The Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd is proud of Ross van Reenen, CEO of the company, who has been invited by SARU to be on the Rugby Leadership Development Program panel.RLDP candidates will deliver their group presentations to the panel of assessors on Tuesday, 4 June, in Cape Town. The topics to be presented by the groups directly impact specific SARU Departments and the SA Rugby Industry. These individuals ..read more

The latest internal audit of SA Rugby’s Strategic Transformation Development Plan 2030 (STDP 2030) paints a picture of a sport tracking firmly in the right direction, said Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union, on Monday.“Overall, I am very happy with our performance,” he said. “The Provincial Unions all showed massive commitment and passed their self-determined ..read more

Suzuki Griquas will host the SA Cup final next weekend and face Airlink Pumas in Kimberley following this weekend’s conclusion of the round-robin phase.Griquas confirmed their home final status by beating the Toyota Cheetahs 39-17 in Bloemfontein in one of two games played on Friday, and in the other match, the Pumas made sure of their place in the final when they defeated the NovaVit Griffons ..read more

In the Toyota Cheetahs’ last SA Cup match of the season, the team will face their neighbours, the Suzuki Griquas, on Friday, 17 May, at Shimla Park on the campus of the University of the Free State. The game will be live on SuperSport Rugby.Due to the re-sowing process and the field in Toyota Stadium not being ready for play, the match has been relocated to Shimla Park.The gates open at 12:00 ..read more

Ruan PienaarThey say that rugby is a team sport, not about the individual. Still, there is no denying that the former Springbok scrumhalf and utility back Ruan Pienaar has been a revelation since his return to Bloemfontein. His fast, crisp, accurate and assertive play is a match made in heaven for the running rugby that the Toyota Cheetahs are so well known for.Ruan made his first-class debut for the ..read more

The Bulls Daisies were made to work hard for their top-of-the-table victory over the Sanlam Boland Dames in Pretoria on Saturday, but the bonus point win cemented their spot at the top of the Women’s Premier Division log, while the Border Ladies moved up to fourth with a tight win over DHL Western Province in East London.Elsewhere, the Sharks Women and Free State Women were victorious on the ..read more

Junior Springbok flyhalf Philip-Albert van Niekerk kicked a last-minute penalty goal to seal a remarkable 30-28 victory for the SA U20s after a sensational start and a strong second half in their final U20 Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Austalia on Sunday.The Junior Boks would have been happy with the victory, but there is still a lot of room for improvement ..read more

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