
Bok completes move to France
French Top 14 club Racing 92 have confirmed the signing of a Springbok World Cup hero as one of six new arrivals for next season.
French Top 14 club Racing 92 have confirmed the signing of a Springbok World Cup hero as one of six new arrivals for next season.
John Dobson has revealed that Warrick Gelant is in ‘advanced talks’ with a French club, but says the Springbok fullback remains highly motivated to get the Stormers through the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs. DYLAN JACK reports.
England coach Eddie Jones has dropped a heavy hint he had been approached by Racing 92 as speculation grows that he could join the French club following next year’s Rugby World Cup.
Skipper Gregory Alldritt led La Rochelle into a second successive European Champions Cup final against Leinster after edging Racing 92 20-13 in an error-ridden match on Sunday.
A Springbok-laden Sale Sharks were knocked out of the European Champions Cup after going down 41-22 in Sunday’s quarter-final at La Defense Arena.
The Stormers have reportedly agreed new deals with two key players, but have not succeeded in convincing Warrick Gelant to stay beyond June.
A French club is believed to have tabled a lucrative offer to lure Warrick Gelant from Cape Town to Paris.
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is to leave French Top 14 side Racing 92 and return home to Australia.
Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane says he moved to French club Racing 92 because he needed a new ‘challenge’.
Springbok utility back Johan Goosen has admitted that his premature retirement from rugby was a bad decision.