Pressure starts to rise in South Africa
The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will battle it out for the second week in a row in the in a jam-packed round on Saturday where they will look to build momentum and force their way up the standings after the postponement of a few fixtures at the end of 2021.

Kolisi: “Award could have gone to anyone”
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said he was “honoured and grateful” to win the SA Rugby Player of the Year award for the 2021 season after seeing his named engraved on the prestigious trophy in Durban on Thursday.

Lions name Alberts at lock for Jukskei Derby
Seasoned Springbok Willem Alberts will start at lock for the Emirates Lions in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter against the Vodacom Bulls in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Stormers forced to change for Durban trip
DHL Stormers coach John Dobson had to make two injury-enforced changes to their pack of forwards for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

Moodie shoots into Vodacom URC action for Bulls
Junior Springbok star Canan Moodie will be the latest Vodacom Bulls player to make his Vodacom United Rugby Championship debut when the men from Pretoria travel south on the N1 to take on the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Springbok Women get going in RWC year
The third phase of the Springbok Women’s 18-month Rugby World Cup planning campaign kicks into gear on Sunday, when they assemble at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport, with national coach Stanley Raubenheimer inviting 33 players for their first assembly of 2022.

Siya Kolisi scoops top SA Rugby Award for 2021
Siya Kolisi is the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021, after the popular Springbok captain garnered the most votes for his performances during a tough season, while the exciting Aphelele Fassi underlined his great potential by winning the Young Player of the Year award.

Blitzboks need speedy start in Seville – Visser
There will be time for reflection of what it means to captain the Springbok Sevens team at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Seville this weekend, but for Impi Visser the real issue when they run out at the Estadio Olympico de la Cartjuna on Saturday will be to ensure they hit the ground running.

Klipdrift announced as Official Sponsor of RWC Sevens
World Rugby announced on Thursday that iconic South African brandy Klipdrift will be an Official Sponsor of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, which will be hosted in Cape Town from 9-11 September, 2022.

Mbonambi and Kolisi to start for Cell C Sharks
The experienced Springbok duo of Bongi Mbonambi and Siya Kolisi will start for the Cell C Sharks when they host the DHL Stormers in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby in Durban on Saturday.