Former Springbok Sevens captain Jonathan Mokuena has returned to the Sevens fold and has been included in the SA Vipers squad who will be aiming for a third consecutive Singapore Cricket Club Sevens title next weekend. Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, also included a trio of national Sevens players who just recently recovered from long-term [...]

There is always much debate about the Top Rugby Schools and why they are the Top Rugby Schools. In a recent edition of the SA Rugby Magazine there has been references to Grey College that might lead some to believe that this top rugby school could be accused of “buying” players. A former Old Grey [...]

Vodacom WP will have three teams in action in the respective finals of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup on Saturday 30 October. Vodacom WP under 19 do battle in the first game of the afternoon against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at 12h30. In the second final of the afternoon, Rassie Erasmus’s charges take on the [...]

The Absa Stadium Durban (Capacity: 52 000) Saturday 30 October 2010. Kickoff: 17h30 Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU) Assistant referees: Cobus Wessels (AR1), Christie du Preez (AR2) Reserve referee: Marius Jonker (SARU). TMO: Shaun Veldsman Head-to-head: The Sharks v Vodacom Western Province (since 1997): 08/06/1997 Sharks 34 Western Province 22 The Absa Stadium Durban 17/10/1998 Sharks 6 Western Province 24 [...]

South Africa’s traditional north/south rivals will be contesting the Absa Under-21 Championship and Absa Under-19 Championship Finals at The Absa Stadium Durban on Saturday. In the final of the Absa Under-21 Championship (kick-off at 14h30), Vodacom Western Province, coached by Rassie Erasmus and captained by former SA Under-20 scrumhalf Louis Schreuder, will take on a [...]

The Platinum Leopards are favourites to remain in the Absa Currie Cup and only require two log points from their clash against the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park on Friday (17h05) to keep their status as a Premier Division competitor. The Potchefstroom side secured maximum points from their first promotion/relegation game against their George opponents at [...]

South Africa will face top-ranked Australia in Pool B of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens after the match schedule for the first event of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series on 3 -4 December 2010, was announced earlier today. Once again, Dubai kicks off the eight-event World Series, which also visits South Africa, New Zealand, [...]

Scorers: Platinum Leopards – Tries: Danie Dames (2), Sarel Marais (2); Conversions: Clayton Durand (4); Penalties: Durand (3). SWD Eagles – Tries: Danzel Manuel, Shaun Raubenheimer, Dougie Helmuth, Lyndon Hartnick; Conversion: Ambrose Barends. Scorers: Barloworld Toyota Pumas – Tries: Tian Meyer, Corné Steenkamp, Vainon Willis, Ronnie Uys, Allister Kettledas, Elgar Watts; Conversions: Elgar Watts, Carl [...]

A team with the most log points after the completion of the two Promotion/Relegation matches will compete in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division in the following season. In the event of an equal number of log points, the winner will be determined as follows: 1. The best nett points’ difference i.e. points for minus [...]

The Platinum Leopards kept their hopes of alive of retaining their status as an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division competitor next season after they secured a 37-22 victory over the SWD Eagles in their promotion/ relegation game played in Potchefstroom on Saturday. The hosts secured their first win of the season by defeating the George [...]