Watch: Hot-stepper Libbok lets loose
The Stormers are in red-hot form in the URC and Manie Libbok capping off this excellent team try against Cardiff is well worth the rewind.
The Stormers are in red-hot form in the URC and Manie Libbok capping off this excellent team try against Cardiff is well worth the rewind.
Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg crossed for two of the Lions’ seven tries in a high-octane win against the touring Ospreys at Ellis Park on Friday night.
Coach Mike Bennett has named three SA-born players in the Edinburgh matchday squad for Saturday’s clash against the Sharks at Kings Park.
Duane Vermeulen will take on his former side the Stormers after being named to start at No 8 for Ulster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match between the two teams in Cape Town on Saturday.
Head coach John Dobson and captain Steven Kitshoff want the Stormers to continue playing with X-factor despite the challenge posed by Ulster’s forward-oriented game.
The in-form Elrigh Louw has been ruled out of the Vodacom Bulls’ clash against the Dragons at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
South African sides can expect a far tougher challenge from the overseas sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with the return of their star players from Six Nations duty.
The Stormers pack has been reinforced by the return of fit-again Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe for the crunch Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Ulster in Cape Town on Saturday.
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen says he isn’t expecting a warm welcome when he thunders into the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls during Ulster’s tour of South Africa.
Rob Herring aims to stick it to old teammates when he scrums down for Ulster against the Stormers on Saturday, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.