The Irish Times has reported that Ruan Pienaar will leave Ulster at the end of the 2016/2017 year, but it is not due to either the club nor the player wanting the move. [...]
Posts tagged with: Ruan Pienaar
Ruan Pienaar set to leave Ulster
31 Aug 16 11:53 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 26 Comments
The next Springbok 9 – the frontrunners
26 Jan 16 10:57 by Benedict Chanakira (bchanakira2) | 146 Comments
Fourie du Preez ended his playing career in Japan this past weekend. The end of an era, for some it came too late while some hoped he would play on. One of the greatest number 9’s to play the game. [...]
Minimal change as Matfield leads
28 Oct 15 19:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 98 Comments
Heyneke Meyer may have selected his last Springbok team, and much like his 4 years to date, it has failed to generate much excitement. [...]
RWC Semi-Final 1: NZ vs SA
24 Oct 15 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 250 Comments
This is what World Cup Rugby is all about. Two teams facing each other in hat can only be described as a colossal match-up. It is finally here, Semi-Final 1 is upon us and the Boks have a massive match ahead of them if they are to compete for the elusive spot in the Final. [...]
Boks unchanged for Semi showdown
21 Oct 15 11:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 151 Comments
The Springbok team to face the All Blacks in the World Cup Semi-Final this weekend has been named, with an unchanged starting fifteen taking the field. [...]
Boks change 1 for Wales
14 Oct 15 11:50 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 68 Comments
JP Pietersen is the only change to the starting team that beat USA so comprehensively a week ago to face Wales in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Final match this Saturday. [...]
Jean leads Boks in opener
16 Sep 15 11:03 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 287 Comments
The Springbok team to face Japan in their opening fixture of the 2015 Rugby World Cup has been announced, with Jean de Villiers leading the team and Patrick Lambie starting at flyhalf. [...]
Springbok squad announced
28 Aug 15 18:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 159 Comments
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup to be held in England and Wales, kicking off in three weeks’ time. The squad has it’s talking points, much of which were discussed before the announcement already. [...]
Friendly: Argentina vs South Africa
15 Aug 15 19:55 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 325 Comments
The Springboks face Argentina in Buenos Aires in the last test before the Rugby World Cup kicks off. It will be sweet revenge for the Boks should they be able to pull off a victory, but it will matter very little in the bigger scheme of things. A loss would result in a record fifth loss in a row. [...]
Jean back, Koch starts
5 Aug 15 11:37 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 305 Comments
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. [...]
Brussow starts, Whiteley on the bench
22 Jul 15 11:43 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 146 Comments
The Springbok team to face the All Blacks has been announced with Heinrich Brussow starting his first match since the 2011 World Cup. [...]
Boks throw it away
20 Jul 15 07:27 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 139 Comments
The Springboks went down 20 – 24 to Australia in Brisbane on Saturday morning, after earlier being in a commanding 20 – 7 lead, with the timing of certain substitutions costing the Boks. [...]
Nice work, Ross
28 Nov 14 10:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Golden Lions scrumhalf Ross Cronje has been rewarded for a great Currie Cup season with a call-up to join the Springbok squad in Cardiff. [...]
Odwa the only concern
15 Sep 14 15:01 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
The Sharks have returned from Bloemfontein boasting a mostly clean bill of health, with only one new casualty to report. [...]
Test action (at last) for Reinach
15 Sep 14 08:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
After a month or more of holding tackle bags, Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach now looks assured of making a test debut (or cracking the Bok match 23 at the very least) once the Rugby Championship resumes on home soil in just under a fortnight. [...]
