Georgia’s head rugby coach Levan Maisashvili has been moved to one of South Africa’s “top-level clinics” after suffering “serious lung damage” from Covid-19 during the team’s tour of SA.
Jake White says the Bulls’ surprise win over a SA A side on Saturday will in no way be an indication of what will happen in the Boks’ Test series against the British & Irish Lions.
Over the next couple of days the Springboks are set to to receive all-important medical feedback on the availability of key players affected by Covid-19 ahead of the first Test against the British & Irish Lions.
With less than a week to go before the three-Test series between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions kicks off at Cape Town Stadium, the form and fitness of Alun Wyn Jones and Siya Kolisi are high on the list of hot talking points, writes ZELIM NEL.
British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has all but confirmed that Alun Wyn Jones will feature in the 23-man squad for the first Test against the Springboks this Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has expressed his disappointment in the 17-14 defeat South Africa A suffered by the Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, saying the result did matter in the bigger scheme of things.
South Africa A suffered a disappointing 17-14 loss against the Bulls a week away from the first Test against the British & Irish Lions. CRAIG LEWIS looks past the result to rate some of the top SA A performers.
The intensity of the buildup to the first Test between the Boks and British & Irish Lions has continued to intensify amid ‘differing’ views shared by the coaches over foul play incidents this past Wednesday.
The Springboks have once again demonstrated their penchant for displaying ‘superior discontent’ in a week where South Africa as a nation also refused to be defeated, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
The Sharks have confirmed that JJ van der Mescht has been granted an early release in the hopes of the big lock finding “renewed motivation to work on his fitness and discipline” in France.
