The Blitzboks must win their pool matches convincingly to secure an easier path to the Cape Town Sevens semi-finals. How badly do the Blitzboks want this title? Shortly after the team claimed the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series title – its first since 2008-09 – coach Neil Powell said that the result of the Cape Town tournament still rankled. The… Read more →
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell has retained the same squad for the Cape Town Sevens following last weekend’s win in Dubai. Understandably, Powell has named an unchanged squad for Cape Town’s sold-out tournament where they will be aiming to go one better than last year, when they finished as runners-up. ‘All the players would love to play in their only home… Read more →
A comprehensive list of Super Rugby player transfers ahead the 2018 season.
Seabelo Senatla says his sevens involvement remains a key part of a multi-phase plan aimed at achieving his ultimate goal of becoming a Springbok, writes CRAIG LEWIS. Senatla is widely regarded as one of the most devastating players on the sevens circuit, while he was named the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season, when he… Read more →
Varsity Cup captains will be able to remove any two nominated backline players from the opposition for three minutes of playing time during matches next year. The Power Play, which will also be part of the 2018 Varsity Shield, can only be called by a team while in their own half, must be called by the captain, and can only… Read more →
A list of the current transfers for the 2018 Super Rugby sides. Jaguares IN Thomas Cubelli (Brumbies) Out Christian Bartolioni (SA XV Charente) Ramiro Herrera (Stade Francias) Brumbies In Mees Erasmus (Perth Spirit) Folau Fainga’a (NSW Country Eagles) Richie Arnold (Western Force) Darcy Swain (Canberra Vikings) Lachlan McCaffrey (Leicester Tigers) David Pocock (return from sabbatical) Isi Naisarani (Western Force) Matt… Read more →
Former Bulls and Stormers wing Gerhard van den Heever has been included in the Sunwolves’ squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Along with Van den Heever, who has mostly recently played for Irish club Munster and Yamaha Júbilo in Japan, the Sunwolves also named other South Africans Wimpie van der Walt, Ruan Smith, Grant Hattingh and Willie Britz in their squad… Read more →
Toulon claimed an emphatic 39-11 victory against Lyon, while there were also French Top 14 wins for La Rochelle, Castres, Brive, Pau, Clermont and Stade Français. With star No 8 Duane Vermeulen back leading the team, Toulon ended a run of three defeats with a one-sided triumph against one of the form teams in the competition at the Stade Felix Mayol…. Read more →
Rohan Janse van Rensburg was influential in Sale’s 18-14 win over Worcester, while Newcastle, Exeter, Gloucester, Wasps and Harlequins were all victorious in the English Premiership. The Sale Sharks continued their upward trajectory with another splendid away win, this time over Gary Gold’s Worcester Warriors. Sale flyhalf AJ MacGinty finally returned from a long injury, releasing scrumhalf Faf de Klerk… Read more →
Flank Johan Meyer starred in Zebre’s dramatic 24-10 win over Connacht, while there were also victories for Munster, Leinster, the Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh and Cheetahs in the Pro14. Connacht were inserted as favourites to win this clash and for the best part of the game everything went according to the script with the visitors leading in Parma. But the outcome was… Read more →
