Karmichael Hunt has been stood down from all rugby activities after being charged with drugs possession. Hunt and another man were allegedly caught with cocaine during a random street search by police in the early hours of Saturday morning in Brisbane. The Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia said Hunt ‘agreed’ that it is in the best interest of all… Read more →
Karmichael Hunt has been charged with cocaine possession after being allegedly caught by police in Brisbane. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Hunt and another man were walking along a street at about 00:40 on Saturday when they were approached by officers during what a police spokesman described as ‘a random street stop’. Police officers found a bag of white… Read more →
Juan de Jongh scored a try as Wasps beat Bath 31-26 at The Rec to move to second on the English Premiership log. Wasps raced into a 19-0 lead after 20 minutes. Fullback Willie le Roux’s offload in the tackle put left wing Marcus Watson away for the opening try. Scrumhalf Dan Robson then dotted down, before Watson grabbed his second. Watson… Read more →
Before you make your Superbru picks for this weekend’s Pro14 games, take a look at the SA Rugbymagazine team’s predictions. ZEBRE vs TREVISO Jon Cardinelli: Treviso by 6 Gary Lemke: TBC Craig Lewis: Treviso by 10 Simon Borchardt: Zebre by 5 Mariette Adams: Treviso by 7 Juandre Joubert: Zebre by 11 If you think you’ve made the right picks, why… Read more →
Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw believes England will pose the biggest threat to New Zealand in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup. England have improved a great deal since Eddie Jones was appointed head coach in the wake of the 2015 World Cup. The side has won 22 of its 23 Tests, and claimed two Six Nations titles,… Read more →
Former Sharks lock Anton Bresler has joined the Worcester Warriors from Edinburgh. The 29-year-old played 61 matches for Edinburgh and attended Scotland’s 41-man training camp in August. However, he did not play for the national side, who he had qualified for on residential grounds, in November. ‘I’m genuinely excited at the prospect of playing Premiership rugby and can’t wait to get out on the field… Read more →
Guy Novès has been sacked as France coach and replaced by Jacques Brunel. Novès was in charge for 21 Tests over the past two years, of which Les Bleus won just seven, lost 13 and drew one. Novès’ assistants, Yannick Bru (forwards) and Jean-Frederic Dubois (backs) have also lost their jobs. ‘I wish it had lasted all the way to [the… Read more →
Former Lions prop Hencus van Wyk will represent the Sunwolves in the 2018 Super Rugby competition. Van Wyk has been playing in Japan with the Munakata Sanix Blues since 2015. He joined the Lions for 2017 Super Rugby before returning to the Far East. It’s believed that Van Wyk will play for the Sunwolves in the 2018 competition. The Japanese… Read more →
How you voted in SARugbymag.co.za’s 2017 Fans’ Choice Awards across 21 categories. SA PLAYER OF THE YEAR Malcolm Marx (Lions/Boks) – 58% Siya Kolisi (Stormers/Boks) – 19% Rosko Specman (Blitzboks) – 14% Eben Etzebeth (Stormers/Boks) – 6% Jan Serfontein (Bulls/Boks) – 3% SA BREAKTHROUGH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Warrick Gelant (Bulls) – 30% Damian Willemse (WP) – 27% Curwin Bosch… Read more →
SARugbymag.co.za looks at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Pro14, French Top 14 and Japanese Top League matches involving South African players. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP – The Worcester Warriors, with Francois Hougaard and Gerrit-Jan van Velze, moved 10 points clear of the bottom of the table with a 23-6 win over London Irish, who included prop Petrus du Plessis and lock Franco… Read more →
