Wallaby prop better than every Springbok in Top 100
Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is rated higher than every member of the current Springbok squad in a Top 100 list of the best players in 2021.
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Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou is rated higher than every member of the current Springbok squad in a Top 100 list of the best players in 2021.
Four South Africans and a Kenya have been included in World Rugby’s seven-man Dream Team for the second Dubai Sevens tournament of the season.
Munster’s South African coach Johann van Graan has been linked with a move to English club Bath.
It was a weekend for South African eighthmen as Jasper Wiese and Juarno Augustus helped their respective teams to big wins in round 10 of the Premiership this weekend.
Ian McGeechan believes South Africa’s contingent of players abroad will benefit the Springboks, and their European rivals.
Coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi praised the Blitzboks’ character after the team rallied from a difficult week during which they only had 11 fit players.
After scoring the match-winning try in the Dubai Sevens semi-final, Springbok Sevens star JC Pretorius dotted down again for the decisive score in the final to secure back-to-back titles for the Blitzboks.
The Blitzboks claimed a hard-fought 10-7 win over Australia in the final to successfully defend their title at the second Dubai Sevens tournament.
Follow the live action as the Stormers host the Lions in a Vodacom URC clash at Cape Town Stadium.
JC Pretorius scored a late try as the Blitzboks beat France 19-12 in the Cup semi-finals of the second Dubai Sevens tournament.