Bismarck du Plessis has copped a three-match suspension for his WWE-tackle against Munster, but the Vodacom Bulls hooker has already served his ban for two of the games and could play in Saturday’s clash against Dragons.
New Zealand-based rugby writer Ben Smith says it’s the Springboks, and not England, who are desperate for Rassie Erasmus to swoop in and save them from “a bloodbath” at the 2023 World Cup.
Winger Boldwin Hansen will make a welcome return for a youthful Lions lineup in Wednesday’s derby clash against the Vodacom Bulls in the Currie Cup.
Two of three former Cheetahs front-rankers have been included in Edinburgh’s 32-man squad for the Scottish side’s two-match tour of South Africa in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Hawies Fourie has been forced to make several changes to his Free State Cheetahs backline for Wednesday’s visit to the Sharks, as the Bloemfontein outfit look to extend their unbeaten run in the Currie Cup.
Springbok prop Lizo Gqoboka will captain a much-changed Vodacom Bulls side against the Lions in Wednesday’s Currie Cup clash in Johannesburg.
Sharks coach Etienne Fynn has made three backline changes for his side’s top-of-the-table clash in the Currie Cup against the Free State Cheetahs on Wednesday in Durban.
The Springboks’ No 1 spot at top of the world’s rankings is under siege from France, after Les Bleus replaced the All Blacks in second place behind South Africa in World Rugby’s official standings.
Godlen Masimla starts at scrumhalf in the only change to Western Province’s starting XV for Wednesday’s Currie Cup clash with the Pumas at Cape Town Stadium.
The results are in, and SARugbymag.co.za readers have picked a new-look loose trio of young guns for the Springboks’ first outing of 2022.
