Rugby

The Eastern Cape Super 14 rugby tournament organisers have assured clubs that funds will be distributed by Tuesday or Thursday, following delays caused by a change in the implementing agent due to alleged maladministration by the previous agent.

‘This is 12 years of blood, sweat and heartbeat,’ founder Lincoln Mali says

Philip Snyman praised the Springbok Sevens for their victory in the HSBC SVNS Perth title, overcoming Fiji 21-19, which marked a strong recovery after their fourth-place finish in Singapore.

New Madibaz skipper Eddie Kruger will lead the Madibaz in the 2026 FNB Varsity Shield rugby tournament with the ambition of graduating to the prestigious Cup competition.

A shell-shocked Lions team will use a timely three-week break in the crowded schedule of United Rugby Championship matches to regroup after they were blown away by the Bulls, skipper Francke Horn says

The Springbok Sevens took sweet revenge on Fiji in Perth on Sunday, beating the HSBC SVNS log leaders by 21-19 in a pulsating final at HBF Park to claim their first title on Australian soil since 2017, when they won in Sydney.

Sensational plans are being hatched behind the scenes for the Springboks to make a surprise visit to Gqeberha to play a blockbuster match against a star-studded World XI at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on June 12.

EP’s Elephants came charging out of the starting blocks  when they trampled the Border Bulldogs 47-19 in a pre-season clash billed at the “Big Banger” derby showdown in Makhanda on Saturday.

Coach Steve Borthwick said England will continue with innovative tactics such as back-rowers deployed in the centre and on the wing after his team’s 48-7 rout of Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday

The provincial department of sports has opted to channel funds for the Eastern Cape Super 14 rugby tournament through a new middleman, with their former agent, the Eastern Cape Sports Confederation, being probed for alleged maladministration.

The eight teams contesting the HSBC SVNS series are at it again in Perth on Saturday and Sunday and for the Springbok Sevens team, the weekend cannot arrive any sooner.

The Junior Springboks have been hard at work in Stellenbosch as preparations continue for the upcoming season, with the SA U-20s having assembled last Saturday

Understanding, executing and believing in their systems is the motto Madibaz rugby coach David Manuel has prescribed for his players to ensure a solid run at the FNB Varsity Shield this year.

Saturday’s clash between arch-rivals the EP Elephants and their hostile next door neighbours the Border Bulldogs has been billed as the “Big Banger” derby showdown with bragging rights at stake.

EP rugby will be represented by top club teams Kruisfontein United (Humansdorp) and Harlequins (Gqeberha) at the Ebrahim Patel Community Cup in George from April 2 to 6.