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 →
JP Pietersen and Marcel van der Merwe starred as Toulon beat Oyonnax 49-25, while Racing 92, Agen, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Pau and Castres also picked up wins in the French Top 14. Before kick-off, Toulon were languishing in seventh position on the log following a set of poor results. But this comfortable win sees captain Duane Vermeulen’s side climb up to… Read more →
Wasps defeated Gloucester 49-24, while there were also victories in the English Premiership for Worcester, Newcastle, Exeter, Sale and Saracens. It was the most anticipated contest of round 11, but Wasps looked a class above Johan Ackermann’s Gloucester at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry as they surged to a bonus-point win. In doing so, Wasps ended Gloucester’s five-match winning streak… Read more →
Edinburgh clinched a dramatic 18-17 win to end the Glasgow Warriors’ perfect run in the Pro14, while Connacht downed Ulster and Treviso beat Zebre. The heated Scottish derby, which doubled up as the first of three 1872 Cup fixtures between the sides, made for enthralling viewing from start to finish. The Glasgow Warriors came into this encounter with a perfect… Read more →
The Springboks could face Wales in Washington on 2 June next year. Wales are looking for an additional fixture ahead of their two-Test tour of Argentina. ‘We are probably going to have an extra fixture on the summer tour next year in the US,’ said Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips. ‘We are pretty close to getting that done.’ BBC… Read more →
Former Springbok assistant coach Alan Solomons will take over from Gary Gold as the Worcester Warriors’ new director of rugby. Solomons, who has assisted Gold at the club since October, signed a two-and-a-half-year deal. ‘I have enjoyed my time at the Warriors since day one and it has become clear that the club has masses of potential to be successful… Read more →
CJ Stander has signed a three-year contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union to remain at Munster until 2021. Despite a reported offer of €840,000 (R12.6-million) from Montpellier to lure the South African-born loose-forward to France, it was confirmed on Thursday that Stander would be remaining in Ireland. ‘Following a lot of speculation and unfounded articles in the media, I am… Read more →
CRAIG LEWIS identifies five South African players who could take the rugby world by storm in 2018. Malcolm Marx In the latest issue of SA Rugby magazine, Marx was an obvious choice for our Player of the Year award. The abrasive young hooker starred for the Lions in Super Rugby before making the No 2 jersey his own with the… Read more →
Montpellier have reportedly offered CJ Stander €840,000 (R12.6-million) a year in an attempt to lure him away from Munster. Stander’s national contract with the IRFU comes to an end at the completion of the current European season. According to the Irish Examiner newspaper, Montpellier have launched an audacious bid to acquire the Irish international services should he become a free… Read more →
The Ospreys claimed an impressive 32-15 bonus-point win over the Northampton Saints, while there were also European Champions Cup victories for Clermont, Wasps and Munster. The Ospreys followed up last week’s shock 43-32 victory over Northampton with another clinical display for a crucial victory in the return fixture, which takes them up to second in the Pool 2 standings above… Read more →
