Smal: Full stadiums needed to keep top players in SA
Vodacom Bulls coach Gert Smal hailed the impact of the team’s senior players in the Currie Cup while calling for the return of crowds to give the provinces the income to retain these players.
Vodacom Bulls coach Gert Smal hailed the impact of the team’s senior players in the Currie Cup while calling for the return of crowds to give the provinces the income to retain these players.
A Bulls team featuring a quartet of Springboks proved too strong for a young Western Province in a one-sided Currie Cup clash in Cape Town.
The Pumas outplayed an inexperienced Lions team at Ellis Park to open their account with a bonus-point win in the 2022 Currie Cup, while handing the hosts a second successive loss.
The Lions beat the Stormers in their last Vodacom United Rugby Championship match, but that was seven weeks ago and South Africa’s top team want to pick up where they left off against the Sharks on Saturday.
Aphelele Fassi says he is keen to get on the playing field as he prepares for his first start in six months when the Sharks face the Lions in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on Saturday.
Four Springboks have been included in the completely changed Vodacom Bulls Currie Cup team for Wednesday’s clash against Western Province in Cape Town.
Mziwakhe Nkosi has made multiple changes to the Lions team for their Currie Cup match against the Pumas at Ellis Park on Wednesday.
Jerome Paarwater has made two changes to the Western Province team for their Currie Cup match against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Etienne Fynn has revealed why the Sharks opted against splitting their squad for the Currie Cup and United Rugby Championship.
The Vodacom Bulls have announced the successful recruitment of former prop, Werner Kruger, as a coaching consultant focused on working with the team’s front row.