More bad news for Whiteley
Warren Whiteley has not been cleared by the Lions medical team to join the squad in Australia.
Warren Whiteley has not been cleared by the Lions medical team to join the squad in Australia.
Junior Boks coach Chean Roux has named a much-changed starting XV to take on Georgia in a warm-up game in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Philip van der Walt says the Sharks’ forwards must lead the ‘fightback’ when they take on the Stormers this Saturday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Cheetahs prop Ox Nche has been added to the invited group of players for the final Springbok alignment camp, which starts in Durban on Sunday.
Sharks stalwart Keegan Daniel will retire at the end of this year’s Super Rugby tournament.
Warren Whiteley has faced another setback in his recovery from a recurring knee injury and will visit an orthopaedic surgeon on Tuesday.
Sharks wing Sbu Nkosi is among the 15 Sharks players called up to the third Springbok alignment camp in Umhlanga from 22-25 April.
Jake White says that if he were Bok coach, he would place an emphasis on achieving transformation targets when picking the side to face Wales on 2 June.
Springbok prop Frans Malherbe is expected to be in selection contention for the Stormers’ crucial clash against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
Hanro Liebenberg has been ruled out for six to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury against the Sharks.