Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus included a host of stalwarts, who will all make a timely return from injury – including captain Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, and Morne van den Berg – in a quality match-23 to face Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, and Morne van den Berg will make a welcome return from injury when national coach Rassie Erasmus and his charges travel to Argentina on Saturday for their one-off Test against Los Pumas in Buenos Aires on Saturday, 8 August.
Experienced lock Lood de Jager will join the Springboks in London on Monday as cover for Franco Mostert, who remained behind in South Africa on Sunday due to a family bereavement, as the side gear up for their closing Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that lock Lood de Jager is set to start against the Wallabies if he comes through this weekend unscathed. (more…)
Lock Lood de Jager has been named in the Vodacom Blue Bulls starting lineup for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against Western Province in Cape Town. (more…)
Bulls lock Lood de Jager will miss the rest of the Vodacom Super Rugby season because of a shoulder injury, but could still go to the World Cup with the Springboks. (more…)
Lood de Jager believes the recruitment of senior Springboks such as Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits will improve the Vodacom Bulls’ chances of clinching close matches in 2019. JON CARDINELLI reports. (more…)
Lood de Jager is set to be sidelined for at least six months after a second scan on Wednesday revealed his injury is worse than initially expected. (more…)
Lood de Jager believes the result against Wales will determine whether the Springboks 2017 season is remembered as a success or as a failure. JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff reports. (more…)
The battling Bulls look set to continue their barren streak in 2017, writes JON CARDINELLI. The three-time Super Rugby champions haven’t come close to adding a fourth title to their tally…