by HolAdmin | Apr 15, 2026 | African Golf News
Bok lock Eben Etzebeth continues to be a costly signing for the Sharks. The Sharks on Tuesday confirmed that the 34-year-old, who only recently returned from a 12-week suspension, suffered a hip injury in his comeback match against Connacht on 3 April and has been...
by HolAdmin | Apr 15, 2026 | African Golf News
Sharks lock Eben Etzebeth faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines having only recently returned from a 12-week suspension. The 34-year-old was a notable omission from the Sharks’ 28-man touring squad announced on Tuesday for Vodacom URC matches against the Ospreys in...
by HolAdmin | Apr 15, 2026 | African Golf News
Handré Pollard says in-form halfback partner Embrose Papier must “just carry on doing what he is doing” to earn a Springbok recall. Papier’s omission from the recent Bok alignment camp raised eyebrows across the country, but two-time World Cup winner Pollard believes...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
Siya Kolisi has been named in the Sharks squad for their two-match Vodacom URC tour. The Sharks face the Ospreys in Swansea on Saturday and Edinburgh at Hive Stadium next Friday. Kolisi has not featured for his club since late January, having withdrawn shortly before...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
South Africa A have made a welcome return to the rugby calendar. SA A will take on Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on 20 June in a curtain-raiser to the Springboks’ opening match of the season against the Barbarians. The last time SA A team took the field was during the 2022...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
Mark Alexander will serve a third and final term as Saru president after being nominated unopposed on Monday. Alexander, who first took the role in an interim capacity in 2016 (following the resignation of Oregan Hoskins) was nominated by representatives of 11 Saru’s...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
John Dobson has backed the Stormers’ growing tactical flexibility as a key asset heading into the business end of the Vodacom URC. Speaking to the media on Monday, the director of rugby confirmed that Springbok fullback Damian Willemse’s recent deployment on the wing...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
Rondebosch’s 2.06m lock Sebastian Vermeulen says his size has always attracted attention. The towering 140kg, 18-year-old has become one of the most talked-about schoolboy players in the country, with photos alongside Springbok locks Eben Etzebeth and RG Snyman...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
Stormers coach John Dobson admits he has been surprised by how strongly Deon Fourie has returned from serious injury. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports. The 39-year-old flank was sidelined for the best part of two years with an ACL tear in April 2024, a tibia fracture in April...
by HolAdmin | Apr 14, 2026 | African Golf News
Lions captain Francke Horn says his side is raring to go against Vodacom URC log-leaders the Glasgow Warriors at Ellis Park on Saturday. Four successive wins have lifted the Lions up to fifth on the table ahead of two crucial home fixtures against Glasgow and...
