Iconic Laxton Conquers 81st SPAR Challenge
A rousing welcome marked the return of South Africa’s favourite running grand master, the remarkable Sonja Laxton, to road running at the SPAR 10km Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Phalula Doubles Up in Nelson Mandela Bay 10km
Diana-Lebo Phalula laid down a record finish at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, beating Rene Kalmer and Mapaseka Makhanya for a clear 2014 season Grand Prix lead
Phalula Leads Top Field for PE 10km Challenge
Two Oceans Half-Marathon and Cape Town’s SPAR 10km Challenge champ Diana-Lebo Phalula a leads wide open field for Nelson Mandela Bay’s running on Saturday
Sephaka Welcomes WRWC Schedules from IRB
Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka welcomes the IRB’s release of the match schedule for the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign starting 1 August, which sees SA take on Australia, France and Wales in their group matches
Cape Town Start for 2014 SPAR 10km Challenge
The 2014 edition of SA’s favourite 10km challenge kicks off from Cape Town’s Green Point on Sunday, 6 April, with stiff competition expected for this year’s SPAR Grand Prix title
SAFA Launches 2014 Edition of the Sasol League
SAFA launches 6th annual Sasol Women’s League featuring 16 teams in each of the nine provincial streams, with the national champions to be decided in the tournament showpiece in Port Elizabeth in December
Coaches Fine-Tune Hong-Kong Bound SA Select
SARU Mobi-Unit members Pieter de Villiers and Chean Roux fine-tune the Hong-Kong-bound SA Select team at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth
Jordaan Takes SA Select Reins for Hong Kong
SA Select coach Renfred Dazel has announced his 12-member squad for the Hong Kong Invitational Sevens Tournament on 28 March, campaigner Zenay Jordaan entrusted with the captaincy
Bok Coach Announces World Cup Prelim Squad
With five months to go to the global showpiece, Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka has announced his preliminary squad of 39 players for the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France.
Coach Dazel Satisfied with SA Select 7s Squad Form
Coach Renfred Dazel is satisfied with the progress made by the SA Select Sevens squad following a series of warm-up fixtures over the weekend, ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens invitational on 28 March.
Blitzbokke Eye Hong Kong in Olympic Quest
Coach Renfred Dazel looks for good results from his SA Select Sevens Rugby Team at the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament end March, as the road to 2016 Olympic Games qualification begins in earnest
Historic First Contracts to Sevens Rugby Players
Watershed moment as SARU awards national contracts to squad of 15 women sevens rugby players, in lead-up to 2016 Rio Olympic Games