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Head coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks are aiming for a blockbuster finish to their 2024-25 campaign at the SVNS World Championship this weekend. According to Snyman, it will be a tournament with no second chances, clinical execution and most importantly, an opportunity for the South Africans to deliver a performance that will do their […]

The Blitzboks aim to reproduce moments of magic like Sako Makata’s match-winning try in the 2020 LA Sevens final against Fiji at the SVNS World Championship this weekend. REWIND: Davids soars in City of Angels Imagine winning the LA SVNS in extra-time #Blitzboks #PoweredByUnity pic.twitter.com/ur0Gc8bl9e — Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) May 1, 2025 Photo: @Blitzboks/Twitter The

Seven teams are still in the running for a semi-finals spot of the SA Cup this weekend, with only two rounds of league action remaining. However, several of these sides will need help from others to qualify for the playoffs, as all five games in round 8 have an influence on the final standings. The

Johann van Graan has a “soft spot” for South African prop Pierre Schoeman as the Bath coach prepares his troops for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final in Edinburgh. The 45-year-old Van Graan, whose Bath outfit secured Premiership top seeding last week with a 55-19 demolition of Newcastle, coached Schoeman during his schooldays and the Vodacom

Leinster crush Juarno Augustus and the Northampton Saints to advance to the Champions Cup final, while Johann van Graan guides Bath to the Challenge Cup final, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions Cup: Leinster vs Northampton Saints (Saturday, 6:30pm, Dublin) Simon Borchardt: Leinster by 20 Grant Craze: Leinster by 12 Juandre Joubert: Leinster by 19

Coach Kevin Foote says the composure of the Junior Boks in fighting back to beat Argentina in the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship opener highlights the team’s belief in the plan. The SA U20s had to work very hard to launch  their campaign with a 36-25 win against the Pumitas at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

South Africans must appreciate the extraordinary talent of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, whose game-breaking impact will only improve the more he plays, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane argues that the Springbok and Stormers flyhalf possesses that rare ability to process the game in “super slow motion” mentally while everything happens at a frantic pace around

There were convincing victories for Grey College, Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys’ High on day two of the Wildeklawer rugby festival. Grey Bloem bounced back from last week’s home loss to Gimmies with an eight-try, 56-14 victory against Helpmekaar. Grey flyhalf Darius Erwee scored a try and kicked all eight conversions while delivering a dominant

World Rugby confirms a new three-division SVNS Series format that reduces the number of teams in the top tier from 12 to eight from next season. The governing body said the competition model is “designed to deliver long-term financial sustainability and grow the global reach of rugby sevens in the lead-up to the LA 2028

Juarno Augustus and Arno Botha, two former Junior Springbok giants, have left tyre tracks across rugby’s highway. Two South African powerhouse No 8s, they’ve each carried their teams to the edge of European glory this season. In this weekend’s semi-finals of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, they are the anchors of hope