Siya suffers setback on Racing return
Springbok talisman Siya Kolisi was forced off after just 22 minutes of his comeback game for Racing 92 in the Champions Cup playoff against Toulouse on Sunday.
Springbok talisman Siya Kolisi was forced off after just 22 minutes of his comeback game for Racing 92 in the Champions Cup playoff against Toulouse on Sunday.
French international referee Mathieu Raynal said he would like to see a time limit imposed on scrums and fewer replacements as he announced his retirement from rugby.
A seasoned SA-born Scotland international has reportedly emerged as a potential target for DHL Stormers director of rugby John Dobson.
SA-born France lock Paul Willemse has received a lengthy ban for a dangerous hit in a Challenge Cup round of 16 clash between Montpellier and Ulster last week.
The Sharks will make Challenge Cup history in May when they host Clermont Auvergne in the semi-finals of the EPCR competition in London.
The Vodacom Bulls will have to battle URC defending champions Munster without injured captain Marcell Coetzee.
SA Rugby says it had no option but to have the Vodacom Bulls’ coaching staff and players travel on eight flights for Saturday’s EPCR playoff against the Northampton Saints.
A passionate Ruben van Heerden believes that the DHL Stormers can follow Vodacom URC title-holders Munster’s path and finish stronger than ever this season.
Jacques Nienaber will experience the Champions Cup semi-finals for the first time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat title-holders La Rochelle in Dublin on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers have continued to reinforce their squad for next season by announcing the return of another star player from Japan.