Ackermann inspires Gloucester’s triumph
Ruan Ackermann was in top form as Gloucester hammered Harlequins 29-7, while there were also wins for Exeter, Bristol, Newcastle, Sale and Bath in the English Premiership.
Ruan Ackermann was in top form as Gloucester hammered Harlequins 29-7, while there were also wins for Exeter, Bristol, Newcastle, Sale and Bath in the English Premiership.
Loose forward Ruan Ackermann has signed a contract extension that will see him play for Gloucester beyond the current season.
Lock Wilhelm van der Sluys has left the Exeter Chiefs to join the Lions for the remainder of the Vodacom Super Rugby season.
Saracens’ South African former owners sold their stake in the club partly because they feared it was breaching the Premiership salary cap.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s Premiership, Top 14, Pro14 and Major Rugby League matches involving South African players.
Don Armand starred for the Exeter Chiefs in their 20-14 win over the Sale Sharks, while there were also English Premiership victories for Newcastle, Saracens, Leicester, Harlequins and Bristol.
Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez will join elder brother Rob at the Sale Sharks after this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby tournament.
Owen Farrell, Jamie George, Brad Barritt, Ben Earl and Alex Sanderson pay tribute to Schalk Burger, who will leave Saracens at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Saracens have confirmed that former Springbok Schalk Burger will leave the club at the end of the season and return to Cape Town.
Northampton Saints coach Chris Boyd says Cobus Reinach’s skin colour will count against him when it comes to Springbok selection.