Jake: Bulls would’ve loved to keep Gelant
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White says Warrick Gelant’s exit from Loftus is a sad turn of events, but wishes him well for the future.
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Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White says Warrick Gelant’s exit from Loftus is a sad turn of events, but wishes him well for the future.
Coach John Dobson says the Stormers are ‘looking forward to giving Damian Willemse the opportunity to settle at flyhalf going forward, with Warrick Gelant providing his trademark strike threat from the back’.
It has been confirmed that Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant will be leaving the Vodacom Bulls to join the Stormers.
A round up of what some of South Africa’s leading Sunday papers are saying, including an update on Pieter-Steph du Toit’s contract saga.
Although Pieter-Steph du Toit was one of three players who submitted a contract termination notice before the deadline on 14 May, it’s believed he may still not be lost to the Stormers.
Outgoing Stormers back Dillyn Leyds says he is grateful to have played for the Cape side, but disappointed that he cannot play one final match at Newlands before leaving for France.
Following their previous video which went viral, check out the Stormers forwards facing off against the backs in another hilarious edition of their Bad Jokes challenge during lockdown.
Pieter-Steph du Toit remains intent on staying in South Africa, but there is reportedly still paperwork to be finalised before this can be officially confirmed.
All South African rugby stakeholders have jointly confirmed pay cuts and other economies to offset up to R1.2bn from the sport’s budget by the end of the year.
Flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis will be leaving the Stormers to join a club in the Japanese Top League.