“As a small kid it has always been rugby all the way,” said Van der Linde. “There was never a thought of doing anything else in life. I remember me and my brother playing rugby in the back yard with the neighbours almost every single day after school and training my passes with my dad
Handre Pollard is in high demand, with up to 10 clubs worldwide reportedly willing to pay more than R10 million for the two-time World Cup-winning Springbok flyhalf. Pollard’s contract with Leicester Tigers expires at the end of the season, and while the English club hopes to retain him, Rapport claims several teams – including some
Leicester Tigers have announced that director of rugby Michael Cheika will leave at the end of the season after opting not to extend his contract with the Premiership club. The 57-year-old Australian signed a one-year deal before the start of the current season but said last week talks about his future had been pushed back
The Leicester Tigers are reportedly considering an approach for Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith. Current Tigers boss Michael Cheika is expected to return to Australia at the end of the 2024-25 season in the hope of getting a rugby league coaching gig in the NRL. Cheika, a second-generation Lebanese Australian, coached Lebanon at the 2022
The Stormers are reportedly set to lose the services of an ace finisher to the English Premiership. RugbyPass reports that Englishman Ben Loader has signed a three-year deal to play for Gloucester from next season, having spent the past two years in Cape Town. Loader joined the Stormers after his former club, London Irish, went
