Steve Tandy shakes up Wales for Bok face-off
MEDIA RELEASE: Coach Steve Tandy announced the Wales team to play South Africa at Kings Park, Durban in Round Three of the Nations Championship on Saturday. There are six changes to the starting XV from Round Two. Teddy Williams makes his first start of the Nations Championship alongside Adam Beard in the second row. In […]
Rassie never fails to ‘bowl us over’
Jaco Williams (wing), Vusi Moyo (flyhalf), Ruben van Heerden (lock), and Carlu Sadie (prop) will all make their Test debuts in the Springboks’ third Nations Championship fixture against Wales in Durban on Saturday in a quality team named by national coach Rassie Erasmus. Erasmus struck a fine balance between naming a strong team, while staying […]
All the URC Round Seven teams
The teams for this weekend’s Round Seven fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with details of the match officials. Saturday delivers South African firepower as the unbeaten Stormers face the Lions in Cape Town, before Sharks and Bulls clash in a sold-out Durban showdown. For the first time since 2012, the Shark […]
The missing name on the Sharks’ coaching short-list
The Sharks’ search for a new coach, to replace John Plumtree, is a long way from reaching its conclusion. However, James Martin Stonehouse is not on their ‘shortlist’. This was confirmed by Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell. Back in September, Jimmy Stonehouse, on the eve of their departure for a three-match European trip, was […]
Hybrid hero helps Sharks bite back
Springbok star Andre Esterhuizen is hoping the Sharks have turned the corner as they head into Saturday’s huge South African derby against the Bulls in Durban. The Sharks won just one of their first seven matches in all competitions this season, but their fortunes changed last weekend when they claimed a 28-23 victory at home […]