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Rugby Australia reveals venue for Wallabies v Springboks clash
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (165+ words) NEWS: Rugby Australia has finalised the Test schedule for the Wallabies in 2026, and it includes the fixture against the Springboks On Monday, it was revealed that Perth's Optus Stadium will host the battle for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate on…...
BlitzBok Women survive their massive injury blow
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (804+ words) DAY ONE WRAP: The South Africa Women's Sevens team had a mixed bag of results in Nairobi on Saturday, winning two of their three HSBC SVNS 2 matches at Nyayo National Stadium. An opening 14-12 win over Spain was followed by a…...
Why the Boks must be wary of dark horse Italy
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (930+ words) OPINION: Italy showed why they will pose a threat to the Springboks at the 2027 World Cup when they claimed a resounding win against Scotland in Rome this past Saturday. Rassie Erasmus has a knack for predicting unlikely results. Back in…...
BlitzBoks claim top prize in Perth
1+ week, 1+ day ago (278+ words) WRAP: South Africa have been crowned the Perth Sevens Champions after securing a win over Fiji in a tense final clash. The Blitzboks secured their second title of the Sevens Series season with a nerve-shredding victory over arch-rivals Fiji. South…...
BlitzBoks book semifinal spot despite stumbling against Fiji
1+ week, 2+ day ago (409+ words) WRAP: South Africa's Sevens team slipped on a banana peel in their third Pool game against Fiji, going down 14-20 at HBF Park in Perth on Saturday, but did enough to book their place in the Cup semifinals. This is after…...
Currie Cup and Women's Super League headlines packed 2026 domestic schedule
2+ week, 5+ day ago (769+ words) NEWS: SA Rugby has announced a bumper domestic competition schedule for senior and junior teams for 2026, which kicks off with a rebranded Women's Super League One in February, while dates for the Currie Cup, the SA Cup, and the Youth…...
Former NZR boss gets top World Rugby role
2+ week, 6+ day ago (594+ words) NEWS: Former New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Mark Robinson is to join World Rugby as its new Chief of Rugby. Robinson will join the international federation in May, marking a major step towards delivering the organisation's new five-year strategy, which…...
'The right direction': Bok general to take Ackermann's Bulls to next level?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (774+ words) SPOTLIGHT: Willie le Roux believes Handre Pollard's pedigree was there for all to see in Scotland last Friday. The Springbok flyhalf produced an influential performance in a 19-17 win against Edinburgh in difficult conditions. Pollard slotted a couple of shots at…...
SA qualifiers face tough choice ahead of overseas play-offs
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (1188+ words) OPINION: The Stormers, Bulls and Sharks may have to narrow their focus when travel demands increase in the first two rounds of the European knockouts. The good news is that two of South Africa's leading franchises have qualified for the…...
Dubai SVNS 3: BlitzBok Women target seat at top table
4+ week, 2+ day ago (649+ words) PREVIEW: Women's teams from Argentina, Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, Poland, Samoa, South Africa and Thailand, and men's teams from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagascar, Samoa and Tonga, will all be competing for strong performances in World Rugby's new…...