Boks to make URC debut, success to follow
While the introduction of the Springboks to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will bolster the SA teams, the tide will only turn when the competition visits the Republic, writes MARK KEOHANE.
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While the introduction of the Springboks to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will bolster the SA teams, the tide will only turn when the competition visits the Republic, writes MARK KEOHANE.
The Sharks, Stormers, Lions and Vodacom Bulls have reportedly each been granted a R3.6 million salary cap increase.
Western Province Rugby and the Stormers are reportedly keen to lure Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba to Cape Town in 2022.
The Stormers and Western Province are determined to get the new year off to a flying start despite the challenge of competing concurrently in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup.
SA Rugby has announced that the 2022 Currie Cup season will kick off next month with a seven-team Premier Division.
Five Springboks have been nominated for the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021.
The experienced Jerome Paarwater has been named head coach of Western Province for the upcoming Currie Cup campaign, with former Springbok loose forward Kabamba Floors and Nazeem Adams his assistant coaches.
Former Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) president Zelt Marais has hit out at SA Rugby for assuming administrative control of the union in a letter.
Fans returned to Kings Park and Cape Town Stadium as the Sharks and Lions claimed comfortable victories in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Stormers head coach John Dobson was left frustrated after his team did not stick to their second-half gameplan to attack more directly in the heavy loss to the Lions in Cape Town on Saturday.