The former Sharks and SA u20 player Allan Dell has moved to Scotland. Born in a family of backs, Allan turned out a prop. However, strong similarities can be seen between him and Beast, as they both have exceptional abilities in the loose and the tight and can adapt to the physical side of the game while at home with ball in hand.
Leandri Diedericks and Benedict Chanakira caught up with the aspiring Scotland international player. […]
Jake White is a top coach and worthy of our trust. Perhaps after the debacle of last weekend that should read: “and STILL worthy of our trust.” […]
Stormers coach Alister Coetzee has selected what looks like his strongest available side for Saturday’s warm-up against the Bulls in Polokwane. Schalk Burger will start at blindside flank in a loose trio that has no room for Currie Cup captain Deon Fourie. […]
Dawie Theron’s SA Under 20 side scored a comprehensive 97-0 victory over an outgunned USA team in La Roche-sur-Yon last night. While there was plenty of exciting running on display, the 16-try whitewash may well have left the coaches with more questions than answers. […]
The Baby Boks get their title defence going tonight, against the USA in La Roche-sur-Yon. […]
SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has pulled something of a shock selection, in naming Sharks flyhalf Rob du Preez at number 10 for his side’s World Championship opener against the USA tomorrow. […]
Reports this morning indicate that Jan Serfontein has withdrawn from the Baby Boks squad to join the senior side. […]
I wrote a piece last year about how a change to South Africa’s eligibility rules might influence the choices that young players make, relating to national under 20 selection. In short, SARU’s decision to designate the SA Under 20 side as the “second side”, meaning that any player who represents South Africa at under 20 level will thus immediately be barred from ever representing another country at senior level, might have the unintended consequence of player opting to keep their options open while they are still young. […]
Baby Boks coach Dawie Theron has opted to make a few changes to his team that Peter de Villiers’ UWC team 65 – 7 last week, for the clash with Maties tomorrow morning. […]
The Baby Boks, defending champions of the IRB Junior World Championship, will face a tough group to defend their title when the 2013 instalment of the junior champs takes place in France. […]
Yet another South African lock has packed his bags to look for greener pastures elsewhere, after a fourth Cheetahs lock has decided to head north to France. […]
Brenden Nel has just written up a very interesting piece on SuperSport, based on an interview with SARU CEO Jurie Roux. The subject of the discussion was retention of players for the Boks, despite big money offers to play for other international teams. […]
When the story about schoolboy rugby sensation Johann Sadie’s request to be released from his R1.4m per annum Bulls contract made waves yesterday, I couldn’t but wonder, if Heyneke was still the Bulls Director of Rugby, would two of the players he personally headhunted – Daniel Adongo & Sadie – with a different style of play in mind, be on the out or on the way at the Loftus? […]
According to reports, the Bulls have signed Baby Boks flyhalf Handré Pollard. […]
The South African Under 20 side play Argentine tonight in their IRB Junior World Championship semi-final match. […]
