URC leaders send ‘B’ side to SA
Leinster have seemingly written off the challenge of the Sharks and Stormers and left the bulk of their Ireland internationals at home for their two-match tour of South Africa.
Leinster have seemingly written off the challenge of the Sharks and Stormers and left the bulk of their Ireland internationals at home for their two-match tour of South Africa.
Kyle Steyn and Oli Kebble are set to return to an “old stomping ground” with Glasgow Warriors for Friday’s clash against the Stormers in Cape Town.
The Stormers and Sharks will look to firm up their prospects of reaching the playoffs when the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes this week.
Stedman Gans was effusive when asked about the progress of Vodacom Bulls teammate and fellow sevens convert Kurt-Lee Arendse this season.
The Springbok selectors would do well to assemble a squad of SA-based players to take the fight to Wales in July, writes DEVIN HERMANUS.
The north/south clash in Cape Town this past weekend lived up to it’s billing as the biggest franchise derby since the arrival of the pandemic, but it could pale in significance with what is yet to come in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
In a week featuring heated debate around South Africa’s best loose-forward options, ZELIM NEL presents the data.
“I’ll be back” says Sbu Nkosi, after the injured Springbok had surgery in a bid to end a run of misfortune and return to the playing field.
Nick Mallett, Jonathan Mokuena and Swys de Bruin discuss why some players were not included in the latest Springboks alignment camp and whether it means their chances of making the national squad are over.
There should be place for the talents of both Elrigh Louw and Evan Roos when it comes to South Africa’s 2023 Rugby World Cup challenge.