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Ivan van Zyl opens up on his return to the Republic to tackle his former team, as Premiership champions Saracens prepare to face the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
Ivan van Zyl opens up on his return to the Republic to tackle his former team, as Premiership champions Saracens prepare to face the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers and Leicester Tigers clash on Sunday in the Champions Cup, and the Capetonians will be wary of the threat posed by Jasper Wiese and Handre Pollard.
Handre Pollard continued his excellent form for Leicester Tigers in a big Premiership victory, ahead of the Champions Cup opener against the DHL Stormers.
Leicester Tigers are hopeful that Jasper Wiese will commit his future to the Premiership club with the World Cup-winning Springbok No 8 set to snub a move to Stade Francais.
A reminder of the result between SA and England at the World Cup maybe didn’t go down well, as Andre Esterhuizen and Courtney Lawes clashed in the Premiership.
Siya Kolisi tasted victory on his long-awaited debut for new club Racing 92, lifting them to the summit of France’s Top 14.
Handre Pollard played an influential role in helping Leicester Tigers claim a derby victory, while fellow Springbok flyhalf Rob du Preez continued his superb form for Sale.
The unheralded former Stormers forward Ernst van Rhyn has been lauded as an “exceptional player” after making a sensational start to life in the Premiership with Sale Sharks.
La Rochelle have made swift work locking down a versatile Springbok speedster in the Top 14 club’s backline corps for the foreseeable future.
Several Springboks returned to action in the Premiership and French Top 14 after celebrating the World Cup win.