CAPE TOWN – New Zealand did the double at the fifth instalment of the popular Cape Town Sevens in South Africa as their men’s and women’s teams were crowned champions on a weekend where new sevens records were set in the Mother City. With a women’s tournament added to the action for the first time, […]

The Springbok Sevens team fell at the final hurdle of the Cape Town Sevens on Sunday when they were beaten 7-5 by New Zealand in a very tense and tough final in front of 55,804 fans at Cape Town Stadium. The Kiwis were ecstatic when the final whistle blew after they lost the final to […]

South Africa’s golf star Ernie Els was humble in defeat on Sunday as the United States won their tenth Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia. Els, who captained the International Team in the Presidents Cup 2019, said to Tiger Woods’ players – “You deserved to win this. We gave it our everything, but you were the […]

The Springbok Sevens team have progressed to the Cape Town Sevens semi-finals after they beat Kenya by 17-5 in a very physical quarter-final characterized by a couple of massive hits on Sunday morning. The Blitzboks scored three tries – with Ruhan Nel dotting down twice – and had the big crowd on the edge of […]

Springbok Sevens Coach Neil Powell says South Africa will have a ‘serious look’ at their discipline as they head into the final day of the Cape Town Sevens. The SA Sevens team continued their good form by finishing top of Pool A, beating Fiji 26-14 and the USA 21-15 after a 49-0 demolition of Japan. […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) today announced the appointment of Mark Boucher as head coach of the Proteas and Enoch Nkwe as assistant coach at a Media Briefing at Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa. It was Acting Director of Cricket Graeme Smith’s first opportunity to engage with the media and he also outlined the timeline […]

The Springbok Sevens team topped Pool A at the Cape Town Sevens in South Africa after they held on in their final match of the day on Saturday to beat the USA by 21-15. Discipline was again an early issue for the Blitzboks as they conceded too many penalties, while Chris Dry and Seabelo Senatla […]

Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi said something powerful on Thursday night in Monaco, after winning the World Peace and Sport Champion for 2019 award. Siya’s wife Rachel took to social media to share the message, saying it really hit her and “every single person in the room”. Siya said: “We may break all the records and […]

South Africa’s Aimee Barrett-Theron will have the honour of officiating the opening match of the Women’s Six Nations for the third year in a row when France hosts England in Pau in February, while Jaco Peyper has also been tasked with holding the whistle in the men’s Six Nations next year. Barrett-Theron will be the […]

Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport confirmed six debutants in his tournament squad of 12 players for the inaugural women’s leg of the Cape Town Sevens, from 13-15 December at Cape Town Stadium. Forwards Rights Mkhari, Buhle Sonamzi, Catha Jacobs, Sizo Solontsi will join backs Meghan Phillips and Liske Lategan for their first ever appearance […]

South Africa has just scooped first place on another international stage – this time in ice-hockey! It’s been an incredible couple of months for SA with wins from the Rugby World Cup to Miss Universe 2019! And on Tuesday night the South African Ladies Ice Hockey Team won the GOLD medal at the World Championships […]

To keep a New Zealand team scoreless in a rugby match is almost impossible; to prevent the All Black Sevens team from scoring in a final even more so. Yet, that was exactly what the Blitzboks did on Saturday in the final of the Dubai Sevens, blanking the current Rugby World Cup Sevens and Commonwealth […]

The Springbok Sevens team opened the 2019/2020 World Rugby Sevens Series in perfect fashion by claiming the opening tournament of ten at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Saturday.   The Blitzboks outplayed New Zealand 15-0 in a pulsating final of the Dubai Sevens which saw them winning the title for a seventh time. The […]

SASCOC has congratulated South Africa’s Olympic medallist, canoeing’s Bridgitte Hartley, who is one of 30 candidates selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) EB as nominees for four positions in the IOC Athletes Commission (AC) election. The candidates – who were nominated by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and NOC Athletes’ Commissions – will […]

The Springbok Sevens team totally outplayed Samoa to win their Cup semi-final of the Dubai Sevens by 38-7 on Saturday at The Sevens Stadium, where they will meet New Zealand in the final at 17h02 (SA time). The match against Samoa was a tight affair in the opening minutes. The Pacific Islanders kept the ball […]

The Springbok Sevens side scored two first half tries and then defended strongly to secure a 12-5 win over Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the Dubai Sevens on Saturday. The will face Samoa later in the day (13h22 SA time) after the Pacific Islanders outplayed Australia in their quarter-final. England and New Zealand will […]

The Springbok Sevens team scored 19 unanswered points against England in their Pool D decider at the Dubai Sevens on Friday… to clinch top spot with a 19-14 win; and will face Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday. The success of that clash, at 09h58 (SA time) on Saturday morning, will […]

We are devastated to report, that after generous SAPeople followers helped Timothy  Meuwsen, from Bergsig Academy, raise enough money to follow his dreams and represent South Africa on an APCAN rugby tour in Argentina… the trip has been cancelled as the tour operator hired by Apcan has closed his shop and potentially misappropriated the funds […]

The British and Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly announced on Wednesday. The hotly-anticipated tour will span the length and […]

SA Rugby President Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Springbok Ockie Oosthuizen, who passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 64… following a short battle with colon cancer. Oosthuizen played nine Tests at prop for the Springboks between 1981 and 1984. He made his Test debut against Ireland in Cape Town in […]

The Proteas netballers bounced back in the best possible fashion to beat England 54-48 in a thrilling international in Bellville, Cape Town. This came after two narrow defeats to their powerful opponents, the bronze medallists in the most recent World Cup. They say there’s no such thing as a ‘dead rubber’ when international sport is played […]

Golfers at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa will be able to throw off their traditional trousers, and dress for comfort instead in shorts, in a first for the European Tour. South Africa’s Ernie Els welcomed what he said is a “game-changer” decision. The governing body said it will let players wear shorts at the Nov. […]

Kenya’s marathon sub-two hour man Eliud Kipchoge was named World Athletics male athlete of the year in Monaco on Saturday at the annual awards ceremony of the sport’s governing body. Kipchoge tweeted: “Proud to be named @WorldAthletics Male Athlete of the Year again. It was a truly historic year. #NoHumanIsLimited.” Kipchoge retained the award thanks […]

Check out South Africa actor and singer Robbie Wessel’s tribute to Siya Kolisi (and the Springboks in general) in his latest music video below. With words like “When we come together, we’re the best we can be” and the Springbok’s successful hashtag #StrongerTogether… it’s sure to warm the hearts of South Africans everywhere. Robbie said: […]

MEXICO CITY – Tennis legend Roger Federer has every intention of breaking a world attendance record when he plays Rafael Nadal at a charity tennis match in Cape Town on 7 February 2020… but on the way he has just broken the record in Mexico City! Broadcaster ESPN claimed a new world record for attendance […]