The six Springbok tries and Makazole Mapimpi's hat-trick will stand out, but the men in green and gold made more than double the number of tackles than Japan in their 41-7 victory in Kumagaya on Friday.
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Green and bold: Making an impact off the fieldSA Rugby, in collaboration with CRDC SA, helped build 15 housing units in 2024, utilising plastic waste collected at three events the local governing body hosted with World Rugby last year.
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RIP Armien ManuelMr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, mourned the loss of Armien Manuel, a former national player from the erstwhile non-racial South African Rugby Union (SARU) in the apartheid years, who sadly passed away in the southern suburbs of Cape Town on Friday.
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SA Rugby and Coca-Cola enter new partnershipSA Rugby and Coca-Cola announced a groundbreaking new four-year partnership on Thursday, reigniting a collaboration that spans more than three decades which will see the world-famous red and white logo appear on the playing shorts of all the national teams in green and gold.
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Speakers announced for Women’s Leadership Academy 2025The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced a great line-up of global female leaders who are confirmed for the 2025 Women's Leadership Academy programme and young women interested in working in the sports industry should apply to join this free CV-boosting programme soon, as applications close 31 January.
Obituary
RIP Andy van der Watt (1946 to 2025)Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok wing Andy van der Watt, who passed away at his home in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Sunday, at the age of 78.