Sjoe, goosebumps. Remember the beautiful heartfelt-letter that made world headlines when Joost van der Westhuizen’s grieving son, Jordan, wrote a letter to his dad in heaven… including a request for Joost to ask God  to make Liverpool Football Club win? It turns out, that letter captured not only the hearts of rugby fans around the […]

Kevin Pietersen has announced he will be quitting English cricket at the end of this summer to become more involved in wildlife conservation in South Africa. Kevin – who turns 37 next week – is reportedly building a new house near the Kruger National Park. “I reckon this will be my last season playing in […]

Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, was pleased at the effort of his team after they beat France 37-15 in the second of three tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday. The Springboks won the first test in Pretoria last week and although the series is now won, Coetzee was not […]

Coach Stuart Baxter kept his promise of keeping his winning formula for Bafana Bafana against Nigeria’s Super Eagles when South Africa chalked up an impressive away win in Uyo on Saturday evening. Baxter is the only coach to have beaten Nigeria and the wily mentor begun his tenure with an impressive away win. Tokelo Rantie and […]

Springboks coach Allister Coetzee was pleased with the 37-14 win over France at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the first of three Tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series, but warned that the team cannot rest on their laurels with encounters in Durban and Johannesburg remaining. The Boks scored four tries to two and led 16-7 […]

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included the uncapped quartet of Andries Coetzee, Raymond Rhule, Courtnall Skosan and Ross Cronje in his starting team for Saturday’s first Test in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against France at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, while a fifth uncapped player, Dillyn Leyds, is on the bench. No 8 Warren Whiteley […]

South African Police Service (SAPS) proudly paid tribute to their own Sergeant Gift Kelehe on their facebook page, for his awesome third place in the 92nd Comrades Marathon, held in KwaZulu-Natal. Sergeant Kelehe, 35, currently works at the SAPS Tshwane Academy under the Division: Human Resource Development. He was previously posted at the Tactical Response Team […]

‘Down run’ champion three years ago, Bongmusa Mthembu of South Africa added the ‘up’ run title to his collection when he won Sunday’s legendary Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. KwaZulu-Natal’s Mthembu covered the 87-kilometre route in 5hr 35min 34sec. He was followed home by Hatiwande Nyamande from Zimbabwe (5:38.48) and previous winner Gift Kelehe, […]

This year, the Comrades Marathon – “The Ultimate Human Race” – boasts 7,000 first-time runners and an overall total of about 20,000 runners. South Africa’s David Gatebe is the defending champion in the men’s race, while his compatriot Charné Bosman is the defending champion in the women’s race. Scroll down for the Live Stream. But […]

Princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert have starred in a Channel Four documentary, which was filmed on the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix. Watch below. With helicopter and super yacht scenes straight out of a Bond movie, the film showcases the luxury lifestyle and unique beauty of Monte Carlo. “It’s very beautiful here,” says […]

Just five days after turning 22, Kagiso Rabada shot to the top of the ICC Player Ranking for ODI (One Day International) Bowlers… becoming the youngest to be the world’s number one in 19 years! Although top-ranked South Africa lost its three-match series to England 2-1, Rabada’s haul of four for 39 in the final […]

The new ASICS-designed and manufactured Springbok jersey for 2017 was unveiled by ASICS and SA Rugby on Wednesday. The launch of the iconic jersey is the culmination of several months of hard work by scientists at the ASICS Institute of Sport Science in Kobe, Japan, in collaboration with the SA Rugby and the Springboks. The […]

SA Rugby on Tuesday delivered what it believed was a winning bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup at World Rugby headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby, handed in the 827-page, 8.2kg document, detailing South Africa’s compelling case to host the tournament. “This is a momentous day for South African […]

South Africa’s Proteas were unfortunately unable to build on the foundation laid by Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis… and succumbed to a 72-run defeat to England in the first of three ODIs at Headingley on Wednesday. The task was always going to be difficult after England posted a total of 339/6 but the Proteas […]

A keen – and kind – Bloemfontein runner, Theuns Potgieter, has shown just what the legendary Comrades Marathon is all about. Comradery. The spirit of unity and helping each other. On Saturday Theuns posted a message looking for somebody who needed a running watch, because he had a spare one. He wrote: “I have a […]

Warren Whiteley only found out on Monday evening that he was to be appointed as the next Springbok captain, so he is understandably excited about the very big responsibility that comes with this important role. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee named Whiteley, who has captained the Lions in more than 50 Super Rugby matches, as national captain […]

Following their brilliant video – The Arrival – where the Springbok Sevens imagined that nobody turned up to welcome them back to South Africa (watch at bottom of page), here are some real scenes of what happened when the victorious #Blitzboks touched down at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday morning, after winning the World […]

South Africa’s No 1 wheelchair tennis men’s player, Evans Maripa, bagged both the singles and doubles titles of the Israel Open in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, at the weekend. Maripa overpowered world No 18 Ezequiel Casco from Argentina in straight sets to claim his first Israel Open singles gold, without dropping a set in the tournament! […]

Watch what happens when Philip Snyman and his band of Springbok Rugby Sevens brothers arrive in South Africa… and no-one has turned up to welcome home the newly crowned World Rugby Sevens Series champions. Check out awesome video, compiled by the Blitzboks, at the bottom of the page. #BlitzBOOM The Springbok Sevens team was crowned World […]

They lost the London battle in the season-ending leg, but the Blitzboks won the Sevens World Series war on Sunday. Neil Powell’s brave men went down 12-17 to host nation England, with home town hero Dan Norton breaking the deadlock after the final hooter in the quarter-final clash. But whatever disappointment felt by captain Philip […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday suffered a 24-12 defeat to the USA in pool A of the London Sevens tournament, BUT still achieved close wins over Kenya and Wales to progress to the Cup quarterfinals of the tournament, played at Twickenham Stadium. Phew! South Africa have made all ten Cup quarterfinals in the 2016/17 series […]

The Blitzbokke have been having a blast in London… and some of their South African expat fans were delighted to join them on Wednesday evening, 17 May, for an exclusive charity dinner at the Chelsea Pestana Bridge Hotel in London… on winger Ruhan Nel’s 26th birthday. ANTON VAN ZYL was there – as a guest of […]

After the Springbok Sevens not only won the Paris Rugby Sevens Series this weekend – but achieved an unassailable lead so that South Africa will be crowned World Rugby Sevens Series Champions next week, when the series concludes in London – they were joined by Mr Mission Impossible himself – Tom Cruise. For many years, it had […]

The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday took an unassailable lead in the World Rugby Sevens Series and will be crowned the 2016/17 series champions in London next week when the series conclude with the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham. WATCH the Highlights from today in Paris at the bottom of the page. The Blitzboks had […]

World Rugby Sevens has announced that South Africa are the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series champions… a FANTASTIC achievement, after being runners up for so many years! The Blizboks ensured the win at the Paris Sevens on Sunday afternoon, 14 May 2017, after beating New Zealand in the Cup semi-finals. World Rugby said: “England’s earlier […]