Red-hot Roos named URC Fans' Player of the Season
It's been an incredible few days for Stormers No 8 Evan Roos.
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Who are the 8 uncapped Boks that will do battle this season and what do they bring?
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber sprung numerous surprises in his 43-member squad that will do battle for South Africa this international season, starting with Wales in three Tests at home next month.
Opinion: Massive Springbok opportunity beckons for breakthrough star Evan Roos
On the eve of the United Rugby Championship semi-final between the Stormers and Ulster this past weekend, Springbok number eight Duane Vermeulen sat down with a wry smile as he chatted to the media. The experienced World Cup winner – always affable and engaging – thoughtfully and thoroughly answered each question thrown at him by the attending rugby ‘hacks’, and it didn’t take long for an inevitable one to come his way: “What are your thoughts on Evan Roos?”
Reason for Duane Vermeulen's absence in Bok squad revealed
A knee injury is the reason No 8 Duane Vermeulen has been omitted from the Springbok squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Wales.
Ulster's quest to secure home URC final ends in agony as Stormers strike at the death
Ulster's quest to secure a home final in the United Rugby Championship ended in heartache and agony as the Stormers won a tense semi-final at the death in Cape Town.
United Rugby Championship: Stormers win at the death in Cape Town to advance to the final
The hosts started fast, with a try each from JJ Kotze and Evan Roos putting them 10 points clear after just 13 minutes of play, before failing to score for the next 71 minutes.
Coetzee, Fourie and Gelant crack Springbok squad as coaches reward URC form
Marcell Coetzee, Deon Fourie, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Warrick Gelant were named in the 43-man Springbok squad that features eight uncapped players and numerous mouth-gawping recalls and call-ups.
Stormers deliver late knockout blow to Ulster
Ulster lost their URC semi-final in the most dramatic fashion with a late converted try sending the DHL Stormers into the final against the Vodacom Bulls.