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Covid could have the final say for SA teams in Rainbow Cup Share CAPE TOWN - The only realistic way the Springboks can prepare for the British & Irish Lions series is by the South African Rainbow Cup teams playing a few matches at home, before a few more in Europe. At least, that is how former Bok coach and current Bulls director of rugby Jake White sees things at this stage. There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Stormers’ entry into European rugby due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They are still set to play in the Rainbow Cup from mid-April, which will...

Bulls captain Player of the Year for 2020. It's the second time the burly Springbok No 8 has won this prestigious award in his career. Vermeulen, who led the Bulls to the Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup titles, was also named Super Rugby and Super Rugby Unlocked Player of the Year. ???? Ladies and gentlemen, your SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2020 is the one and only Duane Vermeulen, for the second time during his stellar career! #SARugbyAwardspic.twitter.com/31N7KmknFO— Springboks (@Springboks) March 4, 2021 Not surprisingly, the awards were dominated by champion team from Pretoria....

Currie Cup final star Cornal Hendricks: Strength of the wolf is the strength of the pack © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) CAPE TOWN - When Cornal Hendricks was moved to inside centre from wing by Jake White, few critics would’ve thought that it would be the runaway success it became. Those who have followed Hendricks’ career closely, though, won’t be too surprised by how well the 32-year-old has fared in midfield. In his pre-Blitzboks days at Boland, the speedster from Wellington had been an excellent outside centre for years at provincial and club level. But he was ignored by S...

Sharks to take the Currie Cup in extra-time at Loftus on Saturday. The thrilling victory meant they completed a unique Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup double in Jake White’s first season in charge of the Pretoria outfit. It was a game that lacked only in fans in the stands. Maybe it was the equaliser – the only way to keep the match as tight as it was. The blue-blooded Bulls fans would have added an extra shove in the scrum or drive with just their noise. The visitors again struggled to get their lineout going, a crippling Achilles heel when they lost 41-14 at Loftus during Super Ru...

On Saturday the Bulls will host the Sharks in the first January Currie Cup final at an empty Loftus Versfeld. Different date, different conditions, different world but the same goal – winning South Africa’s premier domestic competition. The two most deserving sides, in this most trying of seasons, will meet in the final for the fifth time in history, with each having won two of the previous encounters. They are currently the two sides with the most forward-thinking boardrooms and the two teams with squads filled with experience and raw talent. Flyhalf Morné Steyn steered the Bulls to the...