He may not currently be in Heyneke Meyer’s plans for Bok selection, but exciting Cheetahs utility back Willie le Roux is certainly causing excitement wherever he goes and now appears to have the foreign big spenders reaching for their cheque books.
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Sharks confirm tour replacements
Two members of the Sharks XV will fly to Australasia to join up with the Sharks touring party, with yet another Lions also set to join the party. [...]
Exclusive: Sharks confirm Marais departure
In an update to our earlier story, Sharksworld can exclusively confirm that Jandre Marais will indeed head to France later this year. [...]
Marais linked with French switch
According to a report in France’s Sud Ouest Newspaper, Sharks lock forward Jandre Marais may have signed a contract to join French Top 14 side Union Bordeaux Bègles. [...]
Six Nations: Team of the Week Round Three
Week three of the Six Nations saw wins for Wales, England and Scotland. Italy, missing Sergio Parisse, struggled to make an impact in Rome as the Welsh dominated from the off. Meanwhile in London, Chris Robshaw’s England defeated a resurgent French side, who only had themselves to blame for their second half deterioration. Ireland will be rueing missed opportunities after dominating large parts of their match, only to be denied by the ruthless Scots. Here is a look at the top performers from Round Three: [...]
Another South African for France
Antonie Claassen, son of former Springbok Captain Wynand Claassen, has been called up to the French training squad, which will prepare to take on England in an all-important clash at Twickenham in two weeks’ time. [...]
Smith calls it a day
Juan Smith, Springbok and Cheetahs flanker, has been forced to retire following an MRI scan which revealed that Smith has further injured his Achilles problem. Smith announced that he will quit all forms of rugby and will take a break before deciding on his future. [...]
Six Nations: Team of the Week Round Two
The second weekend of the Six Nations saw both Scotland and Wales record their first victories of the tournament. Wales’ gritty win was especially impressive for the strength of character it showed given their previous poor run of eight straight defeats. The cool headed Leigh Halfpenny slotted eleven points to put his side’s title ambitions back on track. In Dublin, it was the cool head of Owen Farrell that left England with the only 100% record in the championship – his twelve points were enough to see off the Irish. Here is a look at the star performers from all the action: [...]
Fancy some boxing? (Updated)
We are two weeks away from full blown Super Rugby action, but nevertheless, we have some good rugby to watch this weekend, as well as some boxing this morning. Let’s have a look at where we can make some money. [...]
The weekend rugby wrap
4 Feb 13 08:29 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, EP Kings, Lions, Original Content, Six Nations, Stormers | 6 Comments
The first real rugby weekend of the year came and went, with local teams battling each other to ready themselves for the Super Rugby season ahead, while up North the Six Nations got under way to some unexpected results. [...]
Habana to Toulon? Who knows…
The Twitterverse has been alive with rumours of Bryan Habana leaving for France at the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season. We have no official confirmation at this stage, but word is that the Springbok wing is set for a stint with Toulon. [...]
Kruger on his way to France
Juandrè Kruger will wrap up his career with the Bulls during the Super Rugby season in 2013, after which he will move North to join up with French club Racing Metro. [...]
BlitzBokke ease into Cup quarter final
After being placed in a tough group with last week’s Dubai winners Samoa, France and Australia, South Africa had no problem finishing top of their pool. [...]
Boks handed dream RWC draw
The Springboks have drawn Samoa and Scotland as their directly-qualified pool-mates for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [...]
Steyn to play in France?
Morné Steyn has been linked with a move to Stade Francais, in the French Top 14. [...]
