Wynona Louw

2 weeks ago | telecomasia.net | Wynona Louw

The Blitzboks' ninth-place finish at the Singapore leg of the World Sevens Series highlighted two things - the tricky nature of the format and their inconsistency. The last time the Blitzboks tasted tournament success was in Cape Town back in December 2024, and the fact that their home leg of the Series featured the same format as the Singapore leg could surely have been regarded as a positive and something to count in their favour. However, it was anything but.

3 weeks ago | telecomasia.net | Wynona Louw

La Motte Wanderers Rugby Club have reached out to Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie and SA Rugby after their formal request to play their Boland has been denied by the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU). In a press release issued by club chairman Dennis Boonzaaier, he details the club’s grievances with the WPRFU and requests that McKenzie “urgently intervene”.

4 weeks ago | telecomasia.net | Wynona Louw

Given the confidence the Stormers would have gained from that win, Ulster shouldn’t have things too easy in Belfast on Friday night. That, combined with their own struggling form, should have bets swaying the way of the South Africans. The fact that the inaugural URC winners welcomed back the likes of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse, and Suleiman Hartzenberg is also a significant boost to their counter-attacking ability and general threat with ball in hand.

4 weeks ago | telecomasia.net | Wynona Louw

“New beginnings bring new opportunities.”That is one motivational quote that the Blitzboks can channel their focus on as they head into the Hong Kong leg of the World SVNS Series. The South Africans have achieved success all over the world, but Hong Kong is the one stop on the circuit where gold has always sidestepped them. Since 1993 at the Hong Kong Stadium, the Blitzboks have made the finals of the event only four times; against Fiji in 1997, 2009, and 2017, and against New Zealand in 2008.

1 month ago | telecomasia.net | Wynona Louw

With only six rounds of regular-season action remaining, it's crunch time for every single team in the United Rugby Championship. While the competition is still in its early years, there has been no shortage of history. And this season is the tightest yet. Fifteen of the 16 teams can still qualify for the play-offs, and only eight points separate the fifth and 15th-placed teams.