
Wales ready to outlast Boks
The Springboks can expect Wales to try and up the tempo during the July series after enduring a training camp geared at helping the tourists play better at altitude.
The Springboks can expect Wales to try and up the tempo during the July series after enduring a training camp geared at helping the tourists play better at altitude.
The 2022 Currie Cup final being decided by the country’s smaller unions is a fairytale opportunity for hardworking local players with title aspirations, writes DEVIN HERMANUS.
Fullback Devon Williams says the Pumas outplayed the stronger unions this season to earn the right to compete for the Currie Cup trophy in Kimberley on Saturday.
Assistant coach Barend Pieterse says Griquas are holding thumbs for the all clear to fill up Griqua Park for the Currie Cup showpiece against the Pumas on Saturday.
In the aftermath of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final, Jake White says the Springboks must change the criteria for selection to help keep the current Vodacom Bulls squad intact.
So dominant were the Barbarians in their mauling of England on Sunday that retiring second-rower George Kruis kicked three conversions, including an outrageous back-heel, against his countrymen.
No South Africans featured in a huge victory for the Barbarians over England on Sunday, but a legendary Springbok has been recognised as one of the invitational side’s all-time best players.
Eddie Jones stressed the “contextual situation” of the Barbarians inflicting a crushing 52-21 defeat upon England at Twickenham on Sunday despite playing more than half the match a man down after Will Skelton was sent off.
Jimmy Stonehouse took umbrage with Vodacom Bulls coach Gert Smal’s suggestion that the Currie Cup has been devalued as the Pumas prepare to face Griquas in the final in Kimberley on Saturday.
The future is bright for Stormers supporters as coach John Dobson expects investors to line up for a stake in the newly-crowned Vodacom United Rugby Championship winners.