Saints sink Bath for Prem glory
Thomas du Toit barged over for Johann van Graan’s Bath but it was not enough as the Northampton Saints were crowned Premiership champions in London on Saturday.
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Thomas du Toit barged over for Johann van Graan’s Bath but it was not enough as the Northampton Saints were crowned Premiership champions in London on Saturday.
Johann van Graan believes Bath are “exactly where we should be” heading into Saturday’s Premiership final following a remarkable transformation under his leadership.
Bath reached the Premiership final with a tense win against Sale Sharks that was marred by Jonny Hill’s alleged clash with a fan after the final whistle on Saturday.
South African loose forward Ruan Ackermann is reportedly set to quit English outfit Gloucester and link up with a top Japanese club next season.
World Cup-winning Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese headlines a formidable four-man South African contingent in the Premiership Team of the Season for 2023-24.
Saracens and Scotland winger Sean Maitland will retire from rugby at the end of the season, the Premiership champions have announced.
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has praised World Cup-winning Springbok scrummager Thomas du Toit as one of the English club’s signings of the season.
Premiership giants Saracens have confirmed the departure of two of the club’s long-serving members at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
Johann van Graan has re-committed his future to English Premiership outfit Bath after the head of rugby put pen to paper on a contract extension.
Two-time Springbok world champion Handre Pollard is among the top earners in the Premiership, according to the league’s latest salary cap report.