PICTURE | Duane Vermeulen gives thumbs up afer knee surgery
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen has given a positive update after undergoing knee surgery on Tuesday.
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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.
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.
Dobson resigned to losing Gelant to French club: 'He will go with our blessing'
Stormers head coach John Dobson on Friday seemed resigned to losing star World Cup-winning fullback Warrick Gelant, who he said was in "advanced talks with a French club", believed to be Racing Metro.
West try seals La Rochelle’s win over Racing 92 to reach Champions Cup final
The former Munster legend Ronan O’Gara will be looking to overcome the favourites Leinster in Marseille on Saturday week. La Rochelle’s director of rugby saw his side defeat the Champions Cup nearly men Racing 92 in the stifling heat in northern France in the first game of professional rugby at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens.
Leinster ‘best team in Europe’, says Toulouse coach before semi-final
Leinster have been heralded as the best team in Europe by the Toulouse head coach, Ugo Mola, before Saturday’s European Champions Cup semi-final clash in Dublin.
Russell highlights relegation scrap as spark for Top 14 clubs’ success in Europe
Finn Russell believes the jeopardy of relegation in the Top 14 is a key factor behind the success of the French clubs in the Champions Cup with Racing 92 one of three to reach the last four, which features no Premiership teams for the second year running.
Once-luckless Nyakane two games from top Euro prize
A smile is seldom a million miles from his face anyway … but a big one flashed unmistakably from popular Springbok front-row stalwart Trevor Nyakane on Sunday evening.