Flyhalf Gianni Lombard will direct the Lions attack in the crucial URC clash against the Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday. It’s a must-win battle for the Lions and Stormers in another weekend of brutal South African derbies. The Lions are yet to win a local derby this season, losing to the Stormers 29-10 at […]
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The Vodacom Bulls have shuffled their loose trio for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Sharks at Loftus. Star No 8 Cameron Hanekom, who won the Man of the Match award after the Bulls’ 33-32 win against the Stormers in Cape Town last weekend, is rested with Nizaam Carr named at the back of the
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Akker van der Merwe is one of 17 Vodacom Bulls players in a 56-man group set to attend the first Springbok alignment camp of 2025, which will include 22 uncapped members. Hooker Van der Merwe, who earned all three of his Test caps in 2018 during Rassie Erasmus’ first season as Bok coach, will join
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Flyhalf Jurie Matthee backs his playmaking skills and is ready to lead the Stormers attack against the Lions in another key Vodacom URC derby at Ellis Park on Saturday. “I’m not trying to be like anyone else. I’m trying to play to my strengths,” Matthee was quoted by Netwerk24 during a pitchside interview in Paarl
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Outspoken Racing 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti has fired a shot at England flyhalf Owen Farrell ahead of the club’s Top 14 match against bottom-placed Vannes on Saturday. Farrell joined the Parisians this season but has played just nine league games due to a groin injury. The 33-year-old featured in his first Top 14 game since
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The accuracy of goal-kickers Siya Masuku and Jordan Hendrikse will be key to the Sharks’ chances of upsetting the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane expects the Bulls to beat the Sharks comfortably in the Vodacom URC derby at Loftus Versfeld. However, he highlights that big matches are
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Flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela says he is expecting “a very fast game” when he makes his debut for the Lions against the Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday. The 26-year-old was made available for media duty after Lions training on Thursday, suggesting he will be included in their match 23 for the Vodacom URC match. Dobela
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The SARugbymag.co.za team picks the Lions to edge the Stormers at Ellis Park, while the Bulls claim another SA derby scalp with a win against the Sharks at Loftus. Lions vs Stormers (Saturday, 2:30pm, Johannesburg) Juandre Joubert: Lions by 6 Devin Hermanus: Lions by 5 Simon Borchardt: Lions by 5 Grant Craze: Stormers by 7 Dylan
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Prop Gerhard Steenekamp says a “proud” Vodacom Bulls pack cannot rest on their laurels at scrum time and must dominate the Sharks when the teams clash on Saturday. Speaking in the buildup to the blockbuster Vodacom URC derby, the 11-Test Springbok loosehead knows the Bulls’ set-piece dominance against the Stormers last week means nothing when
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Two crunch derbies are on the menu this week and the boys have got the Bulls to feast. The post Keo & Zels: Jake’s Bulls to lead SA charge appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Two crunch derbies are on the menu this week and the boys have got the Bulls to feast. The
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