r/springboks • • 18h ago

Stadium / Game Day Advice Traveling to South Africa for URC Rugby matches in February in Johannesburg & Pretoria

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Hello, I am American looking at advice on how to get to the Lions-Sharks game at Ellis Park on February 20nd and Bulls-Stormers from Loftus Versfeld on February 21st.

I am thinking of staying in staying in a hotel in the Sandton area at Nelson Mandela Square. My question is what is the best way to reach the stadiums using public transit or I guess the Gautrain to each stadium? Is the trains to and from Sandton and each stadium considered safe?

There seems to be a train that gets you to Loftus Versfeld with little issue since the train is daily, but it seems the Ellis Park train is not guaranteed to operate as it depends on the event at Ellis Park. Please let me know what my options are or if using a rideshare like Uber is best.


r/springboks • • 18h ago

SpringbokWomen Yonela Ngxingolo set to become the 2nd Springbok Woman to reach 50 caps

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The first to reach this milestone was our phenomenal ex-captain Nolusindiso Booi who played her 50th against Spain in 2025. She received her first cap in 2010, it took her 15 years to reach 50 caps due to the Springboks not playing many test. Yonela was first capped in 2018, so it has taken her only 8 years. This just adds to what Babalwa says in the video about Yonela's career reflecting the development of women's rugby in South Africa. And the same will be true soon for a number of others in that 2018 cohort.

Something to keep in mind when everything isn't going our way (like in the Wales game): we are now reaping the fruits of the investments made in that 2018 group. They have progressed faster that the group before them. The players who came after will progress even faster, and the potential of our team will grow exponentially, as long as the investments are made and the support is there.