Sharks coach: Mapimpi’s been amazing
Makazole Mapimpi is expected to return to action for the Sharks in the clash with the Lions on 5 June, and coach Sean Everitt says ‘it’s a pleasure’ to have him back, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Makazole Mapimpi is expected to return to action for the Sharks in the clash with the Lions on 5 June, and coach Sean Everitt says ‘it’s a pleasure’ to have him back, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
In the first part of a new series, we ask you to rate which front rowers from the last two series against the British & Irish Lions were the most valuable to the Bok cause.
Pieter-Steph du Toit’s ability to get through back-to-back 80-minute performances after more than a year out of the game aptly demonstrates why he has been referred to as an athlete who is a ‘freak of nature’, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Juarno Augustus has arrived at a crucial career crossroads as he heads to the Northampton Saints, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Warren Gatland mystified with several notable omissions from the British & Irish Lions squad, but the selection of Duhan van der Merwe was spot on, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Duhan van der Merwe has earned inclusion in the British & Irish Lions’ confirmed squad, but there’s no space for CJ Stander in the touring team that will be led by Alun Wyn Jones.
The possibility of the Rainbow Cup SA offering a ticket to the Champions Cup for the winner would be a game-changer for the competition, but entry to Europe remains a moving target. writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Henry Immelman will leave Montpellier at the end of the European season to join Scottish side Edinburgh.
Peter de Villiers says it is vital that South Africa’s teams are involved in a strength-versus-strength competition before the British & Irish Lions arrive to face the Springboks.
World Cup-winner Schalk Brits believes Warren Gatland’s exclusion of former Springbok forwards coach Matt Proudfoot from his British & Irish Lions coaching team is a missed opportunity.