Vodacom Bulls hooker Akker van der Merwe is holding out hope that Rassie Erasmus will recall him to the Springbok fold in the near future. Van der Merwe earned all three of his Test caps in 2018, Rassie Erasmus’ first season as Springbok coach. Despite excelling for the Sale Sharks and then the Bulls, since
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says his team won’t be short of leaders for Saturday’s Vodacom URC north-south derby against the Stormers. The Bulls suffered two big blows in the first half of their previous match, against the Lions at Ellis Park two weeks ago. Lock Ruan Nortje left the field in the fifth minute
The boys are both backing blue in Saturday’s big URC derby, but which blue is it? The post Keo & Zels: Go blue or go home! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.
Sharks wing Makazole Mapimpi has received a three-match suspension for foul play during the Vodacom URC encounter against Cardiff at the Arms Park. Mapimpi was involved in a scuffle with Cardiff replacement hooker Efan Daniel, who pulled the 34-year-old’s jersey over his head. The Sharks finisher was accused of making contact with Daniel’s eye during
The Vodacom Bulls can confirm that scrum-half Bernard van der Linde has signed with British outfit Bath Rugby. The 24-year-old TUKS alumni will leave the capital for The Rec in July after signing a deal with the Premiership outfit until the summer of 2027. Van der Linde has been a constant feature for the franchise,
The Vodacom Bulls can now give an update on the injuries of club captains Ruan Nortje and Elrigh Louw, and flyhalf Johan Goosen. Springbok lock, Nortje sustained a knee ligament injury in the first half of the Jukskei Derby in Johannesburg on the weekend of the 25th of January. The skipper has already begun his
Can the Stormers dazzle without Manie Libbok, and will the Bulls be able to make up for the absence of injured bruiser Elrigh Louw when they stomp into Cape Town on Saturday for a crunch Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby? The Stormers and Bulls are set to resume their gripping rivalry in a round-one fixture,
Vodacom Bulls loose forward Elrigh Louw and Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok’s long-term injury prognoses have yet to be determined. Louw suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury during the first half of the Bulls’ win against the Lions at Ellis Park last weekend. While the Bulls have not provided an injury update on
The Vodacom Bulls and Sharks kept alive their hopes of a top-two log finish with crucial away wins in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday. The BULLS trailed the Lions 11-10 at the break in the Jukskei derby and lost captain Elrigh Louw to what appeared to be a serious knee injury early in the
However, there was disappointment for the Emirates Lions, who went down to their neighbours from Pretoria in local derby, and DHL Stormers, who came up short against Leinster in Dublin. The Vodacom Bulls earned their sixth victory in the competition as they defeated the Emirates Lions 35-22 in a Jukskei derby in Johannesburg, while the
Coach John Plumtree praised his “impact players” after the Sharks’ 42-22 win against Cardiff at the Arms Park on Saturday. The visitors led 28-10 early in the second half when hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored his second try, but Cardiff hit back with two tries to cut the gap to six points with 20 minutes to
From next season, South Africa’s franchise players will no longer have to cram into economy class when travelling to and from Europe. This will be a result of SA Rugby becoming full EPCR shareholders on 1 July. MyPlayers, the SA professional rugby players’ organisation, confirmed to Rapport that at least 15 players per team will
