Jean: Willemse my Bok 10, not Goosen
Jean de Villiers says Johan Goosen has not “shown enough” to start ahead Damian Willemse at flyhalf for the Springboks on the end-of-year tour.
Jean de Villiers says Johan Goosen has not “shown enough” to start ahead Damian Willemse at flyhalf for the Springboks on the end-of-year tour.
Springbok and DHL Stormers utility back Damian Willemse reveals who he holds to be among the best flyhalf and fullback talents in the modern game.
A third-party agreement has helped to make Damian Willemse one of South Africa’s best-paid rugby players.
Springbok halfback pair Damian Willemse and Herschel Jantjies will have a chance to put their feet up while the DHL Stormers take on Ospreys and Cardiff in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The DHL Stormers have explained why Damian Willemse was taken on the three-game Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour, while their other Boks stayed in Cape Town.
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”.
Damian Willemse has signed a groundbreaking five-year contract extension with Western Province Rugby which will keep him in a DHL Stormers jersey until at least 2027.
Damian Willemse is among the returning Springboks who will boost the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom URC clash with Edinburgh in Cape Town on Saturday.
Jacques Nienaber is sweating the fitness of Bok playmaker Damian Willemse on a short week leading up to the potential Rugby Championship title decider against Argentina in Durban.
Damian Willemse will start at flyhalf for the Springboks who say they remain focused despite Elton Jantjies’ early exit from the tour to Argentina.