WP revved up for Stormers reunion
SA-born Scotland international WP Nel is champing at the bit for a chance to face fellow veteran prop Brok Harris when the DHL Stormers and Edinburgh clash on Saturday.
SA-born Scotland international WP Nel is champing at the bit for a chance to face fellow veteran prop Brok Harris when the DHL Stormers and Edinburgh clash on Saturday.
Jean de Villiers said that local fans should get used to more South African professionals playing for overseas-based clubs and representing other countries.
Veteran fullback Willie le Roux can’t wait to get back on the field on Saturday, as the Vodacom Bulls look to pick up speed against Dragons in Wales.
In round 3 of the 2022-23 season, the DHL Stormers beat Edinburgh with a performance that underlined their credentials as the Vodacom URC reigning champions and SA Shield title-holders
Eben Etzebeth said the Sharks have let themselves and their fans down this season, and expects more physicality from the team against Ulster in Durban on Saturday.
DHL Stormers loosehead prop Sti Sithole is determined to make his considerable experience count as the Vodacom URC heads towards the business-end of the season.
Rassie Erasmus remains unfazed by the struggles of the Sharks, while advocating for structural changes to help the Blitzboks return to the summit of sevens rugby.
Skipper Marcell Coetzee said the Vodacom Bulls are looking forward to building on their impressive home performances with victories against Dragons and Leinster in Europe.
Six SA-born players have been included in Edinburgh’s 30-man squad, three of them Scotland internationals, for their two-match tour of the Republic in the Vodacom URC.
Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth has targeted the meeting between the Sharks and Ulster in Durban next Saturday for his long-awaited comeback from injury.