Bok bruiser the best among Prem peers
Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese has been crowned the Premiership Players’ Player of the Year at the 2023 RPA (Rugby Players’ Association) awards.
Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese has been crowned the Premiership Players’ Player of the Year at the 2023 RPA (Rugby Players’ Association) awards.
South African wing Dillyn Leyds is gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling duel between La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup final on Saturday.
Catch up on the South Africans in action during the English Premiership semi-finals, and the Springboks in the thick of things as Japan’s League One playoffs drew to a close.
The Springboks will be sweating the injury of flyhalf Handre Pollard after he was a late change for Sunday’s Premiership semi-final between Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks.
The race for playoff places heated up in France, where a clash of Springbok wings saw Dillyn Leyds collide with Cheslin Kolbe.
Ulster Rugby is set to bid a fond farewell to Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen, as he departs the Vodacom United Rugby Championship club at the end of the season.
One of South African rugby’s top exports and influential figures at English Premiership club Sale Sharks will call time on his career at the end of this season.
Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe will complete his return to rugby after being named in the Toulon lineup to face Benetton in the Challenge Cup on Sunday.
Veteran Springbok fullback Willie le Roux has hinted on social media that he may be parting ways with his Japan League One club.
There were plenty of South Africans in action as the Premiership, Top 14 and Japan’s League One reached the business end, with teams starting to secure their semi-final places.