Hollywoodbets Sharks captain Eben Etzebeth hailed his team’s convincing victory over Gloucester in the EPCR Challenge Cup final as his greatest club achievement. He lauded his teammates’ character for making history as the first South African franchise to win the European title. The dominant 36-22 victory, securing a spot in next season’s Investec Champions Cup,
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus expressed satisfaction with the groundwork laid at the national team’s second in-person alignment camp held in Cape Town this week. The camp, attended by 38 players, served as a springboard for the upcoming season. This session followed an initial alignment camp in March and a series of online sessions in May.
The latest internal audit of South African Rugby’s Strategic Transformation Development Plan (STDP) for 2030 (STDP 2030) reveals positive progress, according to Mark Alexander, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). “We’re very pleased with the overall performance,” Alexander said in a statement on Monday. “Provincial Unions displayed strong commitment, exceeding their self-set targets.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has revealed he was confident South Africa could win the Rugby World Cup in France last year, even though he only played in the opening match. Marx suffered a knee injury in training after the Scotland game and was ruled out for the tournament. Surprisingly, the Springbok coaching staff opted not
South Africa’s top athletes, administrators, and media personnel gathered at the Sun City Superbowl in North West to receive the nation’s most prestigious sporting honors at the 17th Edition of the South African Sport Awards. Aligning with Freedom and Democracy Anniversary This year’s awards coincided with South Africa’s 30th anniversary of celebrating freedom and democracy.
Three members of South Africa’s triumphant Rugby World Cup squad will accompany the Webb Ellis Cup on its journey to Kimberley, the third stop of the RWC Trophy Blitz. Springboks Malcolm Marx, Duane Vermeulen, and Deon Fourie will arrive in the Northern Cape capital on Friday, bringing the coveted trophy to the Diamond Pavilion Shopping