Tuilagi hits Test pause with French move
Centre Manu Tuilagi will leave Sale at the end of the season to join Bayonne on a two-year deal, the clubs announced on Tuesday, ruling him out for England duty.
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Centre Manu Tuilagi will leave Sale at the end of the season to join Bayonne on a two-year deal, the clubs announced on Tuesday, ruling him out for England duty.
The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed the signing of Cobus Wiese from 1 July, with the utility forward set to link up with the Pretoria outfit at the end of the season from Sale Sharks.
Leicester Tigers have signed an up-and-coming loose forward from the Vodacom Bulls as a replacement for outgoing Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese.
Sale Sharks have signed towering South African lock Hyron Andrews on a short-term deal until the end of the current season.
Assistant coach Dawie Snyman expects the likes of Jurie Matthee, Wandisile Simelane and Keke Morabe to express themselves against Northampton Saints on Saturday.
Owen Farrell said he felt “nervous” at telling Saracens he wanted to leave, having been associated with the English Premiership club since he was a teenager.
Sale Sharks have announced the capture of a powerhouse of the Sharks’ pack on a two-year deal from next season.
South African-born loose forward Ruan Ackermann has ended speculations of a return home by extending his contract at Premiership club Gloucester.
The injury-marred Jacques du Plessis has bid farewell to the Vodacom Bulls, departing for England in hopes of resurrecting his career overseas.
Harlequins utility back Tyrone Green eyes a first Springbok call-up amid the shifting landscape of the national team structures.