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Former Springbok Frans Steyn is coaching the Cheetahs and is worried about the implications of their form in the SA Cup.
Cheetahs director of rugby Frans Steyn says he’s been having talks to get the Bloemfontein-based franchise back into Super Rugby.
Though the Lions came out on top 43-34 in a high-scoring affair, it looked like the Cheetahs might have had their number in the early stages of the contest.
Strength in depth among forwards and backs has South Africans believing that captain Siya Kolisi and his Springboks can go all the way in defending their Rugby World Cup title.
The sudden retirement of Frans Steyn is unquestionably a setback to the Springboks’ planning for the looming Rugby World Cup, and it is a pity the 36-year-old has had to surrender the chance to be the first player to win a third gold medal. Frans Steyn was on course to play in his fourth World Cup when he suffered a leg injury playing for the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup in April.
Former Springbok teammates Faf de Klerk and Malcolm Marx were magnanimous on Wednesday as they spoke of Frans Steyn on glowing terms from Auckland.
After losing their first three games of the new Currie Cup season, Bulls captain Lizo Gqoboka believes the team are capable of turning things around.
In a Rugby World Cup year, things have changed significantly for the better ahead of the Boks’ defence of their title in France in September and October.
Springbok veteran Frans Steyn makes a return from injury at fullback in a Cheetahs side that has two former Springboks in Ruan Pienaar and Oupa Mahoje.
The wily Rassie Erasmus has kept the core of his Rugby Championship squad together but brought in some new blood to grow depth ahead of the World Cup.
IOL Sport’s Ashfak Mohames rates how each Springbok performed in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina at King’s Park in Durban.
The Springboks were their own party poopers in Saturday night’s clash against Argentina that saw them fall short of the Rugby Championship title, writes Ashfak Mohamed.
The Springboks scored five tries in their clash against Argentina on Saturday, but fell short of winning the Rugby Championship title.
Frans Steyn scorched to 50 caps for the Springboks in record-breaking time against Argentina in 2012 at age 25. But over the next 10 years he only added 22 caps to his tally.
The Springboks have had their moments upfront in scoring from mauls or using it as a platform to set up tries, but it hasn’t been operating as smoothly as in previous years, writes Ashfak Mohamed.
With the Springboks having to chase the game to win the Rugby Championship title, the more daring choice would have been Willie le Roux in the pivot position, writes Ashfak Mohamed.