Jannie du Plessis has been named on the Lions’ bench for the battle against the Stormers in the URC on Saturday.
Bulls coach Jake White has interestingly opted to shift Kurt-Lee Arendse to fullback for Friday’s battle against the Sharks in Durban.
Springboks hooker and new Sharks recruit Bongi Mbonambi has been named to start in Friday’s clash against the Bulls in Durban.
Cardiff will return to Ireland on Thursday having been stranded in SA after the cancellation of their United Rugby Championship matches.
Nine more members of the Munster travelling group have been forced into isolation in Cape Town due to positive Covid-19 tests.
Irish giants Munster and Welsh side Cardiff were unable to leave SA as planned on Sunday after both returned positive Covid-19 cases.
Cardiff and the Scarlets say they are struggling to fly their teams back from South Africa despite securing a charter plane.
The next two rounds of URC fixtures will not go as planned in South Africa due to concerns over a new Covid-19 variant.
The United Rugby Championship has postponed this weekend’s Round 6 matches in SA due to the emergence of a new variant of COVID-19.
The local leg of the URC is set to be postponed just as fans were preparing to return to stadiums for a long-awaited ‘live’ rugby experience.
The local leg of the URC is set to be derailed as overseas teams scramble to fly back home amid new Covid-19 fears.
New recruit Edwill van der Merwe is set to make his debut for the Lions when they take on Cardiff in the URC this Sunday.
It took just 10 minutes for the 2000 tickets available for the Bulls’ game against Munster to be snapped up by avid supporters.
Johann van Graan feels that the Bulls and the other South African teams cannot be judged on their performances in the first part of the United Rugby Championship
Damian Willemse forms part of the trio of Bok tour members who have returned to boost the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship.
Adre Smith’s suspension for allegedly biting an opponent in a Stormers match against Munster has been overturned on appeal.
Tickets for the Bulls’ URC game against Munster will go on sale for R150 each on a first come, first served basis.
Limited tickets for the Stormers’ United Rugby Championship game against Zebre will go on sale for R230 each on Tuesday.
Warrick Gelant’s sensational return from injury has seen him named as the United Rugby Championship’s Player of the Month.
After a recent break, the Bulls have returned to training ahead of the resumption of the United Rugby Championship.
Speedster Edwill van der Merwe has joined up with the Lions ahead of the resumption of the United Rugby Championship.
The Stormers have confirmed that Springbok speedster Rosko Specman could make a permanent move to the Cape side.
The Lions have confirmed that both Tiaan Swanepoel and Willem Alberts have recovered from long-term injuries.
While the Bulls are currently enjoying some R&R, they are chomping at the prospect of seeing some spectators in the stands.
The Stormers may be set to play the second leg of the United Rugby Championship without scrum half Stefan Ungerer, sources tell The South African News.