Check out the match-day squads for the opening match of the much-anticipated British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa between the tourists and the Sigma Lions at Ellis Park.
Hooker Simon Westraad starred as the Pumas held on to beat Griquas in their Currie Cup encounter in Nelspruit on Friday.
The MoneyMan, three-tour Lions veteran Scott Gibbs and Mark Keohane continue their conversations around all things Lions and Springboks on the eve of the opening tour match.
British & Irish Lions flanker Courtney Lawes has stated that his side will look to lay down a marker in their first game on tour and impose themselves physically upon the Sigma Lions.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen says his team will have to be “brave” when they host the British & Irish Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Jean de Villiers and Schalk Burger catch up with Springbok great Fourie du Preez to chat about what he’s been up to since retiring from rugby and look back on a few memorable moments on and off the field.
Warren Gatland believes Alun Wyn Jones can make a sensational recovery and still potentially feature for the British & Irish Lions in the three-Test series against South Africa.
Two matches involving teams from South Western Districts scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled due to positive Covid-19 tests and with player welfare in mind.
Captain Siya Kolisi and his World Cup-winning Springboks will return to the international stage in Pretoria on Friday against Georgia in conditions far removed from what they would have wished for.
Take a look at the match-day squads for Friday’s historic first Test on South African soil between the Lelos of Georgia and the Springboks, who will make their long-awaited return to international rugby. (more…)
