Euro playoffs: Boks set for SA clash
Here’s a look at the overseas-based Boks who will take aim at SA teams in this week’s European Cup action.
Here’s a look at the overseas-based Boks who will take aim at SA teams in this week’s European Cup action.
The European leagues returned to full action following the Six Nations and there were mixed fortunes for the Springboks as Handre Pollard scored, but Cheslin Kolbe picked up an injury.
Speedster Yaw Penxe scored two tries as the Sharks bounced back to winning ways, beating Western Province at Kings Park on Sunday.
The Springboks’ future participation in the Rugby Championship is in doubt if SA Rugby’s SANZAAR partners won’t budge on restructuring the tournament calendar.
Cheslin Kolbe was carted off the pitch on Saturday with a suspected ankle injury as Toulon beat Lyon in the French Top 14.
John Dobson was happy for the DHL Stormers to take two points from a hard-fought draw with Leinster in Dublin, but was also left frustrated with his side’s second half performance as they let a 17-point lead slip on Friday.
The DHL Stormers scored a late try to snatch a draw against a resurgent Leinster side in a thrilling top-of-the-table Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Dublin on Friday.
Jake White will stick with a settled lineup in the hope of turning things around for the Vodacom Bulls.
Nico Steyn scored a hat-trick as a youthful Lions team came back to deny the Griffons a historic Currie Cup win in Johannesburg on Friday.
Director of rugby Neil Powell has chosen a Springbok-heavy Sharks 23 to lock horns with Scarlets at the Parc Y Scarlets in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.