
Saffas Abroad: Bok lock aids French upset
A Springbok lock who skipped the World Cup trophy tour to help his struggling club made an immediate impact in the Top 14, while Tyrone Green scored a stunning try in the Premiership.
A Springbok lock who skipped the World Cup trophy tour to help his struggling club made an immediate impact in the Top 14, while Tyrone Green scored a stunning try in the Premiership.
Willie le Roux and Marvin Orie said the Springboks must front up physically against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is confident Marvin Orie can slot in at No 5 for the world champions in France in the absence of regular second-row partner Lood de Jager.
Lock Marvin Orie is excited to return to Ellis Park – what he regards as the “home of the Springboks” – for the Rugby Championship finale against Argentina on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers will bid farewell to one of the inaugural Vodacom URC champions’ second-row titans, whose move to a French Top 14 club has been confirmed.
Marvin Orie says the Springboks aren’t daunted by the imposing frame of giant Wallabies second rowers Will Skelton and Richie Arnold for Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener in Pretoria.
Eben Etzebeth and Marvin Orie have a conversation about their aspirations of playing together for the Springboks, and the Tygerberg High coach who helped make it happen.
Marvin Orie is keeping his DHL Stormers teammates grounded as they brace for a final home derby of the year against the Lions on Saturday.
Ruan Nortje and Marvin Orie became fast friends at the Bok, but the Bulls captain expects a brutal test from the battle-hardened Stormers lock in Friday’s north-south derby.
No workload is too big for heavy-duty lock Marvin Orie, who is at the heart of the DHL Stormers’ drive to defend their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title.