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Our European home is set. 💥🐆

The Toyota Cheetahs are heading to Swansea, with St Helen’s confirmed as our home ground for two fixtures in the 2026/27 EPCR Challenge Cup!

Sunday, 13 December 2026

Toyota Cheetahs vs Dragons RFC

13:00 | St Helen’s, Swansea

Sunday, 17 January 2027

Toyota Cheetahs vs USAP

15:15 | St Helen’s, Swansea

We’re excited to make St Helen’s our home away from home and continue building our relationship with the Ospreys as we take on another European campaign. 💪🏻

Swansea, we’ll see you soon.

Ticket information will be announced shortly.

DHL Staduim IG account running some fun behind the scenes content.

Some interesting bits from the press release:

Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women into battle against the Black Ferns on Saturday when South Africa welcome the New Zealand women’s side for a first Test on local soil. The 13h30 fixture at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg will be broadcast on SuperSport.

Latsha is one of six players in the pack that started against the Black Ferns just under a year ago in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. Vainah Ubisi and Catha Jacobs were on the bench in that fixture, won 46-17 by New Zealand. They replace and Nolusindiso Booi (retired) and Sinazo Mcatshulwa (injured) in the starting team this weekend.

Latsha, Sanelisiwe Charlie and Lindelwa Gwala will again form the front row, Ubisi will lock up with Danelle Locher in the engine room, and Jacobs will slot in with Sizo Solontsi and Aseza Hele in the back row.

On the forwards bench, Anuschka Groenewald (hooker), Nomsa Mokwai and Logan Welman, as well as hybrid player Shiniqwa Lamprecht will face the Black Ferns for the first time.

Amongst the backs, five players will be starting again They are Byrhandré Dolf, Zintle Mpupha, Aphiwe Ngwevu, Ayanda Malinga and Libbie Janse van Rensburg. At scrumhalf, Unam Tose will start in place of the injured Nadine Roos, while Maceala Samboya will play off the bench this time, with Alichia Arries starting on the wing. Anacadia Minnaar comes in as replacement scrumhalf.

Tose, Minnaar and Arries will face the Black Ferns for the first time as well.

Laurian Johannes-Haupt and Franzel September, who led the team to success in Kenya and Fiji earlier this year, will continue to act as co-head coaches of the Springbok Women’s team following the decision by Swys de Bruin to step down from the role.

If you have tickets for Saturday - don't miss out on the women's game.

And if you're watching from somewhere else - don't forget to tune in.

Great to see ABT out and about and sharing her insights with the Springboks.

> Sixteen players from the match-23 that faced the Black Ferns in their previous encounter – in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup just under a year ago in England – have been included in the squad for this historic clash.

> Sanelisiwe Charlie, Micke Gunter, Danelle Lochner, Logan Welman, Unam Tose, Jakkie Cilliers and Aphiwe Ngwevu, all of whom missed the recent trip to Fiji following rest and recovery protocols, are back in the squad.

> However, Nadine Roos, Sinazo Mcatshulwa, Eloise Webb and Anathi Qolo are unavailable due to injury, while Lerato Makua has been included, although she is unlikely to be fit for the Test.

The match-23 will be named on Thursday.

https://springboks.rugby/news-features/articles/2026/8/30/springbok-women-assemble-for-historic-clash-against-black-ferns

The average age of the run-on team will even be younger for this second game, with three 19-year-olds in Hayley Hardneck, Isabella Nel and Anitha Fazi included in the starting team.

Fazi moves from fullback to scrumhalf, while Nel gets a start on the left wing after the former hockey star came off the bench last weekend.

Some niggles, especially amongst the loose forwards, also forced Nhleko to experimental changes, such as starting Jada Davids, the incumbent Junior Springbok Women hooker, at openside flanker in place of Yonelisa Plaatjies, who has been included on an extended bench, which will be trimmed on match day.

Match information: Brazil Women v SA Women ‘A’

Date: Sunday, 29 August 2026

Venue: Estádio Nicolau Alayon, Sao Paulo

Kick-off: 15h00 (20h00 SA time)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/@UOLEsporte

https://youtube.com/@uolesporte?si=om3SRYkIL\_nEeon8

Match details: Brazil Yarras v South Africa Women ‘A’

Date: Monday, 24 August

2026Venue: Estádio Nicolau Alayon, Sao Paulo

Kick-off: 20h00 (01h00 SA time, Tuesday 25 August)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/@UOLEsporte

https://youtube.com/@uolesporte?si=AUCVPM9ZkQHT0Nov

Also last week's results and log standings.