SA teams Bulls, Lions, Sharks, Stormers to play rugby in Europe
The top four rugby franchises in South Africa – the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers – will play in an expanded PRO16 competition in Europe next year.
The top four rugby franchises in South Africa – the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers – will play in an expanded PRO16 competition in Europe next year.
The board of the Southern Kings has voluntarily withdrawn the team from participation in any planned domestic rugby competitions in 2020.
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, has included 17 uncapped players in his first Springbok squad of 43 for the four Tests next month, against Wales in the USA and Castle Lager Incoming Series at home against England.
Can we assume Erasmus hasn’t seen anything that impresses him from the two franchises? Apart from the Cheetahs’ Ox Nche, who’ll be joining the Sharks camp next weekend.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was rewarded with three awards following a sublime season in 2017, including being named the SA Rugby Player of the Year.