duane vermeulen

Ulster boss: Duane must go to World Cup!

Dan McFarland believes No 8 Duane Vermeulen still has “phenomenal” influence on games and should be selected for the Boks if they aim to defend their world title this year.

Watch: Duane swoops on Sharks

Duane Vermeulen was colossal in the Vodacom URC clash between the Sharks and Ulster, barging up field from a breakdown steal, before flinging fellow Bok Rohan Janse van Rensburg to the turf.

Roos: Playing with Duane feels like cheating

Evan Roos has credited fellow Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Jasper Wiese for their role in his meteoric rise to Test rugby, with the young No 8 saying it’s “like having a cheat code”.

Watch: Roos to defeat Duane again?

DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos bounced Ulster rival Duane Vermeulen in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash last season, and they will renew hostilities when the teams meet on Friday.

Watch: Vermeulen’s woosah moment

Captaining Ulster for the first time, Springbok hardman Duane Vermeulen led his troops in a calming exercise during their clash with Zebre.

Fans reckon Roos dethrones Duane

SARugbymag.co.za readers have voted Evan Roos, not Bok hardman Duane Vermeulen, as South Africa’s best No 8.

Is Duane still SA’s best No 8?

Duane Vermeulen has been rated as one of the standout players in his position this year, despite having taken a backseat for the world champion Springboks.

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Duane omission part of Bok plan

Rassie Erasmus has explained why Duane Vermeulen isn’t going on the Springboks’ end-of-year tour and the selection of Johan Goosen for South Africa A.