Duane laces up for one more trophy run
Duane Vermeulen will headline the Springbok contingent accompanying the Webb Ellis Cup on the third stop of the Rugby World Cup trophy tour this week.
Duane Vermeulen will headline the Springbok contingent accompanying the Webb Ellis Cup on the third stop of the Rugby World Cup trophy tour this week.
Nama Xaba will make just his fourth start of the season as the DHL Stormers have sought a like-for-like replacement for the injured Deon Fourie against Ospreys on Saturday.
In this excerpt from Chasing the Sun 2, Kwagga Smith and Deon Fourie give an inside explanation around battle stats and why they are key to Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok gameplan.
John Dobson has vowed that Deon Fourie will bounce back after the veteran DHL Stormers flanker had to go under the knife for an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
John Dobson confirmed that the DHL Stormers expect to be without Deon Fourie for the rest of the season after the veteran suffered a knee injury in the Champions Cup loss to La Rochelle.
Deon Fourie will make his return from injury in one of four changes to the DHL Stormers lineup for the Round of 16 clash with Stade Rochelais on Saturday.
Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that Deon Fourie can still play for the Springboks despite leaving the veteran out of the recent alignment camp in Cape Town.
Skipper Deon Fourie assists wounded opposite number Marcell Coetzee during a bruising north-south derby between the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
Captain Deon Fourie reckons UFC champion Dricus du Plessis is in the DHL Stormers’ corner for Saturday’s north-south derby duel with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.
John Dobson has confirmed that a decision was made with Frans Malherbe not to risk the veteran DHL Stormers prop against the @Vodacom Bulls on Saturday. #URC