Cape Town, South Africa, 13 December 2011 – PUMA® has unveiled the striking new kit that the Vodacom Bulls rugby team will sport in Super Rugby 2012. The shirt’s “smash” design is inspired by the phrase “bull in a china shop” and expresses the strong and powerful playing style of the Bulls. The graphic takes [...]

William Small-Smith and Craig Barry, who are both contracted to the Springbok Sevens team, have been included in a squad of 33 players for the South African Under-20 training camp in Stellenbosch in January.   The South African Under-20s will get together at the brand new Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on January 16, 2012. The [...]

Morgan Piek – Quickly becoming one of the top fixtures on the South African schools rugby calendar, The Wildeklawer Super Schools Festival 2012 promises to deliver the goods once again. After the hugely successful tournament hosted earlier this early in Kimberley at the picturesque Hoërskool Diamantveld, the organisers have decided to keep the tournament in [...]

South Africa Rugby Union (SARU) President, Mr Oregan Hoskins, has been elected Vice Chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB) at a meeting in Los Angeles, USA, overnight. Mr Hoskins, who faced opposition from current Vice Chairman, Bill Beaumont, was elected after securing the Chairman’s casting vote following two rounds of voting which were tied [...]

England and RC Toulon fly half Jonny Wilkinson has retired from international rugby with immediate effect. The 32-year-old retires after an international career of 91 Tests for England, with appearances at four world cups and five starts at the most recent tournament in New Zealand. Wilkinson’s list of accolades is headed by his 1,246 Test points, with his [...]

South Africa’s hopes of claiming the IRB Junior World Championship may once again depend on their performance against England, following the announcement of the draw by the International Rugby Board on Monday. Dawie Theron’s young stars have again been pooled with England, having suffered defeat to them at the same stage in this year’s tournament. [...]

The Investec International Rugby Academy offers high paced action, unrivalled experience and world class coaching. Crammed with position-specific training, interactive sessions, tactical thinking and lessons on mental toughness, the unique two week high performance rugby course is set for the final whistle on Friday, December 16th. The desire to provide a handful of promising players [...]

The South African Rugby Union (SARU), with the backing of the National Lottery and Department of Sport and Recreation, plans to launch a major Academy Project that has the potential to dramatically increase the opportunities for top-flight rugby among young, black players. The Rt Hon. Fikile Mbalula, the Minister for Sports and Recreation, announced a [...]

The Golden Lions Rugby Union received notification this morning via social networking website www.twitter.com that a rumour has been circulating that the Golden Lions Rugby Union are bankrupt and can only afford to pay their players’ salaries until the end of the month. The initial rumours, circulated via an individual’s blog website stated that the [...]

Ronan O’Gara simply can’t stop grabbing the headlines in the Heineken Cup. In the opening two rounds his last gasp drop goals helped Munster Rugby across the line in the Pool 1 clashes with Northampton Saints and Castres Olympique and this week his name will once again be on everyone’s lips as he looks set [...]