Preview, February 20, 2025

Snyman: Execution time for Blitzboks in Vancouver
The 36-hour trip from Cape Town to Vancouver aside, pretty much everything else were spot on for the Springbok Sevens in Canada thus far and they are heading into the HSBC SVNS tournament at BC Place on Friday with confidence and energy.

News, February 19, 2025

Erasmus invites 26 players to virtual camps
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited a group of 26 players consisting mainly of overseas-based players, as well as some talented youngsters and injured players, to the first virtual Springbok alignment camps of the year on Wednesday 27 March, following the first in-person camp in Cape Town from Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 March.

News, February 19, 2025

Visser: Aligned focus for Blitzboks in Vancouver
After winning gold twice and silver twice at BC Place in Vancouver in earlier versions of the Canadian leg of HSBC SVNS, the Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of their underwhelming performances in recent seasons.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship, February 19, 2025

Bok legends think back to their rugby origins
They may have packed away their rugby boots for good, but some of South Africa’s rugby legends have never forgotten their origins in the game and can still remember it like it was yesterday.

News, February 19, 2025

Match official appointments to 24 February 2025
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with Aimee Barrett-Theron handed the refereeing duties in the Vodacom URC derby between the Vodacom Bulls and the Emirates Lions in Pretoria on Saturday.

Team announcement, February 18, 2025

Swarts, Willemse named in SA 7s Challenger squad
Former Proteas hockey player Kayla Swarts and DHL Western Province scrumhalf Alicia Willemse are in line to make their international rugby sevens debuts after being named in the Springbok Women's Sevens squad for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025.

News, February 18, 2025

Fit again Leyds and Jobb ready for Vancouver
It is almost a case of second chances for Springbok Sevens wing Sebastiaan Jobb, and he is determined to make the second stint in his HSBC SVNS career more memorable than the first, all of two years ago.

Partner News, February 17, 2025

AfriSam extends commitment to SA Rugby
SA Rugby and AfriSam, a leading provider of cement and concrete solutions, have renewed their partnership, which includes sponsorship of the Springboks and an expanded collaboration with South Africa’s other national rugby teams.

News, February 16, 2025

Jacobs and Makua join Bok Women in Stellenbosch
Springbok Women utility forwards Catha Jacobs and Lerato Makua will join their national teammates in Stellenbosch on Sunday for a week-long training camp at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport, the fourth such assembly in 2025 as the team build towards the Rugby World Cup in England later this year.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship, February 16, 2025

Weekend of upsets in Vodacom URC derbies
Saturday’s thrilling South African derby round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship delivered victories for the lower ranked teams on the log with the Emirates Lions holding out the DHL Stormers in Johannesburg before the Hollywoodbets Sharks shocked the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria.

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