With the Springboks leading the way on the field, rugby was the big winner off the field at the annual South African Sport Industry Awards, which recognise outstanding campaigns and sponsorships over the past year and was held in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.

DHL Stormers director John Dobson has expressed concern over the future of Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff, who recently underwent neck fusion surgery.

Stormers coach John Dobson admitted to being emotionally drained after a controversial late call denied his side a potential match-winning try against the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday. Manie Libbok appeared to have scored a decisive try in the final minutes, but the TMO intervened, ruling that

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was one of the try-scorers as the Sharks nervously edged past the Stormers 21-15 in a Vodacom Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will make his first season appearance for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship coastal clash with the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban on Saturday (17:00).

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will captain the Sharks when they host Stormers in the Vodacom Rugby Championship at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday (17:00). 

The first local derby of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship season is on the cards when the competition returns this weekend, while the two Gauteng sides are in for tough matches in Ireland.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and SARU president Mark Alexander have praised the achievement of flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, who was awarded the 2024 World Rugby Player of the Year.

Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit has been crowned World Rugby Player of the Year for 2024.