Siya Kolisi The Springboks’ 28 year old skipper Siya Kolisi will earn his 50th Test cap in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against England in Yokohama. He made his debut in 2013 against Scotland in Nelspruit. He was given the full-time Bok captaincy in 2018 when Rassie Erasmus replaced Allister Coetzee as national coach. A serious knee injury threatened his [...]
The possibility of Newlands rugby stadium being demolished remains a likely scenario, but the exact time is uncertain. The cash-strapped Western Province Rugby Football Union has entered into an agreement with Investec that will see the asset management group given development rights to the stadium from 2021. Investec will take on the development on a 99-year lease. [...]
Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira Springbok veteran prop Tendai Mtawarira is gearing up to play against the All Blacks for the 20th time on Saturday 21st September 2019. It is the first time that two of the game's great rivals will meet each other in the pool stages of a World Cup. Both sides are expected to qualify for the [...]
Chester Williams Former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar says that his 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning team-mate Chester Williams - who died after a heart attack on Friday last week - was "fit" and "looked after himself". Pienaar was speaking at Wiliams’ memorial service at the University of the Western Cape’s Bellville Campus on Wednesday 11th September 2019. Pienaar was at [...]
The Springbok squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan has been confirmed. The team will be led by Siya Kolisi. Forwards (17) Schalk Brits, Lood de Jager, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Francois Louw, Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira, Franco Mostert, Trevor Nyakane, Kwagga, RG Snyman, Duane Vermeulen Backs [...]
AB de Villiers Former Proteas star batsman AB de Villiers has been awarded Honorary Life Membership at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The MCC, which owns Lord's and acts as the guardian of the laws of the game, was founded in 1787. According to the Lord’s website, the club has bestowed this honour [...]
Cricket South Africa have named three new caps in the Proteas Test squad for the three-match series against India in October. Warriors’ duo of fast bowler Anrich Nortje and wicketkeeper/batsman Rudi Second as well as Dolphins spin bowling all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy have made the cut. There are also three newcomers in the squad for the [...]
Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, has paid his respects to former Test referee Michael Katzenellenbogen, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 50. He appeared in two Tests, in 2002 and 2003, and more than 100 first class matches, at Super Rugby, Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup level, until his retirement [...]
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has hailed the efforts of debutante Herschel Jantjies after the 23-year-old scrumhalf scored two tries in a 35-17 win against Australia in their opening Rugby Championship clash on Saturday. Jantjies had a huge impact on the game at Ellis Park with the highlight being a 62nd-minute try as he stole away down the [...]
The Sharks have claimed their first win of their Currie Cup campaign after defeating Western Province at Kings Park in Durban yesterday. The home side won 32-27 after leading 15-10 at half-time. The two sides traded blows throughout the match with seven tries scored in total, but the Sharks were just that little bit better in the end. The scorers for [...]
