SA Rugby spent a quarter of its total income directly on the Springboks, Springbok Women, Blitzboks, Junior Springboks and other national teams in 2025, according to the Annual Financial Statements presented to member unions at Thursday’s Annual General Meeting in Cape Town.
SA Rugby executives met with their CANAL+ Group counterparts at the MultiChoice offices in Randburg, Johannesburg, where both entities discussed strategic plans to bring rugby fans and viewers closer to the game through the existing broadcast partnership.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off fantastic 2025 season when he added the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award to his World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year accolade, which he received late last year, while Nadine Roos did the double by being named SA Rugby Women’s Player of the Year
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Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, expressed immense pride and gratitude at the end of what has been a very good year for South African rugby during the General Meeting held in Cape Town on Friday.
SA Rugby announced on Monday that it has renewed its partnership with leading global online betting and gaming brand, Betway, for a further four years, with the sponsorship extended to include not only the Springbok men and women’s teams, but also the Blitzboks and Springbok Women’s Sevens sides.
South African rugby’s continued investment into membership of northern hemisphere rugby competitions led to a R93m group loss in 2024, but the organisation had already wiped out that deficit with a strong start to 2025, the annual meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) was told in Cape Town on Thursday.
Pick n Pay has signed a four-year contract as a Tier 1 sponsor of SA Rugby. In a groundbreaking new partnership, the company’s logo will be featured in gold on the back of the Springbok jersey and those of all other national teams.
SA Rugby and FNB announced on Wednesday the broadening and deepening of their relationship, with the bank becoming the principal partner of all national teams – with the FNB logo now taking centre stage on the front of all team jerseys.
A Rugby and Monster Energy, the global energy drink icon, have entered into a new partnership that will incorporate a sponsorship of the Springboks as well as other national teams.