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Potential double blow for Bulls
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (258+ words) The Vodacom Bulls face the prospect of losing two game-breaking Springboks to overseas clubs from June next year. Both scrumhalf Embrose Papier and utility back Canan Moodie are attracting interest from abroad, with an informed source telling Rapport that the…...
Stormers, Bulls set for pre-season clash
58+ min ago (303+ words) Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has confirmed that his side will meet the Stormers in a warm-up match next month. Ackermann was speaking after the Bulls’ 50-19 defeat to the All Blacks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night, in what effectively…...
Greatest Rivalry tour cash grab cost fans
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (279+ words) Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry organisers got the ticket pricing of the All Blacks’ matches against South Africa’s URC clubs wrong and should have kept the Test series in South Africa, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane argues that…...
Rassie’s Boks no Loftus pushovers
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (530+ words) Fifty points, one warning: the world champions won’t offer Dave Rennie the same mercy, writes DEVIN HERMANUS. A 50-19 result against the Vodacom Bulls looked good on Saturday night at Loftus. It should. Quick ball, straight lines, forwards clearing rucks like…...
Rennie set to unleash Richie
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (186+ words) All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has confirmed that flyhalf Richie Mo’unga is likely to get his first taste of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour against the Lions on 25 August. Mo’unga was added to the All Blacks squad following the injury-enforced…...
Ackers: Bok duo made a difference
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (448+ words) Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann hailed the impact of Johan Grobbelaar and Elrigh Louw off the bench against the All Blacks on Saturday night. The two Springboks were late additions to the Bulls’ match 23 for the 50-19 defeat at Loftus Versfeld…...
Bulls make move for Japan-based Bok star
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (255+ words) The Vodacom Bulls have opened talks with a Japan-based Springbok, looking to lure the veteran back to South Africa. According to Rapport, Malcolm Marx is strongly considering a return to South Africa, with the Bulls already having made contact with…...
Ackers backs patient Boks to punish All Blacks
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (530+ words) Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann could not resist a wry smile when asked what advice he might offer the Springboks ahead of their first Test against the All Blacks. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. Ackermann’s side suffered a 50-19 defeat to…...
Rennie: Boks will raise intensity fivefold
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (429+ words) Dave Rennie has put his players on notice that Saturday night’s 50-19 win over the Vodacom Bulls was little more than a dress rehearsal for the step up against the Springboks. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. The All Blacks coach declared…...
All Blacks show class, Bulls fall into pace trap
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (437+ words) Three hit-outs, three wins. The New Zealand machine is purring along nicely, and sceptics might say that’s exactly what you’d expect, reports CLINTON VAN DER BERG. None of the Stormers, Sharks or Vodacom Bulls, well beaten at Loftus on Saturday…...