Vermeulen injury ‘not good’, Jantjies has ‘respiratory’ illness
Coaches Jake White and John Dobson have shed further light on the injury status around Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen and Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies respectively.
Coaches Jake White and John Dobson have shed further light on the injury status around Bulls captain Duane Vermeulen and Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies respectively.
Bulls head coach Jake White is keen to see his back row boosted by the availability of debutant Marcell Coetzee in action against the Stormers in Pretoria on Friday.
Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has named a much-changed starting lineup to face the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday, including the return of a Springbok wing.
Juan de Jongh says there is still plenty he wants to achieve after signing a deal with the Stormers to return to the Cape in July.
Elrigh Louw and Aphelele Fassi are among the hot favourites to be named when Jacques Nienaber announces his first-ever Springbok squad as head coach on 5 June.
Former Springbok captain John Smit can add a Super Rugby title to his trophy cabinet if his 2007 Sharks team overcome the 2011 Crusaders in Christchurch.
Stormers centre Rikus Pretorius and skills coach Labeeb Levy both shared their excitement over Rosko Specman’s arrival at the Cape side. DYLAN JACK reports.
UP-Tuks held out against a brave comeback from UCT for a 34-27 win in the Varsity Cup final to claim their fourth title in Pretoria on Monday.
A closer look at how the Springbok players are performing in leagues around the world in the lead-up to the much-anticipated three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions.
Unbeaten UCT will go into Monday night’s Varsity Cup decider as favourites, but UP-Tuks appear to be peaking at the right time of the tournament.