Gurthro Steenkamp and Gert Muller, both seasoned props originally from South Africa, will front up against the Sharks at the Stade Ernest Wallon in Toulouse this evening. […]
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Stade Toulousain name team to face Sharks
Bok changes for Azzuri
Trevor Nyakane comes in to start a test match for the first time this weekend, as Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has made four changes to his starting fifteen for Saturday’s clash against Italy. […]
Changes to Bok pack for Salta
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made three changes to his starting fifteen for Saturday’s Rugby Championship return test against Argentina in Salta, with all of those coming in the forward pack. […]
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. […]
Two changes to Bok starting team
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has named a largely unchanged starting team for this weekend’s second test against Wales at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. […]
Beast dropped ahead of first test
In a rather bizarre move, former Bulls player Gurthro Steenkamp had been rewarded with a 50th test cap – starting ahead of Beast Mtawarira at loosehead prop in the Springbok team named to face Wales in the first test in Durban on Saturday. Steenkamp was poor against the World XV at Newlands last week, conceding numerous scrum penalties in the second half. […]
Something old, something new for Meyer
Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man Springbok squad, named on Saturday night for the upcoming June international season, features 7 uncapped players as well as a fair few old hands from days gone bye. […]
Boks named for Rugby Championship opener
Jean de Villiers captains a Springbok side featuring two new faces in the forward pack, as they take on the might of Argentina in Saturday’s first Rugby Championship test. […]
Influx of overseas Springboks?
Heyneke Meyer has gone on record recently as stating that he’ll be travelling overseas to chat to potential Springbok players. The likely suspects are: […]
Bulls lose three more
The Bulls have lost three more players to the Euro, adding to their already pretty big list of Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw. […]
Bulls ready for Lions
The Bulls have named their team to take on the Lions in Pretoria on Saturday evening, with two changes from the team that played last week, both being injury enforced. […]
Early-season injury concerns for Bulls
While it’s to be expected that teams will have a few niggling injury concerns heading into a new season, the unlucky Bulls appear to have been particularly hard hit this season. […]
Steenkamp takes the top gong
Gurthrö Steenkamp was on Monday named as the South African Rugby Union Player of the Year for the 2010 season.
The Blue Bulls prop captured the crown at the end of a fabulous domestic season during which he helped his side claim their third Super 14 title. […]
Gurthro starts for Blue Bulls.
World Cup-winning Springbok prop Gurthrö Steenkamp will make a first Currie Cup start of the season for the Blue Bulls in their crucial encounter with Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. […]
Two Bulls sent home
Both Gurthrö Steenkamp and Malatse Ralepelle will return home from the Boks end-of-year tour, having picked up knee and foot injuries respectively in the defeat against Leicester. […]