SARugbymag.co.za looks at recent transfer activities among the five franchises during the buildup to the Rainbow Cup.
BULLS
IN:
Madosh Tambwe (Sharks)
Zak Burger (Griquas)
James Verity-Amm (Griquas)
Jacques du Plessis (Montpellier)
Mheli ‘Giraffe’ Dlamini (Crusaders Rugby Club)
OUT:
Ivan van Zyl (Saracens)
Marco van Staden (Leicester Tigers)
ALSO READ: ‘You don’t say no to Saracens’
? NEW SIGNING ? Welcome to the #BullsFamily Zak Burger ?#TrueToTheBlue
Read the full press release here: https://t.co/svfjG9c8ci pic.twitter.com/KUGM3gaRpt
— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) February 26, 2021
SHARKS
IN:
Siya Kolisi (Stormers)
Reniel Hugo (Cheetahs)
Le Roux Roets (Pumas)
WATCH: Why the Sharks wanted Kolisi
OUT:
Madosh Tambwe (Bulls)
Evan Roos (Stormers)
Lwazi Mvovo (retired)
JP Pietsersen (retired)
ALSO READ: Kolisi welcomes exciting new chapter
?️ “I can’t wait to meet all my teammates, I woke up happy this morning.”
Siya Kolisi on his big move from the Stormers to the Sharks. pic.twitter.com/1PNnEAJuDf
— SuperSport ? (@SuperSportTV) February 18, 2021
LIONS
IN:
Fred Zeilinga (trial*, Canon Eagles)
OUT:
Marvin Orie (Stormers)
Andries Coetzee (Benetton Treviso)
STORMERS
IN:
Marvin Orie (Lions)
Evan Roos (Sharks)
OUT:
Siya Kolisi (Sharks)
Jaco Coetzee (Bath)
ALSO READ: What Coetzee’s England move means for Stormers
New DHL Stormers lock @MarvinOrie is settling in and got his studs into the training pitch at the HPC in Bellville today. #iamastormer #marvinisastormer #dhldelivers
?: @callsignvector pic.twitter.com/AXHxJKbVVM
— DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) March 12, 2021
Cheetahs
IN:
Jacques Potgieter (free agent)
Brandon Thomson (Glasgow Warriors)
Rynier Bernardo (free agent)
Alulutho Tshakweni (Southern Kings)
Jean Droste (Kubota Spears)
Schalk Ferreira (Southern Kings)
Out:
Reniel Hugo (Sharks)
Ruben de Haas (Saracens)
Rhyno Smith (Benetton Treviso, on contract expiry)
Carl Wegner (Benetton Treviso, on contract expiry)
Photo: Steve Haag Sports