Angst Downunder as Springboks set to drop Rugby Championship

There is anxiety in rugby circles in New Zealand and Australia with SA Rugby seemingly set to withdraw the defending champion Springboks from the SANZAAR event slated to start at the end of the month. SA Rugby have been involved in an intense back and forth with stakeholders but appear set to put player welfare […]

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WWE Channel on DStv to pay tribute to the Rock

The Rock is man of many names; The Great One, The People’s Champion and the Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment.  All these names are a testament to the incredible athlete, and entertainer Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is.  This man of undeniable charisma and king of legendary catchphrases had fans captured once he shed his […]

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DStv Premiership: TTM reveal star-studded squad for 2020/21 campaign

DSTV Premiership debutants Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) have revealed a star-studded squad ahead of the 2020/21 campaign. TTM will be playing in the DStv Premiership after successfully purchasing the status of longstanding club Bidvest Wits. The Thohoyandou based side have also confirmed who’ll be leading their ship in the uncharted waters. TTM have appointed Joel […]

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Super Rugby Unlocked: Stormers name team with seven Boks

Stormers coach John Dobson included seven Springboks in the starting line-up for their Super Rugby Unlocked encounter with the Lions at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Stormers make their Super Rugby Unlocked debut Following a bye in the opening round, the Stormers will open their Super Rugby Unlocked campaign underway on home turf against […]

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CSA 4-Day Franchise Series: Exciting test first up for the Dolphins

As the domestic cricket season edges closer, the Dolphins are deep into their final preparation with internal matches at Kingsmead Stadium ahead of their season opener against the Lions starting on Monday 2 November. Dolphins open first-class season against Lions The season starts with a gruelling six rounds of four-day cricket before a break over […]

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Super Rugby Unlocked: Lions name livewire halfback to face Stormers

Promising halfback Morne van den Berg has been named to replace the injured Dillon Smit at scrumhalf in the only change to the Lions starting line-up for their Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Van den Berg gets deserved berth Van den Berg shone in moments during the Super Fan Saturday […]

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Super Rugby Unlocked: Griquas vs Pumas – Starting XVs

Griquas will field an unchanged starting fifteen for their home match against a much-changed Pumas on Saturday.  Kick-off in Kimberley is at 16:30. Griquas name unchanged starting XV Griquas make two changes on the bench for their first home fixture of the new local competition, both of them amongst the forwards. Prop Andrew Beerwinkel comes […]

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Schools, clubs and universities can resume training: SA Rugby

SA Rugby advised amateur clubs, universities, associate members and schools on Thursday that their COVID-19 Committee (CovCom) had approved a proposal to allow teams to return to training under certain strict conditions, although a return to play will not be permitted in 2020. School and club rugby players can train The resumption of amateur rugby […]

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PSL award nominees revealed: Statistical breakdown

Themba Zwane, Samir Nurkovic, Peter Shalulile and Gaston Sirino will battle it out for the coveted 2019/20 PSL Footballer of the Season award. The PSL revealed the full list of players nominated for top honours following the 2019/20 local football campaign on Thursday afternoon with a number of the league’s top performers making the cut. […]

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