Test picks: Boks to take care of business
The SARugbymag.co.za team have unanimously backed the Springboks to clinch the series against Wales in Cape Town, but are at odds over the winners Down Under.
The SARugbymag.co.za team have unanimously backed the Springboks to clinch the series against Wales in Cape Town, but are at odds over the winners Down Under.
The SARugbymag.co.za team formed a ruck over this weekend’s Test matches and there’s a cheeky red hand on the ball in Bloemfontein.
On the first weekend of big Test match action, the Springboks are favourites when they take on Wales at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.
On a weekend of sumptuous semi-finals and finals, the Vodacom Bulls alone are exposed to the risk of suffering double disappointment.
It’s not looking pretty for the Vodacom Bulls, but the Stormers have got the green light from the SA Rugby magazine team to make home ground advantage count against Ulster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals this weekend.
The Vodacom Bulls will look to bounce back from two successive defeats to the Sharks when they clash in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers are overseas in Round 18 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and two of them got a unanimous vote of confidence from the SA Rugby magazine team.
The Stormers have won seven on the trot at home and that streak will be on the line when they host log-leaders Leinster on Saturday night.
The SA Rugby magazine team predict another SA sweep in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with the Stormers just getting the better of Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town.
The picks are in and the SA Rugby magazine team is split over who will win the north-south derby between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.