‘Fringe Boks needed game time’
Four former Boks on whether fringe players should have been released to play in the Currie Cup before the World Cup squad announcement.
Four former Boks on whether fringe players should have been released to play in the Currie Cup before the World Cup squad announcement.
SA Rugby magazine's bumper 188-page World Cup preview issue is available in English and Afrikaans.
Western Province will be looking to produce an emphatic response to their first defeat of the Currie Cup season when they take on the Free State Cheetahs on Friday night, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Springbok scrum coach Pieter de Villiers believes Jannie du Plessis is in a very good space heading towards the World Cup, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Durban.
Sharks coach Gary Gold has staunchly defended Thomas du Toit’s transition to tighthead prop, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Durban.
Luke Watson has returned from injury to captain the EP Kings in their Currie Cup clash against the Sharks on Saturday.
Sam Burgess has been named in England's World Cup squad ahead of Luther Burrell, while Danny Cipriani has been axed.
Scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl will make his first Currie Cup start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls against Griquas on Saturday.
Jaco Kriel has been ruled out of the Golden Lions' match against the Pumas on Saturday.
There is just one change to the Sharks' run-on XV to face the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.