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The Pumas, Boland Cavaliers and Griquas all recorded victories to stay unbeaten after two rounds of the SA Cup. The defending champion Pumas beat Eastern Province 47-10 in Nelspruit on Friday night, while Griquas hammered the Valke 52-15 in Kempton Park on Saturday. On Sunday, Boland beat the Griffons 56-23 in an ill-tempered affair in […]

Former England cricket star Kevin Pietersen has criticised England for celebrating before their Six Nations match against France was decided. Loose forward Henry Pollock has been roundly pilloried for his shushing of the Paris crowd after Tommy Freeman crossed for what appeared to be a match-winning try. However, the moment quickly backfired. With England 46-45

SA Rugby and the Canal+ Group have held talks on strengthening their partnership with SuperSport. Executives from SA Rugby met with Canal+ representatives at MultiChoice’s offices in Randburg last week, where the parties discussed plans to continue working together to bring rugby closer to fans through their existing broadcast agreement. The meetings formed part of

Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe scored 28 points as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed across England and Japan. Premiership Rugby Cup Flank Hanro Liebenberg started in the Leicester Tigers’ 66-14 hammering of the Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Cup final at Welford Road. A South African front row of hooker Joseph Dweba and props Ethan Burger

The Vodacom Bulls, Lions and Sharks face an intense race for the URC playoffs with six rounds of the league stage remaining, writes LINDIZ VAN ZILLA. The Stormers’ 32-19 victory against the Bulls at Loftus on Saturday broke a three-match losing streak and catapulted them back up the URC log – from sixth to second

Coach Philip Snyman lauded his side’s character after the Blitzboks clinched the New York title and the 2026 SVNS Series crown. South Africa edged Fiji 10-7 in Sunday’s final to seal both prizes in the first-ever tournament held at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New York. For Snyman, the victory was less about flashy rugby and more

The Blitzboks edged Fiji in the Big Apple to claim the overall regular-season SVNS title. REPORT: Blitzboks rule the world The post Highlights: New York Sevens final appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Blitzboks edged Fiji in the Big Apple to claim the overall regular-season SVNS title. The post Highlights: New York Sevens final

Six Nations teams admit there’s plenty to fix ahead of the next World Cup in less than 18 months. The championship produced a record 211 tries, delivering a series of high-scoring thrillers and dramatic results. But the attacking spectacle also highlighted defensive shortcomings across the tournament. Champions France retained their title and equalled their own

The Blitzboks have been crowned overall champions of the SVNS Series after edging Fiji in the final of the New York tournament. The 10-7 victory secured both the gold medal in New York and the overall series title for coach Philip Snyman’s Blitzboks, who added the latest crown to their earlier triumphs in Cape Town,

The Blitzboks beat Argentina in their New York Sevens semi-final to set up a regular-season series decider against Fiji. South Africa won 14-5 after leading 14-0 at half-time. Earlier, Fiji beat Australia 28-7 in the first semi-final. The final is at 10:41pm SA time. Argentina started the semi-final strongly, holding onto possession through multiple phases.