John Plumtree is relying on the experience and combinations of his Springboks to gel quickly for the Sharks against the Vodacom URC champions, Glasgow Warriors on Saturday, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. Having returned to Durban with a 1-2 win-loss record from their European tour, the Sharks will welcome back world champions such as Siya Kolisi and […]
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Wales scrumhalf Gareth Davies announced his retirement from international rugby on Thursday, just four days after veteran centre Jonathan Davies also called it quits. Gareth Davies won 77 caps for Wales in a Test career that lasted 10 years and featured two tours with the British & Irish Lions. The 34-year-old, who made his Wales
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Jake White has given the responsibility to Springbok star Canan Moodie of “being the mouthpiece” in the Vodacom Bulls backline against the Scarlets in Wales on Friday. Speaking in a Bulls conference from Llanelli on Thursday, White was confident that his Bulls side is well prepared for the round 5 Vodacom URC clash at Parc
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Eben Etzebeth will skipper the Sharks in his first match of the 2024-25 Vodacom URC, with Siya Kolisi included in the lineup to face the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday. The Sharks tackle the defending URC champions at Kings Park on Saturday, bolstered by the return of a several Springboks for their first home game of
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The Vodacom URC has been dubbed the most varied competition in world rugby by the coach of a Lions team that has made a flying start to the new league season. The Lions have won all three of their matches to sit third in the table, with a game in hand on the two sides
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Veteran hooker Akker van der Merwe leads a Vodacom Bulls starting XV featuring eight changes to face the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday night. In round 5 of the 2024-25 Vodacom URC, the Bulls head to Parc y Scarlets unbeaten in three games and on the back of a bonus-point win against the Ospreys last
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The match officiating in the URC has been diabolical, its time to invoke Head of Referees Tappe Henning to save our game. The post Keo & Zels: Red card the refs! appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The match officiating in the URC has been diabolical, its time to invoke Head of Referees Tappe Henning
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Scrumhalf George Horne claims last season’s Vodacom URC title win in SA has given the Glasgow Warriors the belief to bag back-to-back wins from their trip to the Republic. The defending URC champions face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, before heading to Cape Town to take on the DHL Stormers next week. Horne emphasised
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The versatile Jan-Hendrik Wessels is applying his learnings with the Springboks at becoming a powerful asset at hooker and loosehead prop for the Vodacom Bulls. Speaking to the media from Wales in the buildup to the round 5 Vodacom URC clash between the Bulls and Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets on Friday, the 23-year-old has
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First-choice England scrumhalf Alex Mitchell has been left out of Steve Borthwick’s squad for the November Tests that includes a Twickenham visit from the Springboks. Mitchell has not played this season because of a neck injury and his club, the Northampton Saints have been unable to provide a timeframe for his return. England host South
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