To’omua: Schmidt must play the long game

To’omua: Schmidt must play the long game

As Joe Schmidt confirms and gets ready to name his match-23 to tackle the Springboks at Ellis Park, a former Wallaby playmaker has encouraged him to take a tactical leaf out of Rassie Erasmus’ playbook. Matt To’omua wants Schmidt to rest some key players, even if it...

Stormers newbie Ackermann champing at the bit

While things may not be going well on the field for the young, patched-together Western Province team in the Currie Cup – the Stormers have been hard at work preparing for the first round of the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign. Among those who’ve been...

Cam cleans up at Bulls Awards

Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were the big winners at the Vodacom Bulls Player Awards in Pretoria on Wednesday evening. On a dazzling night when players swapped rugby kit for formal wear, there was celebration all round as Hanekom produced a remarkable clean sweep....

Ox: Wallabies didn’t like to scrum last year

Springbok loosehead prop Ox Nche expects a much-improved Australian scrum at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Boks beat the Wallabies twice last year – 33-7 in Brisbane and 30-12 in Perth – before going on to win the Rugby Championship title. In the second encounter, a...