Kolisi to captain Sharks against Scarlets
Siya Kolisi will lead the Sharks in Lukhanyo Am’s absence when they face Welsh side Scarlets in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Durban on Friday evening.
Siya Kolisi will lead the Sharks in Lukhanyo Am’s absence when they face Welsh side Scarlets in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Durban on Friday evening.
Scarlets have forfeited their European Champions Cup pool game against Bristol this weekend after the coronavirus crisis forced their players into quarantine.
The entire South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is under threat as European sides scramble to fly out of the country.
Lions were made to rue their spurned opportunities as they slumped to a heavy defeat against the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday.
Springbok loose forward and Scarlets fan-favourite Uzair Cassiem shared a dance with his wife on the Parc y Scarlets pitch as he bid the club farewell after three years in Wales.
On this day in 2002, Tim Stimpson’s 60m injury-time penalty handed the Leicester Tigers a dramatic 13-12 victory over Llanelli Scarlets in the semi-final of the Heineken Cup.
Check out Scarlets fan favourite and former Springbok Uzair Cassiem playing rugby with his children in the backyard during lockdown.
It took a simple gesture after a game in France to turn Springbok Uzair Cassiem from just another PRO14 import player into a fan favourite at the Scarlets.
Take a look at this superb effort from Edinburgh wing Duhan van der Merwe, who showed a great turn of pace to score from his own half against the Scarlets in the PRO14 this past weekend.
Uzair Cassiem put in a solid performance as the Scarlets boosted their PRO14 hopes with a 16-14 win over the Cardiff Blues in round 10 of the competition.