“I remember Paris in ’16…. two strong clubs taking to fields of green.” Something like that, anyway. […]
Posts tagged with: Stade Francais
Parisienne Walkouts
15 Mar 17 12:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 13 Comments
Alberts gets Bok call
12 Sep 16 09:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 68 Comments
Willem Alberts has been called up to the Springbok squad, replacing the injured Lood de Jager. […]
Off goes Omar
28 Jul 16 18:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 53 Comments
The Sharks have just announced the departure of defence coach Omar Mouneimne, who has been granted an early release from his contract to take up employment with Stade Francais in Paris. […]
Alberts to leave Sharks
25 May 15 11:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
Sharks CEO John Smit has confirmed at least one senior player departure, revealing to The Witness that Willem Alberts will indeed move to Paris to join Stade Francais later in the year. […]
A Foreign Affair
27 Jan 15 10:15 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 103 Comments
After reading an article about rugby professionals leaving their country of birth to play for an adopted country, whether through residency or ancestral lineage, and how it’s diluting the game, I decided to put down some of my own thoughts. […]
Kings bag Sharks pair
26 Mar 14 15:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Tim Whitehead and Hansie Graaff will turn out for the newly-promoted EP Kings in this year’s Currie Cup. […]
Gerber adds steel to Sharks’ Currie Cup front row
31 Jul 13 09:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 47 Comments
Moving swiftly to plug the gaps in their Currie Cup playing roster, the Sharks seem to have secured the services of former Bulls tight head prop Rayno Gerber for the duration of the season. […]
Bosman linked with French switch
13 Jun 13 13:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
French team Stade Francais have announced the signing of Sharks utility back Meyer Bosman on a two-year deal. […]
Steyn heading to Paris
4 Mar 13 11:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
It’s been confirmed that Bulls and Bok flyhalf Morne Steyn will play for Stade Francais in Paris on conclusion of this year’s Super Rugby tournament. […]
Steyn to leave Bulls
15 Jan 13 11:34 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 51 Comments
Bulls and Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn will leave the Bulls at the end of the Super Rugby season. […]
Steyn to play in France?
27 Nov 12 12:33 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 21 Comments
Morné Steyn has been linked with a move to Stade Francais, in the French Top 14. […]
Another lock going up North
31 Oct 12 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
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. […]
Gerber leaves Bulls (again)
14 Sep 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
There’s a long-held tradition of forward supremacy up in fairest Tshwane, or so we’re told, with dominance up-front generally considered to be the major (if not only) focal point of the Bulls’ game plan. All but the most fervent of die-hards would concede, though, that it’s been some time since the Bulls had a set of props that were genuine world-beaters in their own right. […]
Kankowski exit rumours rubbished
13 Jun 12 12:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
It’s silly season up in Europe, with every Super Rugby player who isn’t literally nailed to the floor being linked with a move to some-or-other French club ahead of the new European season. […]
Bulls are a few years late if aiming to shock in pink
14 Feb 12 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 76 Comments
They say that most trends tend to catch on in Pretoria a few years late and in the case of the Bulls “out there” decision to play in a “shocking” pink away jersey, this couldn’t be more true. […]