Springbok assistant coach Jerry Flannery said the Boks are expecting to face a psyched-up Japanese team when the sides meet in the opening match of their five-week November tour at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
Former Junior Springbok prop and captain Zachary Porthen earned his first Springbok call-up on Monday as national coach Rassie Erasmus named a quality 36-man squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November, which features four players who will return to the Bok set-up for the first time this season.
Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree admitted that team owner Marco Masotti “won’t be happy” watching from New York after the Sharks suffered a 26–34 defeat to Ulster in the United Rugby Championship (URC) clash at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
A Springbok-laden Hollywoodbets Sharks side fell 26–34 to Ulster in their United Rugby Championship encounter at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, an alternating quadrennial tour between South Africa and New Zealand, was confirmed on Thursday, marking a defining new chapter for the intense rivalry between the sport’s most successful and storied nations.
The big guns have been brought out for the first home game of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as the Hollywoodbets Sharks look to unleash powerfully and emphatically against Ulster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday.
All four domestic Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams face a stern test in their round-three clashes overseas this weekend, where log leaders, the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will do their best to stretch their unbeaten runs in the competition.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks welcome back a handful of Springboks who were at Twickenham last weekend and are available for this huge match.
The following statement has been agreed by the national rugby unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, and Italy.