Duane ‘switched on’ for All Blacks duel
Returning Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is champing at the bit to get stuck into the All Blacks when the arch-rivals lock horns at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Returning Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is champing at the bit to get stuck into the All Blacks when the arch-rivals lock horns at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Assistant coach Deon Davids has confirmed that fit-again Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is in contention to face the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Veteran Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is understood to be available to face the All Blacks on Saturday, with Jacques Nienaber left considering his replacements for the injured Kurt-Lee Arendse.
Jacques Nienaber has confirmed that Duane Vermeulen is in a race against time to prove his readiness for the upcoming Rugby Championship opener between the Springboks and All Blacks in Nelspruit. DYLAN JACK reports.
While Springbok veterans Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn are back for the Rugby Championship, Cheslin Kolbe is doubtful to recover in time to feature in the tournament.
The Springboks will miss magical passes like this from the injured Duane Vermeulen against Wales, the No 8 setting up skipper Fourie du Preez for the winning try at the 2015 World Cup.
Duane Vermeulen will pack down in a powerful Ulster loose trio against his former side the Stormers when the two sides renew hostilities in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Cape Town on Saturday.
Should Saturday be Duane Vermeulen’s last club outing in SA, how fitting that it would be in Cape Town and in front of the biggest crowd to ever watch a rugby match at Cape Town Stadium.
Duane Vermeulen has spoken highly of Evan Roos as the two big eighthmen prepare for a rematch in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final between the Stormers and Ulster in Cape Town on Saturday.
The exciting Hacjivah Dayimani is determined to impress against Ulster on Saturday, whether that’s in the Stormers back row or the backline