SA Rugby magazine – Latest South African rugby news
The DHL Stormers, Sharks and Lions will be at home, while the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs will take to the road as SA’s full contingent are geared for their first taste of European cup playoffs this week.
Neil Powell says the Sharks were “all-round not good enough” in a loss to Scarlets that has dented their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff chances.
World Rugby is reportedly discussing a radical red card upgrade system at this year’s World Cup in the wake of England fullback Freddie Steward’s controversial sending off.
The Vodacom Bulls have reportedly completed the signing of SA-born Scotland flyhalf Jaco van der Walt from fellow Vodacom United Rugby Championship outfit Edinburgh.
The Cheetahs are likely to face French giants Toulon in the Challenge Cup round of 16 clash at Stade Mayol on Saturday without veteran playmaker Frans Steyn.
The Springboks’ future participation in the Rugby Championship is in doubt if SA Rugby’s SANZAAR partners won’t budge on restructuring the tournament calendar.
On a weekend of quality schools rugby, Durban High School kicked off the Premier Interschools season with a victory over Maritzburg College.
A Bok-laden DHL Stormers team learnt a valuable lesson from Leinster’s second stringers on what it means to have “quality in depth”, according to MARK KEOHANE.
A hat-trick of tries from hooker Tom Stewart helped Ulster defeat the Vodacom Bulls in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday night in Belfast.
All Blacks coach-elect Scott Robertson has shed light on how he has tried to leave his “unique mark” on the all-conquering Crusaders.
