The Barbarians take on the Leicester Tigers in an untelevised match tonight, with Sharks veteran Jacques Botes set to play his last game before retirement, starting in the number 8 jersey. […]
Posts tagged with: Michael Rhodes
Welford Road swansong for Botes
4 Nov 14 10:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
Sharks trio invited to BaaBaas #JB270
3 Oct 14 08:00 by Greg Kaos (gregkaos) | 6 Comments
Three Sharks players have been invited to the Barbarians squad that will be facing the Wallabies at Twickenham on the 1st November. The team is to be coached by current Auckland Blues coach and All Black hero, Sir John James Patrick Kirwan, in what is sure to be an absolute humdinger of a game. […]
Etzebeth in Province start
5 Aug 14 14:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
And we’re off, with the first Currie Cup line-up of the new Premier Division season named, courtesy of DHL Western Province. […]
Five changes for Stormers
14 May 14 13:20 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 11 Comments
As has become the norm the DHL Stormers have named a squad containing a number of changes to the one that did duty the week before. […]
Weakened Stormers for Loftus trip
7 May 14 14:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
Schalk Burger leads a DHL Stormers side featuring 6 changes (all injury enforced ) to the starting lineup that prevailed over the Highlanders at Newlands last weekend. Burger’s young charges face the daunting task of upsetting the three-time champion Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday. […]
Five Stormer changes for Canberra
19 Mar 14 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Peter Grant returns at flyhalf as one of five changes to the Stormers team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. […]
Tight five changes for Stormers
11 Mar 14 10:26 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 11 Comments
The Stormers team named to face the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday features three injury-enforced changes to the unit that narrowly went down against the Crusaders last weekend. […]
Stormers sign Argentine lock
4 Nov 13 09:35 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 31 Comments
The Stormers have announced the signing of Manuel Carizza, for the 2014 Super Rugby season. […]
Fourie captains WP in Final
23 Oct 13 12:36 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments
The Western Province team to face the Sharks in the Currie Cup Final this weekend has been named, and sees no changes from the team that beat the Lions in the semi-final last week. […]
Four changes for Province ahead of Lions
3 Oct 13 09:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee welcomes back Rynhardt Elstadt to his starting team for this weekend’s Currie Cup match against the Lions at Newlands, one of four changes to his line-up. […]
Province bench Burger for Bloem
25 Sep 13 09:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Western Province coach Alister Coetzee has made room for returning Bok Schalk Burger on a 5-man forward bench, as he names his team to take on the Cheetahs this weekend. […]
Back-row reshuffle for Province
18 Sep 13 09:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Western Province have named their team to take on Griquas at Newlands on Friday evening. […]
No Fourie for Province
11 Sep 13 13:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
We’ve yet to hear a verdict from Deon Fourie’s “face contact” disciplinary hearing, but it matters not as far as Western Province’s team for this weekend’s clash against the Bulls goes. The regular captain has been pulled from the team in any case, citing a rib injury. […]
Province start for Rhodes
15 Aug 13 09:42 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Former Sharks utility forward Michael Rhodes has been elevated to the Western Province starting line-up, in the only change made by coach Allister Coetzee ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup clash against the Cheetahs. […]
Fourie to skipper WP
23 Jul 13 09:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has confirmed that Deon Fourie will captain this year’s Currie Cup side as they look to defend their title, according to Rugby365. […]