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Fans crown Jimmy ‘Two Guns’ SA’s best coach

SARugbymag.co.za followers have decided that Pumas boss Jimmy Stonehouse is their standout South African coach of 2022.

White devises plan to fight on two fronts

Jake White will split the Vodacom Bulls squad, with one half flying to Exeter for Saturday’s Champions Cup clash, while the other half stays in SA to prepare for the DHL Stormers.

Coetzee, Grobbelaar named Bulls’ best

The Vodacom Bulls awards evening belonged to captain Marcell Coetzee and lively hooker Johan Grobbelaar, the big winners at the ceremony alongside promising junior player Tiaan Lange.

ICYMI: Player buzz

Catch up on what rugby players and teams shared on social media over the weekend. ? ?

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 08: Sean Everitt (Head Coach) of the Cell C Sharks with Neil Powell of the Cell C Sharks during the Cell C Sharks training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium on February 08, 2022 in Durban, South Africa.

Sharks confirm new coaching structure

The Sharks have officially confirmed a fresh coaching structure under incoming director of rugby Neil Powell, including a new breakdown coach and head of Currie Cup and youth rugby.

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 02: try scorer Keagan Johannes of Carling Champions Team during the Carling Champions Match between Carling Champions Team and Italy A at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on July 02, 2022 in Gqeberha, South Africa. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)

Highlights: Champions Team too good for Italy A

The Jimmy Stonehouse-lead Currie Cup Champions Team scored five tries in their victory over Italia Emergenti at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday night.

Watch: Stonehouse ‘bloody proud’ of Pumas

Struggling to fight back the tears, Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse praised his players after the men from Nelspruit beat Griquas to win their first Currie Cup title.

Stonehouse to coach Cheetahs-filled Champions Team

Jimmy Stonehouse will coach a 30-man squad brimming with Springboks and Blitzboks, and blended with some of the most promising youngsters on the local provincial scene when they assemble in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday for the second Champions Match on Saturday.

Airlink Pumas celebrating their victory during the Carling Currie Cup 2022 Final between the Griquas and Pumas held at Windhoek Draught Park in Kimberley on 25 June 2022

Stonehouse: Currie Cup does not belong in a museum

Having coached the Pumas to their first Currie Cup title win in Kimberley on Saturday, an emotional coach Jimmy Stonehouse said it was the “greatest goal” he has achieved in his life.

Highlights: Heroic Pumas make history in Kimberley

The Pumas emerged as the Cinderella men of the Currie Cup’s modern era when they edged Griquas in a momentous final on Saturday to clinch their first title.