Team of the Year: Outside backs
In the final of a six-part series, SA Rugby magazine’s writers pick their world team of the year, based on performances throughout 2021.
In the final of a six-part series, SA Rugby magazine’s writers pick their world team of the year, based on performances throughout 2021.
With Test players now able to switch nationality once in their career, readers have had their say on which South African-born player should be brought back to play for the Springboks at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Gregor Townsend has selected Duhan van der Merwe, Pierre Schoeman and Oli Kebble are in the Scotland match-day squad for the Test against the Springboks at Murrayfield on Saturday.
South African-born Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe has opened up about his experience of touring his country of birth with the British & Irish Lions earlier this year.
SARugbymag.co.za looks at the South African players who have made big moves for the upcoming 2021-22 Premiership season, including Juarno Augustus and Duhan van der Merwe.
Tight contests are often tilted by a memorable moment in the match and so the SARugbymag.co.za writers have predicted which player will produce the magic in the crunch first Test between the Springboks and 2021 British & Irish Lions.
We take a look at four sets of brothers who went on to represent two different nations in Test rugby throughout the years.
Duhan van der Merwe’s powerful tour debut for the British & Irish Lions raised questions around whether the SA-born finisher was good enough to start for the Springboks. Interestingly, a SA Rugby magazine reader poll delivered telling results.
South African-born Duhan van der Merwe made a big splash in his first tour match for the British & Irish Lions but, in a world where it was possible, would he earn a start for the Springboks in this series?
British & Irish Lions wing Duhan van der Merwe thundered through the Sharks on Wednesday night to score a hat-trick and validate pre-tour speculation that he would present a clear and present danger to South Africa’s vaunted defence, writes ZELIM NEL.