Boks not underestimating ‘totally different’ England
Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks were not surprised by the side England are fielding for the World Cup semi-final and are expecting a completely different challenge to the 2019 final.
Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks were not surprised by the side England are fielding for the World Cup semi-final and are expecting a completely different challenge to the 2019 final.
Mzwandile Stick has calmed the fears around Cobus Reinach after the Springbok scrumhalf received a death threat on social media after the World Cup quarter-finals.
Captain Salmaan Moerat will make his return from injury in the DHL Stormers’ @Vodacom #URC opener against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
World Rugby has reportedly identified Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe’s block of France fullback Thomas Ramos’ conversion as one of five major errors made by referee Ben O’Keeffe in the World Cup quarter-final.
Marcell Coetzee and Ruan Nortje will co-captain a Vodacom Bulls side featuring debuts for two exciting backs and two Springbok front-rowers for the @Vodacom #URC opener against Scarlets on Sunday.
The Sharks have named a debutant in their starting lineup for the @Vodacom #URC opener against Munster in Limerick on Saturday.
The Vodacom URC kicks off this weekend and in the lead-up to the new 2023-24 season, fans of the teams were asked to rate which opposition teams they love to beat, and which players they love the most.
John Dobson has warned that status will count for nought when the DHL Stormers blow into Johannesburg on Saturday to hunt down an Emirates Lions team primed to drag the reigning Vodacom URC SA Shield champions to “dark places”.
England’s Ben Earl is eager to tackle the Springbok back row as he has predicted Saturday’s World Cup semi-final in Paris will go down to the wire.
Jordan Hendrikse will start his first game in eight months when the Lions host the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship season opener on Saturday.