Lions unleash Van der Merwe and Alberts, Swanepoel return
Edwill van der Merwe will make his Lions debut against Cardiff Rugby in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Sunday.
Edwill van der Merwe will make his Lions debut against Cardiff Rugby in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Sunday.
In the build-up to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Vodacom Bulls, Munster have been dealt a heavy blow as a key member of the coaching staff has handed in his notice.
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is back this week and, for the first time, the competition will be contested on South African soil.
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones will need a second shoulder operation after being injured on international duty last month, the veteran lock’s club side said Wednesday.
Vodacom Bulls loose forward Arno Botha says he is looking forward to catching up with his old teammates when Munster travel to Pretoria for the first Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Damian Willemse, Marvin Orie and Salmaan Moerat are back in training with the Stormers and are all expected to be involved in Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Zebre in Cape Town.
The four weeks they have already experienced coupled with what they learned about a possible shift in global rugby power during the break that followed should mean the South African teams will take a different perspective into the restart of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship compared to what they started with.
Munster coach Johann van Graan has said it is good to be back in his hometown of Pretoria ahead of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Vodacom Bulls. #URC
Legendary Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis returned to training with his Lions teammates on Monday despite the untimely and tragic loss of his infant son less than a week ago.
Wing Stravino Jacobs says he is ready to take what he learned from the senior players in the Vodacom Bulls squad to improve himself in the upcoming South African leg of the United Rugby Championship.