South African Rugby Union (SARU) referee Craig Joubert will ‘kick off’ qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 when he takes charge of Mexico versus Jamaica in Mexico City on Saturday (15:30 local time). Joubert – who refereed the 2011 Rugby World Cup final In Auckland – arrived in Mexico City on Wednesday to begin a [...]

The Springbok Sevens will face formidable Samoa on Sunday in the Cup quarter-final of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament after they finished second in Pool B. Samoa won the USA title in Las Vegas in February and beat England 14-12 in their final pool match on Saturday at the prestigious Hong Kong tournament. South Africa [...]

According to Radio New Zealand, Bryce Lawrence has been dropped from the IRB elite referee panel along with Wayne Barnes and Dave Pearson from England. This follows rumours that IRB referee boss Paddy O’Brien has also been given the boot as head of referees at IRB and will be moved to the Sevens code of [...]

The match schedule for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa has been announced with tournament organisers confident that the event will be a success, delivering unprecedented profile for Rugby’s showcase age grade event. With IRB officials in Cape Town for key preparation meetings, planning and preparation is on track, record television coverage [...]

• All 30 Matches covered for the first time • Record broadcast coverage expected • Tournament planning and preparation on track The International Rugby Board and South African Rugby Union (SARU) have announced the appointment of SuperSport as Host Broadcaster of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012, which kicks off in South Africa on June [...]

The Wales squad reported back for duty today for the first time after their RBS 6 Nations second round victory over Scotland on Sunday. George North left the field during the 27-13 victory over the Scots with a sprained ankle and the Scarlets wing is currently undergoing intense rehab with a view to being back [...]

South Africa finished fourth at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas on Monday morning after the Blitzbokke lost their Third Place playoff by 21-15 against Fiji. Despite their defeat, the Blitzbokke managed to move up one place to third overall on the HSBC Sevens World Series log with 76 points. Samoa beat New Zealand 26-19 [...]

South Africa must overcome powerful HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand to book a place in the USA Sevens Cup Final after both teams advanced to the last four early on Sunday morning. The final knockout matches in Las Vegas are scheduled for late on Sunday evening (SA time). The Blitzbokke, who are the [...]

Defending champions South Africa remains on course to qualify for the quarterfinals of the USA Sevens tournament after registering two wins on the opening day of the tournament in Las Vegas. IRB Sevens Player of the Year, Cecil Afrika, scored a hat-trick to take his day one try tally to five in South Africa’s 29-12 [...]

Cape Town, South Africa, February 2012 – Springbok and Stormers player Schalk Burger has extended his contract with PUMA beyond 2015. Burger, known as ‘Schalla’ to his PUMA family, first signed with the sportlifestyle brand in 2005 – immediately after he was named IRB Rugby Player of the Year. Signing a player of Burger’s stature [...]