French Top 14

Warrick Gelant of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Multi-million rand offer tabled for Gelant

A French club is believed to have tabled a lucrative offer to lure Warrick Gelant from Cape Town to Paris.

SALFORD, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: Daniel du Preez of Sale Sharks beats a challenge from Bryce Hegarty of Leicester Tigers to break through and score their fourth try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers at AJ Bell Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Salford, England.

Saffas Abroad: Du Preez stars as Sale stun Premiership leaders

Daniel du Preez played an integral role in helping Sale Sharks claim a win over Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers, while there were also impressive performances from Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx over the weekend.

Cheslin KOLBE of RC Toulon during the Top 14 match between Stade Francais and Toulon at Stade Jean Bouin on January 30, 2022 in Paris, France.

Kolbe debut ends in Toulon defeat

Toulon captain Baptiste Serin says Cheslin Kolbe brings “serenity to the team” even though the Springbok winger was unable to inspire them to victory on his Top 14 bow for the club on Sunday.

Beale to trade Racing for Waratahs

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is to leave French Top 14 side Racing 92 and return home to Australia.

Nicolaas Janse Van Rensburg (C) runs with the ball during the French Top 14 rugby union match between La Rochelle and Montpellier at the Marcel Deflandre Stadium

Bok lock extends Montpellier stay

Springbok lock Nicolaas Janse Van Rensburg has signed a contract extenstion with Montpellier until 2024, the French outfit announced on Thursday.

France enforces vaccine mandate for Six Nations

All athletes who wish to compete in France will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, government sources confirmed on Monday.

Trevor Nyakane of South Africa looks on during the Rugby Union international match between South Africa and Georgia at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on July 02, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Boks’ big Trev eyes new challenge at Racing

Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane says he moved to French club Racing 92 because he needed a new ‘challenge’.

English, Welsh clubs threaten to boycott France fixtures

Several English and Welsh clubs are in talks over plans to pull out of European Champions Cup fixtures in France, amid ongoing concerns around quarantine restrictions.

Handre Pollard and Eben Etzebeth celebrate

Bok duo among most overpaid players in world

Two senior Springboks have been listed among the top five most overpaid players in the world at the moment.

Toulon president blasts ‘handicap’ Etzebeth

Toulon president Bernard Lemaître has labeled Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth as a “handicap” to the club because he was “expensive, is regularly injured and is often away on Test duty”.