South Africa

A long wait will come to a close on Sunday in Northampton, England as Brazil competes for the first time in a Rugby World Cup match. The national Women’s team As Yaras debut against South Africa in a Group D match. Brazil and South Africa join France and Italy in …

The 2025 Rugby Championship is an international rugby competition contested by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The player rosters of the four competitors contain a variety of nationalities. There are differing numbers of homegrown players and Foreign-Born across the teams.   BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS In …

Springboks Head Coach Rassie Erasmus has named South Africa’s roster for the 2025 Rugby Championship. The 37-man roster is specifically for the opening two rounds of the competition. South Africa will have home advantage against Australia to open this year’s Rugby Championship tournament. The roster includes 24 players who have …

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will be the backdrop of a second international double header in South Africa. With the Springbok Men set to take on Italy’s Azzurri later in the day, the Springbok Women get another opportunity to test themselves against Canada after a dominant showing by the Maple Leafs …

Canada celebrated their first test on South African soil with a dominant 50-20 victory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon. The Maple Leafs looked a class above from the start and scored a regular intervals with eight tries in all, including doubles for Alysha Corrigan and Florence Symonds. Barely five …

The final build-up to Rugby World Cup 2025 for Canada starts in South Africa on Saturday. It’s the first of two tests against the Springbok Women for the Maple Leafs, and comes with less than two months until the start of the flagship tournament in England. Kévin Rouet will run …

Santiago Arata will play against the Springboks. The Uruguayan scrum-half is currently in Cape Town, South Africa preparing with the Barbarians to face the world champions. He will become the second Uruguayan to play for the Barbarians. He follows Rodrigo Capó Ortega. The South Africa vs Barbarians match will be …

All eyes will be on World Rankings as the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2027 Draw has been confirmed for December 2025. World Rugby confirmed that the draw will be based on the Men’s World Rankings as they stand at the end of the 2025 November Internationals. RWC 2027 will take …

Argentina had opportunities but ultimately fell short against South Africa on Thursday. The clash between the u20 teams saw the home side winning 36-25 in Port Elizabeth. The South African victory came despite Argentina having held a 20-15 lead at half-time. Los Pumitas enjoyed a solid opening half. Consecutive lineout …

Australia will host Rugby World Cup 2027. The USA will host the 2031 tournament. Which country or countries will host Rugby World Cup 2035? This article looks at the declared and potential bidders for RWC 2035.   ITALY Days before the start of RWC 2023, Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) director …