Farrell upbeat on Ireland injuries for Bok Test
Andy Farrell says he has yet to rule out any of Ireland’s injured players from the November clash with the world-champion Springboks.
Andy Farrell says he has yet to rule out any of Ireland’s injured players from the November clash with the world-champion Springboks.
Johnny Sexton will captain a near full-strength 37-man Ireland squad for the November Tests against the Springboks, Fiji and Wallabies.
Andy Farrell is set to be without three key backline players for Ireland’s November Test window opener against the Springboks.
Breyton Paulse held his own in an era dominated by big men, but watch as the Springbok dynamo got bullied by Ireland bruisers Paul O’Connell and Reggie Corrigan at Newlands in 2004.
Frans Steyn will play his first match for the Cheetahs since May when they clash with Emerging Ireland in a Toyota Challenge match in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Live stream the action as Griquas face an Emerging Ireland side in Bloemfontein.
Bundee Aki will sit out Ireland’s Test against the Springboks in November after being handed an eight-week suspension for his cleanout on Seabelo Senatla in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Blitzboks were punished for a error-filled performance as Ireland scored four tries to claim a quarter-final victory and send the Sevens World Cup hosts packing in Cape Town on Saturday.
Wales Online’s Top 50 Players were split into groups of 10 and ranked from ‘GOAT’ to ‘Not all that’ but, after some surprising choices, is this list really all that?
SA Rugby magazine team go head to head to tackle this tricky issue.