Bok wing forced into early retirement
Springbok and Bulls wing Travis Ismaiel has announced his retirement from rugby due to the effects of an ongoing shoulder injury.
Springbok and Bulls wing Travis Ismaiel has announced his retirement from rugby due to the effects of an ongoing shoulder injury.
The Springboks are said to be searching for an opponent to replace the called-off second Test against Georgia. SA Rugby magazine readers were pretty clear in nominating a winning candidate, and even more emphatic that it shouldn’t be the Sharks!
Seven South Africans, including four Bulls players, have been included in the 2021 PRO14 Rainbow Cup Dream Team.
The titanic 2009 Bulls overwhelmed the 1999 Stormers for a 42-12 victory in Game 12 of the interactive Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White fears that Gio Aplon’s career may be over after the veteran fullback suffered another knee injury during Friday’s victory over the Pumas at Loftus.
Debutant Harold Vorster and centre partner Cornal Hendricks both got on the scoresheet as the Bulls survived a spirited second-half comeback from the Pumas at Loftus on Friday.
The Bulls powered into an early lead and then held on for the bonus-point win against the never-say-die Pumas in a Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.
The famous 1999 Stormers team have the opportunity to make up for a dismal end to their campaign when they face the 2009 Bulls in Game 12 of the Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.
Bulls head coach Jake White says the Rainbow Cup final loss to Benetton was a massive wake-up call for the side after they had easily won the South African version of the competition.
Check out Jake White’s post-match press conference, with the Bulls coach acknowledging that there could be no excuses for the one-sided loss to Benetton in the Rainbow Cup final.