Lock Lood de Jager has been appointed as captain of an extended Bulls team to take on the Jaguares in their warm-up game at Loftus on Saturday. Bulls boss John Mitchell has named a 38-man match-day squad for his team’s last pre-season outing before they kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Hurricanes on 24 February. De Jager is… Read more →
Sharks scrumhalf Louis Schreuder and centre Jeremy Ward will be sidelined for lengthy periods because of injuries sustained during pre-season matches.
Johan Ackermann says he has not been approached by SA Rugby to coach the Springboks. Ackermann left the Lions after coaching them to last year's Super Rugby final. His Gloucester side currently sits fourth in the English Premiership. 'Obviously things change quickly in the professional game. Again, my focus is at Gloucester, this is where I am now and at… Read more →
Dick Muir says a desire to contribute to an ambitious new vision at the Sharks is what inspired him to rejoin the coaching ranks, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx walked away with four coveted prizes at the Lions’ awards ceremony for 2017.
Jake White says Allister Coetzee was at a disadvantage right from the start of his tenure as Springbok coach.
Bulls boss John Mitchell will field his strongest available match-day squad in their final pre-season warm-up against the Jaguares in Pretoria on Saturday.
Kings coach Deon Davids has been unable to travel with the team on their Pro14 tour due to medical reasons. In a statement on Monday, the Kings said that in Davids’ absence, Barend Pieterse will take over the coaching reins. The winless Kings are set to face Ulster this Friday, followed by clashes against the Ospreys and Leinster overseas. Davids… Read more →
Seabelo Senatla is excited by the prospect of once again shifting his focus to fifteens rugby after a stint with the Springbok Sevens, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Senatla has featured in the first four tournaments of this season’s World Rugby Sevens Series – racking up 30 tries – but he will now return to the Stormers to begin preparations for the… Read more →
Wilco Louw suffered a hip flexor injury in the Stormers’ Super Rugby warm-up match against the Bulls on Saturday. The sides played to a 26-26 draw at Boland Stadium in Wellington, but the Stormers are counting the costs of the result following the injury to their first-choice tighthead prop. The Stormers have confirmed Louw underwent scans, but further assessments are… Read more →
