As England host our World Champion Springboks this weekend, World Rugby has posted this video to look back on the last time these two sides met in a Rugby World Cup – which is also the last Rugby World Cup match that was played. South Africa came away with their third world title after an […]

Henry Cock has set a new world record after running 133 Consecutive Half Marathons in 133 days! That’s 2,800 km! And on the penultimate day, his fund raising reached the incredible R1-million mark… although he would like to raise R4-million. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group’s (SADAG) suicide line will be the worthy recipients […]

South African cricket legend AB de Villiers announced today that he is retiring from cricket. In a humble statement, posted on social media, AB said: ”It has been an incredible journey, but I have decided to retire from all cricket. ”Ever since the back yard matches with my older brothers, I have played the game […]

South African spectators who will be at Twickenham tomorrow for the Springboks’ match against England are being encouraged to wear a Rassie Erasmus face mask during the singing of the national anthem, to show their support for the man who coached the Springboks to the 2019 Rugby World Cup title. The call on social media […]

(Reuters) – South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been found guilty of misconduct by an independent committee for his hour-long video critique of the match officials during the British & Irish Lions series, but will appeal the verdict. The Independent Misconduct Committee has decided that Erasmus, who coached the Springboks to the 2019 […]

On Sunday 21 November 2021, 26 cyclists from Johannesburg, will take part in the 947 Ride Joburg Pedaling for a purpose. The group aims to support the South African Bone Marrow Registry in raising funds for the organisation’s Patient Assistance Programme. To date, the SABMR has helped save the lives of 550 patients with life-threatening […]

The Springboks overturned an 8-10 halftime deficit into a deserving 30-15 victory over Scotland in the second Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in front of a packed Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon. Scotland held a two point lead at the break following a penalty goal and a converted try, while South Africa […]

South African rugby giant Eben Etzebeth will not be prosecuted for the alleged attack and racial abuse of two men after a night out at a bar in Langebaan in August 2019, it was announced in court yesterday (Fri 12 Nov). The 30-year-old World Cup winner was accused of using his legally held firearm to […]

Bafana Bafana’s 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign continued in fine form this evening at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The Sou!th African national football team beat Zimbabwe 1-0. South Africa needed the win to keep themselves ahead of Ghana in order to finish at the top of Group G. Bafana Bafana tweeted: “FULL TIME at […]

The two-time Rugby World Cup winner, who earned his 72nd Test cap during his man-of-the-match performance against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, which the Boks won 23-18, said he planned to approach every match as though it was his last. The calm-and-collected back slotted a trademark long-range penalty goal of 55m to add to a number of […]

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has admitted that today’s Twenty20 World Cup match brought a bittersweet ending for the South African team who gave it their all, won against England, but lost the chance to go through to the semi-finals. Speaking from Sharjah, in the UAE, today, Bavuma said: “A bittersweet ending for us. We achieved […]

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce India’s tour to South Africa in December-January 2021/22 across all formats. The India touring party will play South Africa in three Betway Tests, three Betway ODIs and four KFC T20Is. The tour commences on Friday, 17 December 2021 and ends on Wednesday, 26 January 2022. The […]

The Springboks came from behind in the final ten minutes to end their Cardiff hoodoo with a 23-18 (halftime 9-12) victory over Wales in teeming rain in the first Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. The Springboks – and their fans in the stadium and back home – […]

A total of 2000 spectators will be allowed to attend the Bafana Bafana v Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup qualifier that will be played at FNB Stadium on Thursday, 11 November 2021. The match kicks off at 21h00. South Africa lead Group G standings with 10 points from 4 games and remain the only unbeaten side […]

Damian Willemse, Jesse Kriel and Herschel Jantjies will start against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made four changes to his matchday squad that defeated the All Blacks for their opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. Willemse, who has 14 Test caps, will earn his fourth start in the […]

ABU DHABI: With career-best performances from fast bowling duo, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje they led the charge for South Africa as they completed an emphatic six-wicket win against Bangladesh in the Proteas’ penultimate ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super-12 encounter at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. South Africa’s third win of the tournament […]

South Africa’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus (48), does not mince his words, a trait that could earn him the wrath of the sport’s governing body, World Rugby. This weekend Erasmus faces the organisation’s wrath as he defends himself in a disciplinary hearing after a video of him criticising a match official went viral. Erasmus […]

ABU DHABI: South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has issued the following statement on Thursday, regarding his withdrawal from the cricket World Cup match earlier this week because he didn’t want to obey a Cricket South Africa directive to ‘take the knee’. Here is Quinton’s statement in full: I would like to start by saying […]

Here’s a summary of the arguments… By GroundUp Staff Trust the South African cricket team to be at the centre of a political controversy. The Proteas “took the knee” in support of Black Lives Matter before their T20 World Cup game against the West Indies on Tuesday. But Quinton de Kock, perhaps the team’s leading […]

South Africa rose to an eight-wicket victory at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday against defending champions, the West Indies, in their second Super 12 match of the ICC T20 (Twenty20) World Cup. The victory came following an upset to the team when wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock allegedly refused to obey a team directive to […]

The 2021 Cape Epic finale today was made even more special by the fact that it was won by a South African, Matthew (Matt) Beers, with his French partner Jordan Sarrou. He becomes only the second South African to ever win the race. Matt said today: “Wow what a week! It’s not often you win […]

South African wildlife conservationist Dewet du Toit has become the first person to swim to Dyer Island in the Western Cape, South Africa, and back… an incredible feat he accomplished on Wednesday (20 October) on behalf of the Great White Shark. The 7.7km swim to and from Dyer Island has never been done before because […]

(Reuters) – Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday welcomed the sport’s expansion in the United States… but called also for a return to South Africa. Formula One last raced at the Kyalami circuit, north of Johannesburg, in 1993 but there have been talks about a return. Chloe Targett-Adams, the sport’s head […]

World Rugby has confirmed the schedule for the much-anticipated HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 as the sport looks to capitalise on a highly successful and impactful Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here’s everything you need to know: The 2022 Series will include 10 men’s and seven women’s rounds over six months Series to kick-off with […]

Former SA Schools and Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat has earned his first Springbok call-up in a squad of 32 players named by Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom in November. The Springboks will play three Test matches on the tour – against Wales in […]