Women’s Premier Division can look vastly different by Saturday night when the top four sides collide in what promises to be a very important round of action.One takes on two and three faces four on Saturday and by the end of round five, the top four could be totally scrambled, while the bottom four teams will want to use this opportunity to keep themselves in the race ..read more

In their next SA Cup match, the Toyota Cheetahs are travelling to East London to take on Border on Friday, 10 May. Kick-off is at 15:00, and the match will be streamed live on DSTV Streaming channel 952.“I think the things we have been wanting to happen are starting to happen slowly. There was definitely a lot of positivity in the last game. This weekend’s game is the last chance to make ..read more

The Toyota Cheetahs u.21’s will welcome Hollywoodbets Sharks u.21 in Bloemfontein on Friday, 10 May, at 13:00 at CUT Sportsgrounds.Coach Henley du Plessis announced his team for the encounter:15. Shaun Peter Ray14. Martin Botha13. James Jonker12. Freddie Dreyer11. Themba Sibisi10. Bradley Giddy (C )9. Erich Visser8. Maynard Kleynhans7. Marno Stopforth6. Ramon Uys5. Katlego Lobakeng4. Andries ..read more

It will be a case of make or break in the SA Cup this weekend, with a number of pivotal matches for several teams striving to keep alive their dreams of reaching the final.With a maximum of 10 points at stake in the rest of the competition, five contenders remain in contention for a place in the final on 25 May.However, after this weekend at least one of these five sides will in all likelihood be out ..read more

The Springbok Women won their second Rugby Africa Women's Cup clash by 63-5 against Kenya on a windy day in Madagascar on Wednesday, remaining on course to defend their African title and book their tickets to the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England.While they were in control for most of the game at Stade Makis in Antananarivo, the Bok Women were solid rather than spectacular, guilty of some over-eagerness ..read more

Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen made nine changes to his starting team and 11 overall when he named his squad to play Kenya in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday.Free State Women outside back Sikholiwe Mdletshe will earn her first cap after being named on the left wing, while regular starter Sinazo Mcatshulwa returns at flanker for South Africa’s ..read more

The Junior Springboks are targeting an improved performance against Australia when the two teams meet in the second round of the new Under-20 Rugby Championship at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland in Australia on Tuesday morning (SA time).Speaking during an online media conference from the team’s base in Twin Waters on the Australian eastern seaboard, Junior Bok assistant coach ..read more

Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, sent condolences to the family of Mariska Loots, a former Springbok Women’s player who passed away on Wednesday at age of 38.Loots, who played scrumhalf, toured Wales and England in 2005 with the Springbok Women and played against Wales ‘A’ in her international career. She started playing rugby for the Goodwood Gazelles in Cape Town and ..read more

JF van Heerden will captain a Junior Springbok side showing several changes when they take on Australia in the second round of the Under-20 Rugby Championship at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland on Tuesday.Van Heerden takes over the captaincy from Zachary Porthen, who has been ruled out of contention for this match due to a hand injury he sustained in the 13-13 draw against New Zealand ..read more