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Western Province will no longer play in the Currie Cup. The record 34-time winners will now compete in the domestic tournament as the Stormers XXIII. This follows Friday’s announcement that all Stormers Rugby teams will be aligned under a single brand, bringing clarity and consistency for all stakeholders. Following the change of the company name […]

Domestic rugby’s finest were honoured at a glittering ceremony at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Thursday night. WRAP: Marvellous Marx crowned SA’s best Oh what a night we had in Cape Town #SARugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/xSM1Vp8reS — Springboks (@Springboks) March 6, 2026 Photo: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images The post Watch: SA Rugby Awards in 60 seconds

Captain Impi Visser says the Blitzboks will field their strongest squad in years at this weekend’s Vancouver Sevens. The Blitzboks arrived in Canada in confident mood after winning two of the first four tournaments of the 2025-26 SVNS series, including the Perth Sevens last month. South Africa’s squad includes the return of experienced campaigners such

Kiwi rugby writer Richard Knowler has questioned NZ Rugby’s decision to allow new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to remain in Japan until June. Rennie has been granted permission to continue coaching the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan Rugby League One until their season concludes. Should Kobe reach the final on 7 June, Rennie will

Hanyani Shimange asks Rassie Erasmus if he’s made a plan to take Tony Brown’s passport away. Erasmus was speaking after being named Coach of the Year at the SA Rugby Awards in Cape Town. The Greatest Rivalry and the Nations Championship Springbok fans won’t be short of excitement in the 2026 season #SSRugby | #SARugbyAwards

Rassie Erasmus says he was delighted with the energy and engagement at the Boks’ first alignment camp of the year in Cape Town, as preparations continue for a busy international season. The camp began on Tuesday and focused on detailed boardroom sessions around key areas of the game, coaching expectations and the broader plan for

Former Scotland and British & Irish Lion fullback Stuart Hogg has been stripped of a British public honour. A notice in The Gazette, the official public record, stated Hogg’s appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) had been “cancelled and annulled”. Hogg, now 33, received the MBE in the 2024

Jordie Barrett believes the All Blacks still have enough time to build a World Cup-winning team under new coach Dave Rennie. New Zealand Rugby confirmed Rennie as Scott Robertson’s successor this week, throwing the experienced coach straight into one of the biggest jobs in world rugby with the 2027 World Cup in Australia looming. QUADE:

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend says France’s “pure, instinctive rugby” will pose a major challenge at Murrayfield. The former Scotland and British & Irish Lions flyhalf featured for two leading French clubs in Brive and Montpellier during his playing days, but he now believes the elite Top 14 is “on a different level from what it

Wales flank James Botham has revealed how his famous grandfather, Ian Botham, reacted to his “gut-wrenching” Six Nations mistake against Scotland. The loose forward was partly to blame for the Darcy Graham try that turned last month’s Cardiff clash Scotland’s way, with the visitors’ eventual 26-23 success ending Welsh hopes of a first championship win