Jonathan Francke, rugby coach at Sol Plaatje University

The Blitzboks will aim to get off to a flyer at the Vancouver 7s in Canada this evening when they face New Zealand in Pool B. South Africa is in a very tough pool, and it will be important to kick-off their tournament with a win as they will also…

The Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has warned not to take Afghanistan lightly during today’s ICC Champions Trophy clash in Karachi. It will be both teams first game of the tournament in Pakistan, while for the Afghans it will be their Champions Trophy debut. South Africa are the 1998 champions, and…

The Knights and Warriors had to settle for shared points after their CSA One-Day Cup game in Bloemfontein was declared a no result due to rain. The Knights got to bat at the Mangaung Oval and scored 247/7 after a slow start with the bat, but the allrounder Dian Forrester…

There were mixed fortunes for the Bloemfontein teams in round one of the 2025 Varsity Cup last night. At the Danie Craven Stadium the University of Stellenbosch Maties beat the defending champions the University of the Free State Shimlas 41-37. The Shimlas conceded no less than four yellow cards and…

The Knights will be desperate to break their winless streak at home in all competitions when they face the Warriors in the One-Day Cup in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. On Saturday the Knights opened their campaign with a 4 wicket defeat to the North West Dragons at the JB Marks Oval…