Lions suffer Skosan blow
Lions winger Courtnall Skosan has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a groin injury.
Lions winger Courtnall Skosan has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a groin injury.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Celtic Pro12 and French Top 14 matches, involving South African players.
Henry Speight and Rory Arnold are among six new players called up to the Wallabies squad for the upcoming Tests against the Boks and Argentina in September.
Demetri Catrakilis kicked 17 points to guide Montpellier to a 32-15 victory over Bordeaux in the French Top 14, while there were also wins for Lyon, La Rochelle, Pau and Brive.
Saracens started their English Premiership title defence with a 35-3 win over the Worcester Warriors, while there were also victories for Bath, Harlequins, Newcastle and Leicester.
The Boland Cavaliers ended a two-game losing run with a 25-22 win over a 14-man Pumas side in Wellington on Friday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
New Zealand have won 70 of their last 75 Tests, but the perception that they get preferential treatment by referees is inaccurate, according to a Kiwi rugby writer.
Hanro Liebenberg has replaced the injured Jannes Kirsten in the Blue Bulls starting lineup to take on the Golden Lions in Pretoria on Friday.
S’bura Sithole and Juan Schoeman have been named in the Sharks' lineup for Saturday's match against Western Province at Newlands.
Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar will leave Irish club Ulster at the end of the 2016-17 season due to the IRFU's succession policy.