
‘Bok coaches must explain Coetzee snub’
Despite his obvious form, Marcell Coetzee will be ignored for Springbok selection and it’s a topic for discussion, according to Mark Keohane.
Despite his obvious form, Marcell Coetzee will be ignored for Springbok selection and it’s a topic for discussion, according to Mark Keohane.
Head coach Sean Everitt has sounded the alarm about increased demands on already stretched South African team squads playing in multiple competitions.
Leinster coach Leo Cullen says the Vodacom Bulls “showed really good composure” to set up a tantalising URC semi-final between the two sides in Dublin on Friday.
With a second-half recovery against the Sharks, the Lions made it two wins on the trot in the Currie Cup at Kings Park on Saturday evening.
It was heartbreak for the Sharks on Saturday afternoon in Pretoria after a Chris Smith drop goal in added time booked the Vodacom Bulls a spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals.
Three-time British & Irish Lions tourist Will Greenwood has selected four SA-born players in his English Premiership team of the season.
Former Ireland and Leinster scrumhalf Eoin Reddan says SA teams competing against more of Europe’s top clubs next season will raise the standard of its premier competition.
Duane Vermeulen is set for a possible rematch against his former team in Cape Town after Ulster booked a place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals.
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs begin for Leinster and Glasgow Warriors when the two teams meet at the RDS Arena in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
SA-born Scotland international and Edinburgh prop WP Nel was amped to visit his former club side Durbell in Cape Town.