There is a new sense of optimism among open clubs north of the Vaal, and nowhere is this more evident than at ambitious Klerksdorp, who are setting their sights on qualifying for a National Club Championships taking place this year in their own backyard. The reasons for the optimism are primarily two-fold: a fresh new [...]

They may not find themselves in the national spotlight nearly as often as a Hamiltons or a College Rovers, but this weekend’s match between Kuruman and Kimberley Police is shaping up as one of the most keenly-anticipated contests on a packed Saturday of club action. The Kimberley Bobbies made history in last year’s Griquas Super [...]

The club season in Gauteng gets underway in earnest on Saturday when the new 15-team Predator 1 Super League kicks off with two high-profile matches at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. Randfontein will play Pirates at 13h00, followed by Roodepoort against Raiders at 14h45, with both matches being curtain-raisers to the Vodacom Cup tussle between the [...]

A last-gasp try might have denied hosts Lagunya a SARU Easter Tournament title in front of their home fans on Monday, but off the field the Cape Town club believes the tournament’s impact will be felt for many years to come. The tournament, hosted by Lagunya on the occasion of their 20th anniversary, featured 16 [...]

The Lagunya Rugby Easter tournament doubled as a stirring tribute to the victims of the Motherwell Rugby Club drowning tragedy when an emotional memorial ceremony attended by SARU President Oregan Hoskins rounded off the first day’s matches at the Nyanga Stadium in Cape Town on Friday. Xolisa Nyembezi, Masixole Myosana, Arthur Peters, Avuyile Tshabalala, Lundi [...]

Two of South Africa’s strongest and best-known open clubs will kick off their respective provincial leagues in confident mood after finishing off their pre-season preparations with impressive wins ahead of the upcoming season. The Easter break traditionally heralds the end of friendlies and the start of the league season proper in many provinces. Hamilton, the [...]

Motherwell Rugby Club will make an emotional return to the playing field on Good Friday when they take part in the Lagunya Rugby Easter tournament in Cape Town less than two weeks after six members of the Eastern Cape club died in a tragic drowning incident. The SARU-supported tournament features a number of clubs who [...]

Morgan Piek – This evening Bloemfontein’s Central University of Technology will play host to the second ever FNB Varsity Shield Final.  Amazingly enough we have the same two finalists as in last year inaugural event. The only difference however will be the venue. Last year WITS were the hosts in Johannesburg as they topped the [...]

College Rovers, the 2010 National Club Champions and one of the country’s leading non-university clubs, will be aiming for a seventh KZN Moor Cup title in a row when they begin their campaign on Saturday away to UKZN Pietermaritzburg (k/o 15h30). The league-opener in the KZN capital is just one of a number of big [...]

With one month to go until kick-off of the enlarged Predator League for Gauteng and North West clubs, historic Highveld outfit Alberton are preparing for a centenary season to remember. Alberton, founded in 1912, have produced a long line of big names over the past century, including former Transvaal captain Corrie Pypers and ex-Springbok lock [...]