The Bulls will have a new flyhalf, lock and prop when they face the Sunwolves in Singapore this Saturday, with coach Nollis Marais opting to use this match to rotate some players. [...]
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Changes aplenty for Bulls
Double change for Bulls to face Sharks
Bulls coach Nollis Marais has opted to give winger Jamba Ulengo his first start for the Bulls against the Sharks this Friday night. Ulengo is the only change to the backline that beat the Rebels in the first half two weeks ago. [...]
Precise Pumas embarrass Boks
Argentina outplayed, outclassed and completely out-wit the Springboks in Durban tonight, but the word that best describes the action is embarrassed. By doing the basics right and playing with some pride, the Pumas beat a hapless and heartless Springbok outfit 37 – 25. [...]
Jean back, Koch starts
The Springbok squad to face Argentina in Durban this weekend has been announced, with no fewer than 5 changes from the team that lost to the All Blacks two weeks ago. [...]
Strong Bulls announced for Kings Park
Handre Pollard returns from his enforced rest to start at flyhalf in the only change to the Bulls backline for Saturday’s game against the Sharks. [...]
Boks keep it steady
Heyneke Meyer has named a largely unchanged Bok match 23 for Saturdays test against Ireland in Dublin, with only a single change on the bench. [...]
Three changes in Bok pit-stop
The Springboks, having just arrived back from a somewhat successful tour to Argentina, leave again on Saturday for Perth, where they will play their next Castle Rugby Championship test against Australia next weekend. [...]
Run-out for Bulls youngsters
Frans Ludeke has made sweeping changes to his Bulls team ahead of this weekend’s final Vodacom Super Rugby clash of the season, against the Rebels at Loftus Versveld. [...]
Springboks unbeaten on home soil
The Springboks will try to keep their unbeaten home record intact against Scotland when they face each other in the last Castle Lager Incoming Tour test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Bok call-up for Big Stephan
Stephan Lewies has been called up to join the Springbok squad for this weekend’s Test match against Scotland – and what’s more, the 22-year-old Sharks lock might find himself earning a cap which would have seemed almost impossible at the start of the season. [...]
Three changes for Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to their starting fifteen for this weekend’s derby against the Lions – a game that Frans Ludeke’s men have to win in order to stay in Super Rugby play-off contention. [...]
Flip regains Bulls captaincy
Flip van der Merwe has served out his suspension and will return to the Vodacom Bulls side – as captain – for this weekend’s Loftus clash with the Brumbies. [...]
S’bura’s Bok nod
Cell C Sharks centre S’bura Sithole has been rewarded for a great Super Rugby campaign to date by being included in Bok coach Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man squad, for a training camp to be held in Durban later this month. [...]
One change for Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls have made just one change to their starting lineup for this weekend’s derby against the DHL Stormers. [...]
Pollard starts for Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls have made four changes to their starting lineup for this weekend’s clash against the Toyota Cheetahs at Loftus. Junior Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard starts in the number 10 shirt for the first time, with veteran Jacques-Louis Potgieter named on the bench. [...]