Favourable home draw for Blitzboks

The Blitzboks, who started their 2024 sevens campaign on a high note in Dubai, will run out in Cape Town as the top seeds for the tournament this weekend.

Sharks boss slams ‘rusty’ Boks

John Plumtree has lamented a lack of cohesion and dysfunctional set-piece performance from the Sharks in their heavy defeat to the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday. @Vodacom #URC

Unbeaten Blitzboks book playoffs spot

Defending champions, the Blitzboks produced a sublime fightback to beat series title-holders New Zealand and progress to the Dubai cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

Red-hot Bulls roast Sharks

Akker van der Merwe and Stedman Gans scored two tries apiece as the Vodacom Bulls hammered the Sharks in the Vodacom URC in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.

Blitzboks sink Samoa in Dubai opener

The Blitzboks kicked off the defence of their Dubai title with an impressive win against Samoa at the Sevens Stadium on Saturday.

Jake eyes derby win ‘swing’

Jake White has emphasised the eight-point advantage from beating local rivals as the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks prepare to lock horns in Pretoria on Saturday.

RWC-winning Boks add sparkle, fizz to URC

The one consistent among South Africa’s trio of Vodacom URC coaches in Jake White, John Plumtree and John Dobson, was the size of their smile in welcoming back their World Cup title-winning Springboks.

Plum: It’s Sharks, not Boks, versus Bulls

John Plumtree said that having a bevy of World Cup winners at the Sharks won’t matter if they don’t gel as a team when two Bok-powered sides clash in Pretoria on Saturday.

Sharks slot in Dyantyi for derby duel

The injection of speedster Aphiwe Dyantyi is the only change to the Sharks lineup to face the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

Watch: Specman makes sevens magic

Rosko Specman returns to the sevens circuit in Dubai this weekend, and is set to boost the Blitzboks with on-field sorcery like this mesmerising run against New Zealand.