Leicester icon lambasts Pollard

Injury-plagued Springbok Handre Pollard is an expensive, ageing flyhalf who isn’t a “decent fit” for Leicester, according to former Tigers lock Jim Hamilton.

Power-pack Matanzima charges Bulls bench

Prop Simphiwe Matanzima has starred as a super-sub for the Vodacom Bulls but the 25-year-old’s left shoulder is primed to carry the hit as a starter in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

All eyes on pocket rocket Abrahams

Cell C Sharks speedster Thaakir Abrahams has shown opponents in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship that what he lacks in size he more than makes up for in heart, pace and guile.

Watch: Too yellow to show Haskell red?

SA referee Marius Jonker apparently didn’t have the bottle to red card James Haskell during a Super Rugby clash between the Cheetahs and Highlanders.

Leader Louw has found his place in the Pride

After a gutsy decision to swap the seaspray of Durban for the inner city of Johannesburg, Marius Louw has pounced on an opportunity to star for the Emirates Lions in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Super Sacha ready to take URC by storm

Sacha Mngomezulu made a memorable debut for the title-winning DHL Stormers last season and, now, the prodigious playmaker wants more.

Steyn: Bok flyhalf options are magic

Damian Willemse and Johan Goosen are the favourites to conjure big plays for South Africa on the end-of-year tour, and former Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn says both specialise in making “something out of nothing”.

Blommetjies in full bloom

Clayton Blommetjies is blossoming in the DHL Stormers environment.

Watch: Rassie’s Cats show their claws

A fresh-faced Rassie Erasmus, leading the Cats out of the players’ tunnel, dodges a wandering ball boy before hooker Leon Boshoff ruthlessly hands him off.

URC rivals ‘target’ red-hot Roos

Abrasive DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos can expect opposing players in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to keep trying “to get into his head”.