Faf, Willie locked in for Rugby Champs
Faf de Klerk and Willie le Roux will be available for the duration of the Rugby Championship, while Duane Vermeulen may only feature in certain games. JON CARDINELLI reports from Bloemfontein.
Watch: Springbok press conference
What Duane Vermeulen had to say at the Springboks press conference on Tuesday.
Duane: Siya a special leader
Veteran No 8 Duane Vermeulen says former Stormers teammate Siya Kolisi will make a fine Springbok captain, reports JON CARDINELLI in Johannesburg.
WP Rugby denies Vermeulen link
Western Province Rugby Union president Thelo Wakefield has hinted that No 8 Duane Vermeulen is not part of their plans going forward. Vermeulen has been playing for Toulon since 2015, but the French club recently confirmed his departure at the end of the current season. It was expected that the Bok No 8 would rejoin the Stormers, but according to… Read more →
Duane set to miss Rugby Championship
Duane Vermeulen’s contract with his new Japanese club could prevent him from playing for the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. Vermeulen will leave French club Toulon at the end of the current European season. According to Rapport newspaper, he will join Frans Ludeke’s Kubota Spears and then return to the Stormers early next year to play in the 2019 Super… Read more →
Duane’s Toulon into quarters despite loss
The Scarlets, Clermont and Leinster secured home quarter-finals in the European Champions Cup, while Toulon also booked their place in the playoffs on Saturday. In a straight shootout for top spot in Pool 5, the Scarlets held on desperately to clinch a riveting 30-27 win over Toulon. The result sees the Scarlets secure a first home quarter-final and makes them… Read more →
Messam to replace Duane at Toulon
All Blacks loose forward Liam Messam is set to replace Duane Vermeulen at Toulon after reportedly signing a two-year contract with the French club. The 33-year-old Messam will head to France at the end of the Chiefs’ 2018 Super Rugby campaign to bolster Toulon’s loose forward stocks following the news of Vermeulen’s exit. Messam played 43 Tests for the All… Read more →
Toulon confirm Duane departure
Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal says Duane Vermeulen will leave the French club at the end of the season. The Bok No 8 is set to rejoin the Stormers in Cape Town. ‘Vermeulen is leaving, he will be replaced by an international level player that we will announce in the next 48 hours,’ said Boudjellal. Vermeulen’s replacement is reportedly All Blacks… Read more →
Kolisi our Man of the Year
Siya Kolisi is SA Rugby magazine’s Man of the Year for his contribution on and off the field in 2017. The flanker’s influence extends far beyond the four white lines. This year, Kolisi found career-best form to cement his place in the Springbok starting lineup. He captained the Stormers and was the Boks’ vice-captain, with many believing he should have replaced the… Read more →
Du Plessis gets Montpellier bonus point
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup matches involving South African players. CHAMPIONS CUP Pool 1 – Wasps, featuring centre Juan de Jongh, No 8 Nizaam Carr and hooker Ashley Johnson, slumped to a 49-29 defeat against La Rochelle at the Ricoh Arena. The win takes La Rochelle seven points clear at the top… Read more →
