No ‘Going South’ for SA Rugby
The URC has delivered for SA Rugby on several fronts and supports SA’s decision to go north for their international franchise rugby.
The URC has delivered for SA Rugby on several fronts and supports SA’s decision to go north for their international franchise rugby.
‘His contribution to rugby was immense and he leaves a legacy of selfless service to the game’, said SA Rugby president, Mark Alexander.
Serge Betsen was regarded as one of the hardest men to play rugby for France. In a career that spanned 16 years, he played 63 Tests for France, 172 matches for Biarritz Olympique and 79 matches for London Wasps.
Reducing the number of Super Rugby teams is a great decision and it may be the catalyst for South African rugby to lead the way again, says former Springbok coach Jake White.
Former Springbok midfielder Brendan Venter has joined the Springboks in a consulting capacity as their new defence and exits coach, SA Rugby confirmed on Sunday.
Six losses out of 10…it has been a horrible year for Allister Coetzee after taking on the ‘poisoned chalice’.
Allister Coetzee has promised the Springboks will relish the “physical battle” when they face an England side coached by his former colleague Eddie Jones at Twickenham.
A two-day coaching Indaba came to an end in Cape Town on Thursday, and Springbok coach Allister Coetzee was in visibly upbeat spirits afterwards.
Rudy Paige and Pat Lambie … that seems the fairly logical halfback alliance for the tottering Springboks in their first and most critical Test date of the end-of-year tour against Eddie Jones’s fast-emerging England side at Twickenham on November 12.
David O’Sullivan speaks to former coach Jake White for his views on what could be done to stop the slide of Springbok rugby.