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Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has made a solitary change to his starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash against the Bulls at Ellis Park. Jarod Cairns starts at openside flank with Renzo du Plessis dropping down to the bench. Both Gauteng rivals arrive with clear objectives. The Lions sit seventh on the log and […]

The Vodacom Bulls will take on the Lions at Ellis Park in Saturday’s Vodacom URC derby without a host of frontline players. The likes of Gerhard Steenekamp, Akker van der Merwe, Ruan Nortje, Sebastian de Klerk, Cheswill Jooste and Canan Moodie all miss out due to injury, while veteran Willie le Roux is rested as

Sharks coach JP Pietersen has restored several Springboks to his starting lineup for Saturday’s return clash against the Stormers in Durban. The Sharks have the upper hand going into the rematch, having upset the Cape side 30-19 in Cape Town last weekend and handing them their first defeat of the Vodacom URC campaign. The KwaZulu-Natalians

Evan Roos resumes his successful loose-trio partnership with Ben-Jason Dixon and Paul de Villiers as the Stormers look to avenge last weekend’s Vodacom URC defeat to the Sharks. In other notable changes for the Cape side, Jonathan Roche starts at inside centre with Damian Willemse shifting to fullback. Willemse’s move to 15 for the Kings

Bishops flyhalf Herschelle Gibbs spent several days with the All Blacks when they toured South Africa in 1992. Gibbs starred for Western Province at the 1992 Craven Week, before choosing cricket over rugby and playing for the Proteas. The post Watch: Future Proteas cricketer trains with All Blacks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Bishops

Check out the match-day squads for this weekend’s Vodacom URC matches involving South African sides. LIONS vs VODACOM BULLS (Saturday, 2:30pm) LIONS – TBC AFRICA PICKS: URC Round 11 preview – SA derbies take centre stage BULLS – TBC ALSO: Ackers relishing return to Lions’ den “Take him to the mat!” – The lads got

A Wallabies speed merchant has committed his foreseeable future to Rugby Australia and the Waratahs amid code-switch rumours. Max Jorgensen has already amassed 20 Test caps and revealed he “never really explored” a move to the Sydney Roosters, despite persistent speculation linking him to the NRL heavyweights. Those rumours resurfaced recently following Angus Crichton’s decision

Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks are “thin at lock” less than two years out from the World Cup. The Boks are the envy of world rugby with their huge player pool, but Erasmus believes the second row is an area of concern when age profile and experience may count against the back-to-back world champions. In

The Stormers gain revenge over the Sharks at Kings Park, while the Vodacom Bulls win again at Ellis Park, according to the SA Rugby magazine team. Benetton vs Scarlets (Friday, 9:45pm) Simon Borchardt: Benetton by 10 Lindiz van Zilla: Benetton by 9 Dylan Johnson: Benetton by 15 Morne Esben: Benetton by 18 Glasgow Warriors vs

A former England and British & Irish Lions star says Handre Pollard is “one of the three top flyhalves to ever play the game”. Anthony Watson believes Pollard will still be the main man for the Springboks as they navigate the crunch matches at next year’s World Cup in Australia. Pollard, 31, is a double