RIP Sedick Pretorius
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute and offered condolences to the family and friends of Sedick Pretorius, a former national player under the auspices of SARU, who sadly passed away on Tuesday.

Boks to face Pumas in Rugby Champs in London
The Springboks will wrap up their 2025 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign with an exciting fixture against Argentina at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in London on Saturday, 4 October, in what marks the teams’ first encounter in the southern hemisphere showpiece on neutral territory.

Vodacom URC Top 100: Nche powers his way to #1
Springbok prop Ox Nche famously maintains that “salads don’t win scrums” and, whatever his diet is, it’s certainly working!

Junior Bok squad named for short Georgian tour
A squad of 30 players will depart to Georgia on Sunday as the Junior Springboks kick off their 2025 season with a short tour, which features three matches and forms an integral part of the national Under-20 group’s preparations for the forthcoming season.

Bulls edge Stormers in Vodacom URC cliffhanger
The Vodacom Bulls consolidated their third place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship standings as they held out a determined DHL Stormers outfit in a dramatic encounter for a nail-biting 33-32 win in their postponed round one fixture at a packed DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday.

First win for Free State as Daisies dominate again
The Free State Women won their first Women’s Premier Division match of the new season in dramatic fashion in Bloemfontein on Saturday, while the Bulls Daisies, DHL Western Province and the Sharks Women also scored significant victories in round three of the competition.

Massive clash in Wellington as Dames look for three in a row at home
Scorching conditions are expected in the Western Cape this weekend, and the on-field action will be just as hot when the two top sides on the Women’s Premier Division log, the Sanlam Boland Dames and the Bulls Daisies, clash in Wellington on Saturday.

Battle lines drawn in crucial Vodacom URC derby
The battle lines will be clearly marked on Saturday when the DHL Stormers host the Vodacom Bulls in their highly anticipated Vodacom United Rugby Championship north-south derby in Cape Town, where the Pretoria outfit will be looking to reduce the gap between themselves and the two top sides on the standings, while the hosts will be desperate to close in on the top eight to improve their playoff chances.

Venue confirmed for Sevens Challenger 2025 opener
Athlone Stadium in Cape Town will host the opening two rounds of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025, where the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will start their quest to regain their World Series core team status for next season.

SARU to appoint independent financial advisors to plot future
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will appoint a financial institution to review rugby’s financial ecosystem, the union’s membership decided at a General Council meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.