Springboks (Getty Images) Following the completion of an annual audit, Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby has announced that the organisation had made huge strides in their transformation progress last year.In a statement released to the media on Tuesday, the organization said that their transformation barometer had improved by a margin of 22% from 59%…
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux talks to the media after France was announced as the host nation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup at Royal Garden Hotel in London on 15 November 2017 (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux confirmed talks with private equity firms that could buy about 25% in…
A new global rugby calendar would seek to align the world's top-tier nations.The Rugby Championship could move to the beginning of the year, while the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour could be pushed back to October or November.There is also the possibility of a unique international series involving the northern hemisphere nations.World Rugby is…
SA Rugby is hoping to stage a local Super Rugby tournament as early as August, similar to New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa that begins this weekend.PRO14 sides the Cheetahs and Southern Kings would form part of the revamped domestic competition, alongside the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Lions.Currie Cup and Under-21 competitions could follow suit in…
Dan Carter attends a training session after joining the Blues on 4 June 2020 in Auckland (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) This weekend sees Super Rugby - or at least a version of Super Rugby - back on our screens for the first time since mid-March. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…