Wiese aims to emulate Bok great

Talented Stormers flanker Cobus Wiese will be looking to unleash his inner ‘Juan Smith’ when he tackles the Waratahs this Saturday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Ackermanns avoid police action

Johan Ackermann and his son Ruan will face no action from police over a nightclub incident last December.

Bastareaud back for France

France have made five changes to their starting XV for Friday night’s match against Italy in Marseille. Anthony Belleau, Alexandre Lapandry, Arthur Iturria, Felix Lambey, Jonathan Danty, Louis Picamoles, Remi Lamerat and Teddy Thomas were all not considered for selection after breaking a team curfew following France’s defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield. Mathieu Bastareaud returns from his ban for a homophobic… Read more →

Prop dies during training

Doncaster Knights prop Ian Williams passed away on Tuesday after collapsing during a training session. The 27-year-old moved to the Knights last year from the Rotherham Titans. He had made six appearances for the club. ‘Ian collapsed at training at Castle Park this morning and, despite the best efforts of the emergency response team, could not be resuscitated,’ read a statement… Read more →

Super Rugby teams (Round 2)

Take a look at who is playing this weekend before you make your Superbru and Fantasy League picks. HIGHLANDERS vs BLUES (Friday, 08:35) Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith (c), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Rob Thompson, 12 Teihorangi Walden, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 Dillon Hunt, 6 Liam Squire, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Jackson… Read more →

Pro14 teams (Round 16)

Take a look at who is playing this weekend before you make your Superbru and Fantasy League picks. MUNSTER vs GLASGOW WARRIORS (Friday, 21:35) Munster – 15 Simon Zebo, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Sammy Arnold, 12 Dan Goggin, 11 Alex Wootton, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 James Hart, 8 Robin Copeland, 7 Chris Cloete, 6 Dave O’Callaghan, 5 Billy Holland (c),… Read more →

Six Nations teams (Round 3)

Take a look at who’s playing this weekend before you make your SuperBru and Fantasy League picks. FRANCE vs ITALY (Friday, 22:00) France – 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 11 Rémy Grosso, 10 Lionel Beauxis, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Marco Tauleigne, 7 Yacouba Camara, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 4 Paul Gabrillagues, 3… Read more →

Dan sidelined, Jean-Luc back soon

Dan du Preez will be ‘conservatively managed’ for four weeks after sustaining a shoulder injury against the Lions at Ellis Park. The Sharks No 8 was sent for scans on Monday, which confirmed that he has a shoulder ligament tear. In other injury news, scrumhalf Cameron Wright suffered a concussion and his return to training will be subject to him passing… Read more →

‘Thomas thrown to the wolves’

Four former Springbok props on whether Thomas du Toit can make a successful conversion from loosehead to tighthead. Ollie le Roux ‘You don’t get good young tightheads, you only get good old tightheads. That’s because they have been scrummed and hurt, and with that experience they become good tightheads. There is no quick fix at tighthead. It takes a while… Read more →

‘SA Rugby must listen to Ramaphosa’

Former Springbok coach Jake White says SA Rugby should heed the advice of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa gave an inspiring State of the Nation address in parliament last Friday in which he outlined his vision for the country. ‘SA Rugby should almost copy and paste his speech and swap political terms with words like “rugby”, “schools”, “clubs”, “players” and “administrators”,’ White wrote… Read more →