Leinster prop Cian Healy was forced off their flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on Sunday for disobeying a direct order from the cabin crew. Leinster beat the Kings 31-10 in PE on Saturday and will take on the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this weekend. The Irish province decided to train in Cape Town this week before departing to the… Read more →
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Pro14 and French Top 14 matches, involving South African players. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP – Ex-Western Province lock David Ribbans bagged a brace to guide the Northampton Saints to a 24-6 bonus-point win over Bath. Scrumhalf Nic Groom started for the Saints, with compatriot Cobus Reinach serving as his deputy. – The Exeter Chiefs, with Don Armand at flank, beat the Worcester Warriors… Read more →
The former Bok fullback selects a team of the best he played with and against. 15. CHRISTIAN CULLEN Christian was an inventive player from the back, and fast and strong on the counter-attack. 14. JOE ROFF Joe was always cool under pressure, good under the high ball and worked hard to get involved in play. 13. JAPIE MULDER He was… Read more →
Coach John Dobson is at a loss to explain Western Province’s poor handling skills that led to a 22-12 defeat against the Pumas in Nelspruit. The Pumas’ first win against Province in eight years came after an error-ridden match that produced a staggering 67 combined handling errors, of which 34 were made by WP, according to the AllOutRugby stats. Speaking at a… Read more →
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee is set to recall veteran flanker Francois Louw ahead of the home Tests against Australia and New Zealand. The Boks are already without loose forwards Warren Whiteley and Duane Vermeulen. Jaco Kriel sustained a shoulder injury in the recent match against Australia and missed the clash against New Zealand as a result. Coetzee may need to… Read more →
Eben Etzebeth has slammed Springbok supporters for targeting the players’ wives and girlfriends after their 57-0 loss against the All Blacks. Upon the team’s arrival in Johannesburg on Monday afternoon, Etzebeth said some of the Boks’ partners had been subjected to ‘nasty messages’. ‘I can understand people being upset with us. They’re allowed to be, but keep our families out… Read more →
Former commercial partner Aerios has filed criminal charges against WP Rugby’s board of directors. Investment company Remgro, which had a 24.9% stake-holding in WP Rugby before withdrawing in August, has two board members included, as they were part of the board when WP Rugby was liquidated last December. Remgro CEO Jannie Durand told Sport24 that Aerios’ allegations were ‘unfounded’. ALSO READ: WP, Remgro part ways… Read more →
Jaco Kriel will undergo a shoulder operation on Tuesday that will rule him out of action for six months. The Lions and Bok flank sustained the injury during the Rugby Championship match against the Wallabies in Perth on 9 September. Kriel will miss the Boks’ end-of-year tour, which includes matches against Ireland, France, Italy and Wales, and could also miss… Read more →
Changes to the backline are non-negotiable but the Springboks have no clear long-term solutions at scrumhalf and are thin in several other positions, writes JON CARDINELLI. Nick Mallett was more sad than mad in the wake of South Africa’s record defeat to the All Blacks in Albany last Saturday. In his post-match analysis on SuperSport, the former Bok coach lamented the… Read more →
The length of the Currie Cup tournament is set to be reduced from 2018. This year's Currie Cup overlapped with the Super Rugby playoffs and will also overlap with the first six weeks of the Pro14. The Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province were therefore forced to field their Provincial Rugby Challenge teams at the beginning of the Currie Cup,… Read more →
