Faf is ‘one of the best in the world’
Kieran Hardy is relishing the prospect of potentially going head to head with Faf de Klerk during the three-Test series between the Springboks and Wales.
Kieran Hardy is relishing the prospect of potentially going head to head with Faf de Klerk during the three-Test series between the Springboks and Wales.
Wales will be embracing their underdog status when their three-Test series against the Springboks in South Africa gets under way next week, says experienced lock Adam Beard.
Griquas will contest their first Currie Cup final in 52 years on Saturday and, in celebration, be dazzled by one of the best Springboks produced by the Kimberley side – the mercurial Willie le Roux.
The home Test matches against Wales and New Zealand, as well as the Currie Cup final, will be able to be played in full-capacity stadiums after government repealed the limitations on public events and gatherings.
Former Springbok and Sharks wing Odwa Ndungane makes a complete hash of an attempt to cross the whitewash in this compilation of try-scoring knock-ons.
In a reversal of fortune, Gary Teichmann gave up the armband to Francois Pienaar, who now faces the next challenger in the series to determine the best Springbok skipper.
Griquas are set to host the Currie Cup final for the first time since 1970 and they did so without a single player on Jacques Nienaber’s Springbok radar.
Head coach Wayne Pivac has called up another uncapped player as injury concerns emerge just days before the Wales squad leaves for SA to face the Springboks.
Jacques Nienaber says the mindset of Wales before the July series in South Africa will be similar to what he has previously experienced with the Springboks.
A Springbok or Wales player diagnosed with a concussion during the upcoming three-Test series is set to miss their next match under revamped protocols announced by World Rugby.