SA Rugby magazine

Sanzaar boss lauds return of top-level rugby

Sanzaar CEO Andy Marinos has praised New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia for successfully reconstructing their respective domestic Vodacom Super Rugby seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia Super Rugby / Brumbies / Waratahs

Australia Super Rugby return date confirmed

Rugby Australia has confirmed its adapted five-team version of Vodacom Super Rugby will get under way on 3 July.

Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am celebrate

Am: Mental strength sets Mapimpi apart

Sharks and Springbok teammate Lukhanyo Am says mental strength is one of the qualities that makes Makazole Mapimpi such a special player.

The Springboks lineup for the national anthem

SA Rugby registers spike in transformation progress

SA Rugby’s annual audit has shown that the governing body has registered a 22% increase in its transformation progress in the 2019 calendar year.

Watch: Cecil Afrika – Blitzbok great

Following the retirement of Cecil Afrika, check out this special tribute video from rugby.com.au of some of the Springbok Sevens great’s best moments over the years.

Makazole Mapimpi of the Cell C Sharks during the Super Rugby match between Cell C Sharks and Rebels at Jonsson Kings Park on March 23, 2019

Mapimpi: Japan stint will have several positives

Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi has expressed his gratitude towards the Sharks for allowing him to take up a stint in Japan from September 2020 until April 2021.

England prop: Racism still rife in sport

England prop Ellis Genge says both he and coach Eddie Jones suffered racial abuse before a match against the Springboks in 2018.

Watch: Bulls launch relief fund

Funded by shareholders Remgro and Patrice Motsepe, together with main sponsor Vodacom, the Bulls have launched a relief fund initiative to assist clubs and those involved in community rugby in the region, following the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

South African leftwing Pieter Rossouw evades a tackle from Wales Garan Evans to score a try during their first test in Pretoria 27 June

Rewind to a different time when Boks hammered Wales

Look back at when the Springboks scored 15 tries, including a hat-trick from Pieter Rossouw, to thump Wales 96-13 at Loftus Versfeld in 1998.

Barrett brothers reunion put on hold

The Hurricanes and Chiefs have suffered early injury blows as Jordie Barrett and Sam Cane are expected to sit out the first round of Vodacom Super Rugby Aotearoa.