White feels sorry for Goosen
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says he would have liked for Johan Goosen to have played more rugby before joining the Springboks.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says he would have liked for Johan Goosen to have played more rugby before joining the Springboks.
Wales and Ospreys lock Adam Beard says the powerhouse South African teams make the Vodacom United Rugby Championship unpredictable and highly competitive.
Veteran hooker Bismarck du Plessis starts, while Johan Goosen has been ruled out as Jake White made wholesale changes to the Vodacom Bulls team to face Benetton on Friday.
Thomas du Toit will lead a Sharks XV bolstered by several Springboks, including skipper Siya Kolisi, when they host Ulster in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash on Saturday.
DHL Stormers flank Nama Xaba is relishing the challenge of ending a three-match tour in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with victory over Cardiff on Saturday.
With the Springboks’ November tour on the horizon, SaRugbymag.co.za readers picked the best newcomer from a list of Bok bolters.
Four SA-born Scotland internationals have been included by Gregor Townsend for the end-of-year Tests, for which he has appointed Jamie Ritchie as captain.
Prop Sazi Sandi is free to play immediately for the DHL Stormers after an appeal to overturn his three-week ban was successful.
The latest big gun to roll out of South Africa’s loose forward factory, Lions forward Ruan Venter has got tongues wagging with displays of brute force in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Springboks are set to be without Frans Steyn for the outgoing tour to Europe after the veteran centre picked up a knee injury while in action for the Cheetahs.