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SA Rugby President, Mark Alexander, has once again highlighted the importance children participating in sport at school, calling for SA Rugby to run rugby programmes in schools. Alexander believes that there are numerous talented kids who fall through the cracks due to a lack of development and proper coaching and says this is one of the conversations he will look to have with the new Minister of Sport, Arts and […]

Proteas Men white-ball head coach, Rob Walter, is hopeful that Quinton de Kock will remain available to play limited-over international cricket and realise his dream of winning a World Cup as they are yet to receive an update on his T20I retirement. De Kock hung up his bat on Tests in 2021 and ended his 50-over career at last year's ODI World Cup. The T20 World Cup in West Indies […]

Springbok lock, Eben Etzebeth, says he was targeted by Irish media after he accused Ireland of being arrogant following last year's World Cup pool match between the sides. Speaking on a podcast in April, the back-to-back Rugby World Cup winner said probably 12 of the 23 players in Ireland's squad said see you guys in the final after the Irish won the Pool B encounter 13-8 in France. Ireland, however, […]

Springbok coach, Dr Rassie Erasmus, named an experienced matchday 23 squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners for their opening Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The game is expected to be a humdinger of an encounter between the top two ranked teams in the world. The three players in the 23 who did not participate in the international spectacle in France, where the Springboks […]

The Proteas will be returning to South Africa on Wednesday, landing at around 10h15 after they finished second at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. South Africa lost the final to India on Saturday by 7 runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Several of the Proteas players are expected to not be at the OR Tambo International Airport when the team arrives as they will travel straight to […]

Orlando Pirates have announced the signing of Delvi Miguel Vieira. The 23-year-old joins the Buccaneers on a three-year deal after passing a medical and finalising personal terms. ☠️ 🏴‍☠️ Bem vindo Gilberto 🏴‍☠️ ⚫️⚪️🔴⭐️#OrlandoPirates#OnceAlways pic.twitter.com/gtTf1Qnu75 — Orlando Pirates (@orlandopirates) June 28, 2024 Delvi, who is better known as Gilberto, joins the Sea Robbers after two seasons with Angolan Girabola champions, Petro du Luanda. The enterprising forward comes off an impressive […]

The Proteas are through to the semi-finals of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup after winning an eventful Super Eight clash with the West Indies, which ended the co-hosts' campaign in the early hours of Monday morning. South Africa won yet another tight one and secured progression to the knockout stages of the tournament, entering the final four unbeaten. They scraped home against a spirited Windies side that never […]

Springbok player, Faf de Klerk, has launched his own swimwear line cheekily named 'Faffies'. De Klerk endeared himself to South Africans in 2019 when he was spotted wearing briefs with the colours of the national flag during the celebrations of Boks' World Cup triumph. While the official website is yet to launch, social media posts have shown four designs, which include that of the South African flag. The slogan “size […]

Despite an undefeated start to the 2024 T20 World Cup, Proteas captain Aiden Markram believes that the South African team can lift to a higher standard in their challenge for the title come late June. Pushed by the likes of Nepal, Bangladesh and The Netherlands on their run, their victory against Sri Lanka to begin their campaign is, so far, their only dominant performance of note. Batting has been tricky […]