Tomorrow, in a month’s time, the Springboks play their first International fixture of the year, against Italy at Kings Park. The biggest question surrounding this date is who will lead out the team that day. [...]
Posts tagged with: Jean de Villiers
The captaincy conundrum
JP misses out on Bok contract
JP Pietersen is the big-name omission from a list of 15 contracted Bok players announced by SARU today, with the player’s decision to play in Japan, rather than the Rugby Championship, appearing to put a spanner in the works when it comes to being considered a key member of the national side going forward. [...]
The unsung hero of the team
DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee is no stranger to talking up the youngsters he has to throw into his starting lineup, in fact, it’s probably part of his preparation to have a few school leavers run with the “starters” during pre-season training so that they are comfortable with the squad when the Stormers injury crisis inevitably hits. [...]
Habana out while trio return
Bryan Habana’s injury has been confirmed and will rule him out for 10 weeks. Habana partially tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. [...]
Jantjies starts while Grant waits
The Stormers have made a few changes to the team that went down to the Bulls on Friday night, but sticking with Elton Jantjies at flyhalf. [...]
Stormers team announced
The Stormers team to play the Bulls at Loftus has been announced. Jean De Villiers leads the team in the absence of Schalk Burger who has a calf injury. [...]
Stormers welcome stars back
A number of stalwarts who’ve been missing for varying periods through injury will return for the Stormers, when they take on neighbours Boland this weekend. [...]
Burger to lead Stormers
The Stormers will be captained by a fit again Schalk Burger, in this year’s Super Rugby campaign, after Jean de Villiers did a stellar job of it during the 2012 season, where the team reached the semi-finals. [...]
de Jongh replaces Taute for Scots
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made two changes to the starting line-up for the match against Scotland with Gurthrö Steenkamp starting in the front row and Juan de Jongh getting his chance in midfield. The two replace CJ van der Linde and Jaco Taute respectively, who are both on the bench, with Pat Cilliers missing out on the match 23 altogether. [...]
Steenkamp could start against Scotland
According to reports doing the rounds this morning, Gurthrö Steenkamp is favourite to wear the number 1 jersey against Scotland this weekend, following the withdrawal of Tendai Mtawarira from the squad this week. [...]
A Chance for De Jongh?
If reports are to be believed Pat Lambie will be backed at least one more time during this end of year tour and Juan de Jongh might just get his first, long awaited and well deserved, start under Heyneke Meyer. Good [...]
Hougaard back on wing for Irish clash
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has followed through on his promise of allowing Pat Lambie some game time in the flyhalf jersey, by selecting him to start the match against Ireland this Saturday. [...]
Taute set for midfield role
After reporting yesterday that Pat Lambie and Juan de Jongh are likely starters in the Ireland match this weekend, the team ran differently yesterday with reports now surfacing that Jaco Taute will be wearing the 13 jersey. [...]
Lambie to start against Irish
If the Springbok practice sessions are anything to go by, then rugby enthusiasts around the country will be sighing in unison, as Pat Lambie has been seen running in the flyhalf channel. [...]
WP make one change for Final
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has made some changes to his team that will take on the Sharks in the Currie Cup final this weekend, with the biggest change coming in midfield. [...]
