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Trevor Nyakane ne sera plus Racingman la saison prochaine
Les Sharks font coup double : le centre Andre Esterhuizen (16 sélections) et le pilier Trevor Nyakane, champions du monde, rejoindront Durban dès le début de la saison prochaine.
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RugbyPass est en mesure de confirmer que le premier centre Esterhuizen et le pilier Nyakane, qui peut aussi bien évoluer à droite que à gauche de la mêlée, tous deux membres des Springboks lors de la Coupe du monde, ont signé un accord pour rejoindre les Sharks.
Nyakane était libéré
Trevor Nyakane suscitait l’intérêt de son ancien club, les Bulls, après avoir appris qu’il ne se verrait pas proposer un nouveau contrat par le Racing 92 avec qui il était engagé depuis fin 2021.
Nyakane, qui aura 35 ans en mai, a passé les trois dernières années à Paris, et une annonce officielle est attendue avant la fin du mois.
A l’inverse, Esterhuizen devait prolonger d’une année son contrat au Twickenham Stoop et les Sharks ont dû sortir le chéquier pour le faire venir.
Le club de Durban s’est tourné vers Esterhuizen pour remplacer Janse van Rensburg, qui a quitté le club pour un contrat à court terme avec le club japonais Canon Eagles avant d’être transféré cet été à Bordeaux, en Top 14.
Le premier choix des Sharks, Jan Serfontein, qui avait également reçu une offre des Bulls, a décidé de rester à Montpellier, laissant les Sharks dans l’embarras.
Un pilier de référence
Trevor Nyakane, un pilier de référence dans le monde du rugby, se distingue par sa force inébranlable en mêlée. Issu de la formation sud-africaine, il entame sa carrière professionnelle en 2010 avec les Free State Cheetahs, disputant 38 matchs avec ce club. Deux ans plus tard, il rejoint la franchise des Cheetahs pour le Super Rugby, accumulant 42 sélections avant de rejoindre les Blue Bulls et la franchise des Bulls.
Entre 2015 et 2021, Nyakane participe à 10 matchs avec les Blue Bulls et à 82 avec les Bulls en Super Rugby. Son parcours international avec les Springboks débute en 2013 lorsqu’il est sélectionné pour la première fois en équipe nationale comme remplaçant lors d’une victoire 44-10 contre l’Italie en juin.
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Depuis, il a joué 67 rencontres (42 victoires) et a représenté l’Afrique du Sud à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2019 au Japon, bien qu’une blessure l’ait privé de la compétition complète. Malgré tout, il a contribué à la victoire de l’équipe sud-africaine, comme lors du tournoi en France en 2023 où il est entré trois fois en jeu, notamment lors de la finale contre la Nouvelle-Zélande.
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Always reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
1 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
4 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
4 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
4 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
4 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
3 Go to commentsBlues B team on display and made no race of it. By far the best team in SR with the Hurricanes barely getting past the winning post. Up the Blues 💙
7 Go to commentsWould be amazing to have Servette Genève reaching this level
3 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can't buy a win this season. Surely Penney's contract won't be renewed. There's still enough talent in the squad that they oughta be winning more.
1 Go to commentsABs captain for 23 seasons. Decent record. Surely nobody will surpass it. Legend. But alas a typo…
4 Go to commentsJust FYI Rugbypass, I for one am tired of your clickbait titles and thumbnails and will be clicking them no longer. Good day.
1 Go to commentsI think Farrell despite all of the stick he gets in the media is still one of if not the best fly half in the world. He is literally the full package. He can kick one of the best in the world, probably has the best defensive game of a fly half in the world and if he wants to he can run, take contact and find an offload to keep the pace of the attack. I dont know why he isnt spoken more about still being one of the best in the world with the likes of dupont. Farrell is the ultimate captain and team leader and is experienced- he has been in nearly any situation you can think of. I still believe due to these reasons that he is England’s best ever player and is still one of the best players in the world.
48 Go to commentsBlues are dominating up front and that’s been a long time coming. They have won the up front confrontation which is where canes, hilanders and act brumbies are also strong.
7 Go to commentsJust watched brumbies v safas game sadly not a show in he’ll thryr anywhere near quarters or semi contention. Admittedly some issues around new comers bot what stands out for me is coaching management, poor game planning and accuracy.
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