Bulls give Bok duo U23 Cup hit-out

Two Springboks will start for the Vodacom Bulls XV in Saturday’s SA Rugby U23 Cup match against the Stormers XXIII at Loftus Versfeld. Lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg and veteran centre Jan Serfontein bring Test experience to a side captained by 32-year-old former...
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Bulls face Canan conundrum

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann may be forced to rejig his back three ahead of URC matches against Welsh opposition. After exiting the Investec Champions Cup with a 25-21 loss to the Glasgow Warriors last week, the Bulls remained in Europe to prepare for fixtures...

Ackers: Real change doesn’t happen overnight

Johan Ackermann says the Vodacom Bulls are still a “work in progress” despite putting themselves firmly in URC playoff contention. After a difficult start to the season, the Bulls have regained momentum and lie eighth on the URC log after 14 rounds. The Pretoria-based...

Nienaber narrative misses mark

Jacques Nienaber’s role at Leinster is being shaped more by perception than performance, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane challenges the idea that senior coach Nienaber is to blame when Leinster lose but overlooked when they win, describing it as...