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Watch: Bulls ready to roll over Ospreys

Skipper Marcell Coetzee is amped for Friday’s clash in Wales as the Vodacom Bulls aim to secure a possible home Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final.

Rassie’s role holds no water with big bosses

Rugby chiefs have approved a trial to limit opportunities for non-playing personnel to access the pitch after Rassie Erasmus operated as a water-carrier to pass on advice.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 31: Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks director of rugby acting as a water carrier talks to his captain Siya Kolisi during the 2nd test match between South Africa Springboks and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 31, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Rassie side-steps World Rugby

Rassie Erasmus is considering changing his job title to work around World Rugby’s new rules barring him from being the Springboks’ water-carrier.

Lukhanyo Am, Captain of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Lucky charm for Sharks in Belfast

Lukhanyo Am is set to face Ulster on Friday as a 27-man Sharks squad arrives for a pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Belfast.

Watch: Bok coaches bullish about ‘Blou Masjien’

Jacques Nienaber, Deon Davids and Mzwandile Stick sit down around a fire to debate the Vodacom Bulls’ squad depth and title-winning prospects.

Burger a mystery omission for Lions

Skipper Burger Odendaal is a notable absentee from the Lions’ 28-man squad for their final #URC match against the Dragons on Saturday.

Lions' Ruan Vermaak (L) reacts after receiving a yellow card during the Super Rugby match between the New Zealand Blues and South Africa's Lions at Eden Park in Auckland on March 14, 2020. (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)

New Bulls star on board for Ospreys clash

Former Lions and Junior Springbok lock Ruan Vermaak has been included in the Vodacom Bulls’ 28-man squad for Friday’s clash against Ospreys in Wales.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 14: Rassie Erasmus, the South Africa Springbok head coach, acts as a water carrier during the match between South Africa A and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 14, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

World Rugby freezes ‘water boy’ Rassie

Rassie Erasmus’ days as the Springboks’ water carrier are reportedly over, under World Rugby’s expected new rules barring him from taking the field.

Watch: Elton lets one fly off the boot

This pinpoint crosskick from Elton Jantjies for an epic Springbok breakout try is what the veteran flyhalf does when he’s not changing aeroplane lightbulbs.

‘Refocused’ Ulster bracing for Sharks’ power forwards

Ulster have regrouped from a disappointing European campaign to tackle the challenge of a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the heavy-handed Sharks in Belfast on Friday night. DYLAN JACK reports.