
Zas recalled to fly into Ospreys
Fit-again Leolin Zas will fly down the left wing after being recalled by the DHL Stormers to face Ospreys in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match in Swansea on Friday.
Fit-again Leolin Zas will fly down the left wing after being recalled by the DHL Stormers to face Ospreys in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match in Swansea on Friday.
A rising DHL Stormers star has reportedly caught the eye of England coach Eddie Jones.
Barnstorming loose forward Vincent Tshituka is champing at the bit to make his much-anticipated debut for the Cell C Sharks in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
Former Wales and Stormers centre Jamie Roberts says SA teams have adapted to northern-hemisphere conditions and are in their element in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
South Africa is yet to host a match in Europe’s premier club rugby competition, but northern-hemisphere bosses believe the country is the “appropriate place” to stage a Champions Cup final.
Breyton Paulse held his own in an era dominated by big men, but watch as the Springbok dynamo got bullied by Ireland bruisers Paul O’Connell and Reggie Corrigan at Newlands in 2004.
A catalyst for the DHL Stormers’ championship run last season, lethal finisher Leolin Zas missed the final after a cruel twist of his fate, and his ankle. Now he’s back, and ready to take care of unfinished business.
Back and firing on all cylinders, Dan du Plessis has anchored the midfield and is set to play an important role in the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship title defence.
Back at home after a successful tour to the north, the Emirates Lions will be looking to avenge last season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship loss to Ulster.
Wasps have withdrawn from Saturday’s English Premiership rugby game against Exeter with the cash-strapped club “likely” to enter administration within days.