Sale Sharks are adding some serious height to their pack, having confirmed the signing of South African second-row JP du Preez from the Toyota Cheetahs.
World Cup-winning Springbok Fourie du Preez has made a significant contribution to the Bulls’ rise to the top of the South African domestic totem pole.
Initially, Cornell du Preez says, there was no pain – only fear. He got to his feet wheezing, the air catching in his throat and his mind whirring with anxiety as he tried to process what the hell was happening.
Dozens of home-based players will be taken into Springbok succession planning next year as part of a radical new contracting strategy announced by SA Rugby on Saturday.
Free State Rugby is delighted to announce that eight talented players have committed their future with the Toyota Cheetahs until 2019 and they are William Small-Smith, Nico Lee, Elandré Huggett, Ernst Stapelberg, JP du Preez, Lloyd Greeff, Sibabalo Qoma and Dennis Visser.
World Cup winner Lood de Jager insists switching the British and Irish Lions tour from South Africa to the UK this summer would create a unique opportunity.
Sale Sharks lock Josh Beaumont knows all about the dangers of jackalling for the ball and carries the scars of the surgery that was needed to repair his dislocated shoulder.
The final month of an unprecedented year has seen Cobus Wiese face the shock exit of Steve Diamond, Sale Shark’s director of rugby, suffer three successive defeats and experience snow for the first time in his life.