Willie le Roux

Willie le Roux

It was announced yesterday that Willie le Roux has signed for the Cell C Sharks for the 2016 season of Super Rugby, after agreeing to a deal that the Cheetahs were reportedly unable to match. Le Roux will play a short stint in Japan after the World Cup but will join the Sharks after.

In other news, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is reportedly courting the services of Japan-based Andries Bekker and is said to be finalizing the details with his Japan club Kobelco Steelers and will be able to confirm his availability in the coming weeks.

This is excellent news for the Springboks, as there is a severe lack of depth in the No 5 department and Bekker has shown himself to be 1 of the world leading players in his position over the past years.

Vodacom Bulls based lock Flip van der Merwe is also considering a return to international rugby which will hopefully also be confirmed in the coming weeks. Van der Merwe acquitted himself well at No 5 for the Springboks in the 2013 Rugby Championship and this may be on Meyer’s mind as Pieter-Steph du Toit may not be fit in time for the announcement of the Bok squad later this year.

Meyer is clearly concerned about the spate of long term injuries to key players in the past 6 months, with doubts on the availablity of several players that are key to Meyer’s World Cup plans. There is lots of Rugby still to play this year before the World Cup in October and the coach seems to be hedging his bets on some of the “old guard” coming out of the Bok wilderness.

Morné Steyn’s impressive season for his french club Stade Francais puts him squarely in the Bok frame again, especially given the fact that his recent experience in Northern hemisphere conditions.

51 Responses to SA Rugby News: Willie le Roux to be a Shark, Andries to be a Bok (again) and other updates

  • 31

    Two of Barney’s favorites from the 5FM days

  • 32

  • 33

    @ Victoriabok:
    yeah, it is actually a bit embarrassing, but like I said, we all have to eat.

  • 34

    @ Victoriabok:
    If it’s too loud, you’re too old and don’t take s**t from anybody!

  • 35

    MacroPolo wrote:

    @ Victoriabok:
    If it’s too loud, you’re too old and don’t take s**t from anybody!

    He always opened with “he came through the door without opening it”

  • 36

    @ Victoriabok:
    @ Victoriabok:
    as daai song in the doors begin het,het die plek mal geraak,whoooooooooooooooooooooooo nelly

  • 37

    smallies wrote:

    @ Victoriabok:
    @ Victoriabok:
    as daai song in the doors begin het,het die plek mal geraak,whoooooooooooooooooooooooo nelly

    Ek het dit vir die intern hier geleer, die Franse laaitie het dit kwaai gesmaak 😛

  • 38

    @ Victoriabok:
    whatch out every body he is comming through the doooooor….crash boom bang….brother and he didnt even open it.

    .

  • 39

    @ Victoriabok:
    een van die greatste greatste songs ooit

  • 40

    Barney het altyd een song van Rammstein ook baie gespeel, ek kan nie onthou watter een nie

  • 41

    du hast

  • 42

    smallies wrote:

    @ Victoriabok:
    een van die greatste greatste songs ooit

    Het jy daai video gesien, die ou was gerook, gedrink, gespuit en gesnuif 😛

  • 43

    smallies wrote:

    du hast

    Nee dis nie hy nie

  • 44

    WP NEL and JOSH STRAUSS included in Scotland’s World Cup training squad . No time to do an article now.
    The squad (start training 15 June) :
    FORWARDS (25)

    Prop (7)

    Michael Cusack (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
    Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped
    Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 44 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors) – 22 caps
    Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
    Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
    Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons) – 4 caps

    Hooker (3)

    Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
    Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) – 85 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped

    Second-row (6)

    Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – 8 caps
    Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps
    Richie Gray (Castres) – 44 caps
    Jim Hamilton (Saracens) – 61 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors) – 15 caps
    Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – 12 caps

    Back-row (9)

    Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors) – 5 caps
    John Barclay (Scarlets) – 43 caps; 4 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Hugh Blake (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
    Blair Cowan (London Irish) – 11 caps
    David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
    Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
    Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan) – 44 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
    Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
    Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 1 cap

    BACKS (21)

    Scrum-half (4):
    Chris Cusiter (Sale Sharks) – 70 caps; 6 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby) – 5 caps
    Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester) – 39 caps
    Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps

    Stand-off (3)

    Ruaridh Jackson (Wasps) – 25 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)
    Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
    Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors) – 18 caps

    Centre (6)

    Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
    Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 14 caps
    Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 7 caps
    Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby) – 25 caps
    Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 12 caps
    Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors) – 20 caps; 3 RWC appearances (2011)

    Back-three (8)

    Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps
    Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby) – Uncapped
    Rory Hughes (Glasgow Warriors) – Uncapped
    Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors) – 93 caps; 8 RWC appearances (2007 and 2011)
    Sean Maitland (London Irish) – 15 caps
    Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 17 caps
    Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby) – 4 caps
    Tim Visser (Harlequins) – 18 caps

  • 45

    Du riechst so gut

  • 46

    well done wp nel,toe jy hier was het niemand jou raak gesien nie mag jy die bokke in die toekoms scrum dat hulle poep

  • 47

    The Scotland World Cup training squad of 46 has 37 players in it that haven’t played in a senior World Cup before. The squad will eventually be reduced to 31 players for the Cup.

  • 48

    smallies wrote:

    well done wp nel,toe jy hier was het niemand jou raak gesien nie mag jy die bokke in die toekoms scrum dat hulle poep

    Hi smallie baie baie bly vir hulle. Not met WP yet but Josh is a super bloke.

  • 49

    Josh’s second name is Zac. Now he can really be know as Josh MAC Strauss Happy

  • 50

    Hey fellaz! long time no chat…hope all of you are well…

    But speaking of Willie,was it not Skopskiet who insisted that Willie was the next Carter? Yes,he wanted Willie to be the Bok 10

  • 51

    Rage wrote:

    Hey fellaz! long time no chat…hope all of you are well…
    But speaking of Willie,was it not Skopskiet who insisted that Willie was the next Carter? Yes,he wanted Willie to be the Bok 10

    It sounds like a Skop-ism.

    😆 😆 😆

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