Raubenheimer all smiles as Bok Women run riot
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer praised his charges for not dropping their intensity on attack as South Africa opened their Pool A Rugby Africa Women’s Cup campaign with a commanding 108-0 win over Zimbabwe at City Park in Cape Town on Wednesday.

Roos collects Players’ Player of the Season Award
DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos has completed a hat-trick of Vodacom United Rugby Championship Awards by collecting the accolade for the Players’ Player of the Season.

Experienced Springbok Women squad named for Zimbabwe Test
Springbok Women head coach, Stanley Raubenheimer, named an experienced match day squad for their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener in Cape Town on Wednesday, when they return to international action for the first time in 2022, with Nolusindiso Booi resuming the captaincy in this first Test match against Zimbabwe.

Boks being creative as two SA sides prepare for Vodacom URC final
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said on Tuesday it was “awesome” to have two South African sides, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, contest the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship final, even though it means the Boks have had to be creative with their limited numbers at training at their preparation camp in Pretoria.

Vodacom URC: A new rivalry is born
If the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship has proved one thing, it is that we are on the cusp of a new rivalry between Ireland and South Africa.

Brace to referee the Grand Final in Cape Town
The match official appointments for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final have been confirmed, with Ireland’s Andrew Brace appointed as the referee for this weekend’s eagerly-awaited showdown between the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.

Roos voted Vodacom Fans' Player of the Season
DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos has added a third prize of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship Awards to his personal haul after being voted Vodacom Fans’ Player of the Season.

Carling Currie Cup semi-finals locked in
The four semi-finals in the Carling Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions will be played in Welkom, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday and Saturday.

EPCR tournament formats and qualifiers confirmed
Following the landmark announcement of the inclusion of the leading South African teams in its tournaments, EPCR is pleased to confirm the formats and qualifiers for next season’s expanded Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.

Vodacom URC has delivered for SA on several fronts
When the final whistle sounded on the DHL Stormers’ exciting win over Ulster, it ended a phase of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship that was vastly more competitive than semi-finals involving teams from different continents tended to be in South Africa’s Super Rugby era.