Maria Louw came out tops in the first round of the inaugural Spring seven-a-side high school rugby series that kicked off on Friday last week at the Luvuyo Lerumo sports fields. The schools participating in this series run by the Phulutho…
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi has sparked a debate on social media after pictures of him posing in South African flag underwear went viral on social media. After his team’s impressive 32-15 win over Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday,…
While the Springboks dominated the rugby field on Saturday evening‚ two hippos roamed the streets of Meerensee in Richards Bay on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Bongani Gina was watching the Rugby World Cup semifinals at the Indaba…
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has handed Warrick Gelant a start at right wing and recalled scrumhalf Faf de Klerk in the only two changes to his starting team for their Rugby Championship tour match against Australia in Adelaide on…
Springbok coach Siya Kolisi has refused to bask in the glory alone after he was confirmed as SA Rugby Player of the Year on Thursday. Kolisi‚ who led the Boks to memorable victory over the British & Irish Lions‚ has been rewarded for his…
Sport at grass roots level is the foundation of a healthy and competitive sporting nation, but the lack of adequate sporting facilities and financial support limits young, upcoming athletes’ abilities to reach their full potential. This…
It was in Monaco, May 25, 2000, when the greatest statesman, Nelson Mandela, handed over the Lifetime Achievement Award to a man who is regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, at…
When it seemed that everything around him was falling apart, when his rugby dream seemed to be at the crossroads, when the Southern Kings faced liquidation and he and his teammates had no income and had to survive on hand-outs, it was…
What was billed as the match of the year certainly lived up to expectations. It was a long wait, but one that was worthwhile as Progress outsmarted and outclassed Old Collegians to walk away with a 14-12 win. It was close, it was tense,…
After last playing each other 16 years ago, Old Collegians (OC) and Progress are set to revive one of the oldest rivalries in Komani when the two sides go head-to-head for the first time since 2005. There is no love lost between the two…
School and club rugby received a massive boost last week with the announcement by SA Rugby that rugby can resume later this month. This after a year of inactivity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in a total shutdown of school…
The Breakers rugby team were in high spirits at the Mlungisi Stadium recently as the club welcomed new sports gear through an initiative by sports betting company Hollywoodbets, in collaboration with the SuperSport rugby show ‘Phaka’.…
2020 was a year to forget for aspiring rugby players who were “robbed” in pursuit of their dreams of playing 1st XV rugby for their schools in their final school year. It should also serve as a stepping stone to the Craven Week, the SA…
With the announcement by president Cyril Ramaphosa on February 28 that the country had moved to lockdown level 1, SA rugby also announced that club rugby, from under-19 level upwards, will be permitted to move to contact training (phase 2…
