Springbok fullback Damian Willemse has confirmed his return to the Stormers in March of next year. Willemse, speaking to PremierSports in England on the sidelines on Saturday, is currently injured but traveled to England. The Stormers suffered a defeat to Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup at the Stoop. He missed the entirety of the
Try-scorer from last week, Phepsi Buthelezi, leads a talented Hollywoodbets Sharks in their week two Investec Champions Cup clash with the Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. After an unforgivingly physical clash with fellow English side Exeter Chiefs in last week’s round one bonus point victory at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, the high player workloads,
The All Blacks have confirmed the venues for their two Rugby Championship test matches against the Springboks next year. The first test will take place at the historic Eden Park in Auckland on 6 September. New Zealand boasts an impressive unbeaten record of 50 matches at this venue, with 48 wins and two draws. The
The Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying on the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup, which saw defeats for the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, while the Toyota Cheetahs managed a draw and the Emirates Lions slipped to a defeat in Wales in the EPCR Challenge Cup.
Sharks coach John Plumtree says Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is enjoying his rugby at the moment after scoring his fourth try for the Durban-based side this season.
Siya Kolisi scored two tries as the Sharks defeated the Exeter Chiefs in an Investec Champions Cup match marred by poor discipline from the home side at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday. The Springbok captain was named Man of the Match as the Sharks secured a 39-21 victory, with the majority of the damage inflicted
The Hollywoodbets Sharks side to take the field on Saturday is a Springbok-laden team that hosts Exeter Chiefs in a first-round Investec Champions Cup clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. Eben Etzebeth is back to lead the team against their English counterparts and the Hollywoodbets Sharks will be looking to impose themselves and a home fortress on Exeter.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) resolved on Friday to reject a proposal to accept a potential private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights. The proposal failed to reach the 75 percent majority required for such a transaction to be approved. Seven of the 13 member unions with voting rights opposed the proposal. However,
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to Dr John Williams after the former Test lock and South Africa’s first post-isolation Springbok coach passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 78, following a battle with leukaemia.