A serious knee injury will sideline Springbok and Bath flanker Francois Louw for three months. Louw tore medial ligaments in the defeat to the Sale Sharks on 23 December, and while he is set to be out of action for an extended period, the good news is that he won’t require an operation. ‘We’re looking at three months, so that’s on… Read more →
Former Stormers loose forward Mike Rhodes says he would ‘jump at the chance’ to play for England once he qualifies in July. Rhodes spent time with the Sharks, Lions and Stormers before making the move to Saracens in 2015, where he has enjoyed great success. The 30-year-old is now close to completing his three-year residency qualification, and he told The… 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 →
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 →
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 →
Gloucester coach Johan Ackermann and son Ruan have been implicated in a nightclub fight that left a man ‘beaten up’. The alleged incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning, a few hours after Gloucester’s win over Zebre. Local police released a statement that read: ‘Gloucestershire Constabulary is investigating a report of an incident which happened at the… Read more →
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup matches involving South African players. CHAMPIONS CUP Pool 1 – Wasps, featuring centre Juan de Jongh, No 8 Nizaam Carr and hooker Ashley Johnson, slumped to a 49-29 defeat against La Rochelle at the Ricoh Arena. The win takes La Rochelle seven points clear at the top… Read more →
Former Bulls and Stormers wing Gerhard van den Heever has been included in the Sunwolves’ squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Along with Van den Heever, who has mostly recently played for Irish club Munster and Yamaha Júbilo in Japan, the Sunwolves also named other South Africans Wimpie van der Walt, Ruan Smith, Grant Hattingh and Willie Britz in their squad… Read more →
South African prop Justin Ackerman is set to join French club Montpellier in order to provide cover for the injured Antoine Guillamon. Guillamon is set to be sidelined for an extended period after undergoing a groin operation, which has created an opportunity for Ackermann, who has previously played for Western Province, the Golden Lions and the Kings. The 25-year-old could even… Read more →
SARugbymag.co.za looks at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Pro14 and French Top 14 matches involving South African players. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP – Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, his replacement Nic Groom and prop Francois van Wyk featured for the Northampton Saints, who slumped to a 24-22 defeat at home to the Newcastle Falcons. Former Sharks hooker Kyle Cooper started for the Falcons, who moved above Northampton and the Sale Sharks on… Read more →
