BEN TE’O is out of England’s tour to South Africa after becoming the latest star to suffer a training-ground injury. Eddie Jones’ methods were slammed by Bath owner Bruce Craig last week after prop Beno Obano was ruled out for up to a YEAR with a hamstring and knee injury. And Lions ace Te’o now […]
EDDIE JONES says England have to conquer South Africa’s HATRED and HISTORY if they are to stop the rot on tour. The Red Rose have only ever won three Test matches in the Rainbow Nation – and head to the southern hemisphere on the back of their worst ever Six Nations and heaviest ever Twickenham […]
FAF DE KLERK is set to swap Sharks for Springboks this summer after a sensational debut season with Sale. SunSport understands that South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus will pick the scrum-half in his new-look Test side to take on England next month. And after going Tigers hunting in Saturday’s Champions Cup shoot-out against Leicester, De […]
EX-GUN cop Johan Ackermann dodged chasing South Africa’s most-deadly criminals during a career in the force. But the Gloucester boss has proved he can hunt down trophies. The South African arrived at Kingsholm just FOUR days before their first pre-season game and tomorrow they face Newcastle Falcons in an epic European semi-final. Good cop Ackermann […]
WALES host South Africa in the last of the autumn internationals at the Principality Stadium. Warren Gatland’s men have been out of sorts in recent weeks, as they continued their dreadful record against Southern Hemisphere sides with defeats against Australia and New Zealand. The Springboks could hardly have started their tour in worse fashion, with […]