Rassie waiting on two Boks
Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber have delayed the call-up of injured wing Sbu Nkosi and flank Marco van Staden for the Springboks’ end-of-year tour.
Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber have delayed the call-up of injured wing Sbu Nkosi and flank Marco van Staden for the Springboks’ end-of-year tour.
Marco van Staden has agreed to a reunion with the Vodacom Bulls, the Springbok fetcher signing up for a return to Loftus Versfeld for the upcoming season.
Back in SA and desperate to play again, Springbok flank Marco van Staden says he’s fighting fit and raring to go.
Springbok flank Marco van Staden is free to return to South Africa after being released from his contract with Premiership champions Leicester Tigers after just one injury-hit season with the English club.
Handre Pollard can further develop his big-match temperament at Leicester Tigers and become a better player, his Springbok teammate Marco van Staden said.
Hanro Liebenberg scored Leicester’s only try as the Tigers improved to 6-0 with a victory over Sale Sharks at Welford Road on Saturday.
Cheslin Kolbe is expected to be fit in time for the Boks’ last Rugby Championship match of the season against the All Blacks in Gold Coast on Saturday.
While the mysterious absence of RG Snyman has depowered the Bomb Squad, it has magnified South Africa’s achievements in 2021, writes ZELIM NEL.
The surprise omission of Marcell Coetzee from the Springbok squad to face the British & Irish Lions confirms the world champions will continue to advance with a heavy bench, writes ZELIM NEL.
ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE examines what the rumoured departure of Marco van Staden would mean for the Vodacom Bulls and his new suitors Leicester Tigers.