South African professional rugby players and their employers have agreed to a new two-and-a-half-year deal covering employment conditions in the sport.
SARU president Mark Alexander says the Junior Springboks' successful defence of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship demonstrates the health of South Africa's rugby development system.
SA Rugby has overhauled its junior pathways, launching an Under-23 competition aimed at giving emerging talent more competitive game time and better preparing them for senior rugby.
President of SA Rugby Mark Alexander congratulated the Springboks for an outstanding 2025 season.
South African Rugby Union President Mark Alexander has praised the country’s school rugby structures for producing a steady pipeline of talent after the Junior Springboks ended a 13-year wait to win the World Rugby U20 Championship.
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made several changes to his starting line-up for their second Rugby Championship U20 match against Australia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Tuesday.