Fans reckon Roos dethrones Duane
SARugbymag.co.za readers have voted Evan Roos, not Bok hardman Duane Vermeulen, as South Africa’s best No 8.
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SARugbymag.co.za readers have voted Evan Roos, not Bok hardman Duane Vermeulen, as South Africa’s best No 8.
Duane Vermeulen has been rated as one of the standout players in his position this year, despite having taken a backseat for the world champion Springboks.
The DHL Stormers awards evening belonged to flyhalf Manie Libbok and No 8 Evan Roos, the big winners at the ceremony alongside promising youngster Sacha Mngomezulu.
John Smit has offered Evan Roos some sage advice after the hotshot DHL Stormers No 8 has become the target of off-the-ball niggle aimed at getting under his collar.
Abrasive DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos can expect opposing players in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to keep trying “to get into his head”.
Evan Roos’ freakish athleticism to score the DHL Stormers’ opening try against Connacht begs the question why he was overlooked by the Springboks in the Rugby Championship.
DHL Stormers coach John Dobson is picking his No 8 Evan Roos to make a statement in the defending champions’ @Vodacom United Rugby Championship opener against Connacht in Stellenbosch on Saturday. #URC
Dynamic No 8 Evan Roos will reportedly get an opportunity to build on his brief Test debut despite being left out of the Springbok squad for the two-Test tour of Australia.
The Springboks will jet off to Australia for two Tests against the Wallabies without dynamic No 8 Evan Roos.
The Springboks are having a hard time transitioning from 2019 world champions into a unit that will retain the Webb Ellis Cup in 2023, writes ZELIM NEL.