Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd will leave the franchise at the end of this Super Rugby season to take up a new role in England. Boyd has been appointed director of rugby at English Premiership club the Northampton Saints, a position he will take up following his fourth year in charge of the Hurricanes. The 59-year-old said it had been… Read more →
Aston Fortuin will miss the opening month of Super Rugby after injuring his shoulder during the Bulls’ pre-season loss to the Sharks in Polokwane.
Sharks scrumhalf Louis Schreuder will be out for ‘a while’ after injuring his hamstring in Saturday’s pre-season game against the Bulls.
Wing Makazole Mapimpi scored a brace as the Sharks beat the Bulls 31-14 in their pre-season warm-up in Polokwane on Saturday. While the Bulls split their squad into two groups for this game and the clash against the Lions earlier in the day, the Sharks utilised their entire playing squad in this encounter. Coach Robert du Preez fielded a strong XV… Read more →
Sharks coach Robert du Preez has named two separate teams to play in their Super Rugby warm-up match against the Bulls in Polokwane on Saturday. Du Preez selected a first-half team (captained by Ruan Botha) and a second-half team (captained by Franco Marais) in order to test the various combinations in the squad. The side which will play first sees… Read more →
Thomas du Toit is set to be considered solely as a tighthead prop during the Sharks’ 2018 Super Rugby season.
Lock Ruan Botha has been appointed as captain of the Sharks’ 45-man squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Botha led the Sharks in last year’s Currie Cup competition, and coach Robert du Preez has handed him the same role for their Super Rugby campaign. The group consists of 25 forwards and 20 backs, with 12 squad members capped at… Read more →
Western Province Rugby Union president Thelo Wakefield has hinted that No 8 Duane Vermeulen is not part of their plans going forward. Vermeulen has been playing for Toulon since 2015, but the French club recently confirmed his departure at the end of the current season. It was expected that the Bok No 8 would rejoin the Stormers, but according to… Read more →
Howard Mnisi will make his long-awaited return from injury when the Lions take on the Bulls in a Super Rugby warm-up at Ellis Park on Saturday. Mnisi, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Lions’ Super Rugby opener in February last year, has been named at inside centre for the match against the Bulls. Coach Swys de Bruin has… Read more →
Handré Pollard says there is a real sense of optimism in the Bulls camp ahead of the upcoming Super Rugby season, writes CRAIG LEWIS. The Bulls have endured a disappointing run of results in Super Rugby over the past few seasons, with the three-time champions having last featured in the playoffs way back in 2013. Last year, the Bulls executed… Read more →
