Boks among Europe’s best
Nine different teams and a few South Africans feature in a Champions Cup Team of the Tournament based on statistics from the Opta Index.
Nine different teams and a few South Africans feature in a Champions Cup Team of the Tournament based on statistics from the Opta Index.
French giants Clermont have reportedly cooled their interest in signing two big-name Springboks due to concerns over their availability during the Test window.
Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi and the 2022 SA Rugby Player of the Year, Eben Etzebeth, are among the contenders for one of European rugby’s most prestigious individual accolades.
Makazole Mapimpi will miss the Sharks’ final Champions Cup pool match after being found guilty of reckless contact with the eye area during the match against Bordeaux.
Sharks wing Makazole Mapimpi will face a disciplinary hearing after a citing complaint was made for an alleged eye gouge on Bordeaux-Bègles scrumhalf Maxime Lucu during the match in Durban.
The Sharks are rushing their returning Springboks back into action against Ospreys on Friday in an effort to rescue their season.
The Springbok backs need to run out at Kings Park with a mean attitude and match the physicality of their Los Pumas counterparts to win the Rugby Championship, says star wing Makazole Mapimpi
Finisher Makazole Mapimpi has stressed the importance of the Springboks converting every try-scoring opportunity against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Makazole Mapimpi was yellow-carded before sparking a full-team fracas that featured Bok enforcer Eben Etzebeth taking Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa for a walk around Allianz Stadium.
After Marika Koroibete’s massive try-saving tackle on Makazole Mapimpi, supporters took to Wikipedia to give Fiji’s Ministry of Defence page a slight tweak.