The Griffons and Dotsure SWD Eagles are still unbeaten after an action-packed second round of the Carling Currie Cup First Division, which produced three contrasting results on the weekend. The round kicked off on Friday, when Eastern Province claimed their first win of the campaign with a 45-5 victory over the Border Bulldogs in East London. On Saturday, the defending champions from Welkom edged the Leopards by 39-38 at home and the Eagles beat the Valke 45-24 in George. Aft

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Saturday named a 46-man squad featuring six uncapped players and a host of returning Vodacom Bulls players for the inaugural Nations Championship, which kicks off against England in Johannesburg on Saturday, 4 July. The squad includes 28 forwards and 18 backline players, with Paul de Villiers (flanker), Riley Norton (lock/loose forward), Ruben van Heerden (lock) and Carlu Sadie (prop) being the four uncapped forwards, while Vusi Moyo (flyhalf

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and SA ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick were pleased with their teams’ victories as they registered impressive victories at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday but said there was hard work ahead to reach their desired standards before the Nations Championship kicks off in two weeks. The Springboks registered a comprehensive 80-31 victory against the Barbarians, while the SA ‘A’ side recorded a 40-0 victory against Zimbabwe but both E

Haydn Porteous. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Haydn Porteous will head into Sunday’s final round of the KCM Golf Challenge at the Nchanga Golf Club in Zambia as the overall leader on 16-under par, one shot clear of Sunshine Tour rookie Oliver Goldhill. Fresh from a joint third place at last week’s Mopani Zambia Open, Porteus made a big statement during Saturday’s third round, powering his way to a round of eight under par 64, to take him to the top of the leaderboard. The three-t

The Springboks exploded their 2026 into life with 12 tries before a thrilled Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium crowd of 26 398 in Gqeberha, racking up an 80-31 victory (half-time 40-26) over the touring Barbarians. The experimental line-up – featuring five uncapped players with two current Junior Boks among them – scored six tries in each half against the storied black and white hoops, who looked to give as good as they got. The team led by former All Black scrum half TJ Perenara sc

The South African ‘A’ side defeated Zimbabwe 40-0 after scoring six tries in their mid-afternoon clash in Gqeberha on Saturday, delivering a performance that highlighted the next generation of international players. The hosts led 21-0 at half-time at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after scoring three converted tries. However, the margin could have been greater had two close tries by Zekhethelo Siyaya (left wing) not been disallowed by the TMO. Two of Siyaya’s Junior Bok teammates