SOUTH AFRICA v WALES @ HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN – KO 5.40PM (SAST) ON SATURDAY REFEREE Andrew Brace (Ireland) Test debut: 10 June 2017 – Canada 0-13 Georgia Tests as referee: 41 Andrew Brace will referee this fixture for the second time, having been in the middle for South Africa’s 52-16 victory in a RWC 2023 warm-up match in Cardiff. South Africa have a W6, L1 record with Brace in the middle, their only defeat coming at the hands of England, 27-26 in the 2021 Autumn

Had Michael Olise chosen a different path he could have been lining up for England against France in Miami in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 bronze final. After all, one of Les Bleus’ main attacking talents was born in London and had the chance of playing for England along with the countries of his parents, Nigerian father Vincent and French-Algerian mother Mina. “I actually come from four countries” is what winger Olise, now 24, told the Bayern Munich website in December 202

South Africa Under-19 Women went down by 47 runs in the second Youth T20 International (T20I) against Pakistan in Karachi on Friday, with the home side levelling the five-match series at 1-1. Player of the Match Ravail Farhan top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 68 off 64 deliveries, including nine fours and two sixes, to help the hosts post 125/4. Mahnoor Zeb then returned with leading figures of 3/21 as the SA U19 Women were dismissed for 78 in 17.1 overs. The touring s

One of greatest cricketers of all-time, West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers, who represented the country from 1954 to 1974 in the international arena, has passed away at the age of 89. Sobers played 93 Test matches and left a lasting mark on the game through his extraordinary skills in all disciplines of the game. Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game, scored 8 032 runs at a staggering average of 57.78 while also snapping 235 wickets in Tests at

The DHL Stormers XXIII claimed a last-gasp 25-19 win against defending champions Suzuki Griquas in their first-ever Carling Currie Cup match at DHL Stadium on Friday night. It was a grandstand finish as a late try sealed a hard-fought win for the Cape Town side, to make a winning start to their campaign. The Stormers XXIII started with real intent and took an early lead through a penalty converted by captain Jean-Luc du Plessis. The visitors converted their first visit to the

The USA U20 Women delivered a strong first half surge (33-0) to eventually outplay the Junior Springbok Women 47-12 at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. Five first half tries laid the foundation for the win, although the hosts rallied well in the second half but to be fair, they were never in the game after the first 40 minutes. The two teams will meet again at the same venue next Friday, with the SA coaches highlighting their second half effort in order to boost t