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Forwards Thomas du Toit and Cameron Hanekom have their eye on two exciting backs from England, while Springbok speedster Grant Williams singles out an Ireland opponent.
Forwards Thomas du Toit and Cameron Hanekom have their eye on two exciting backs from England, while Springbok speedster Grant Williams singles out an Ireland opponent.
Grant Williams leads the charge as one of three South Africans selected for the Opta Index’s European Rugby Team of the Week, earning the accolade of Player of the Week.
Thomas du Toit scored a try for the second successive weekend ahead of the Springboks’ November tour, while Handre Pollard continued guiding Leicester Tigers’ revival in the Premiership.
Bath boss Johann van Graan hailed Springbok prop Thomas du Toit’s ongoing impact after a rout of Sale on Saturday left the club top of the Premiership table.
Handre Pollard’s 14-point haul helped Leicester Tigers seal a comeback victory, while Springbok prop Thomas du Toit opened his try-scoring account for Bath.
Ruan Nortje and Thomas du Toit are fired up for what promises to be a fierce contest up front between the Springboks and Los Pumas in Argentina on Saturday.
Thomas du Toit produced a sensational performance for Johann van Graan’s Bath in the Premiership final, while Dillyn Leyds dotted down in a thrilling Top 14 finale.
Bath prop Thomas du Toit has made his “aspirations clear” to Rassie Erasmus and the Springbok selectors after missing out on South Africa’s 2023 Rugby World Cup title win.
World Cup-winning Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese headlines a formidable four-man South African contingent in the Premiership Team of the Season for 2023-24.
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has praised World Cup-winning Springbok scrummager Thomas du Toit as one of the English club’s signings of the season.