Duane Vermeulen (Supplied) Bulls director of rugby Jake White has announced a strong 30-man match-day squad that will battle against the Sharks in this weekend's Super Fan Saturday at Loftus Versfeld.Springbok World Cup-winning star Duane Vermeulen will lead the Bulls squad which includes many of their new signings made during the coronavirus-enforced off-season.The backs are loaded…
Springbok star Duane Vermeulen was the target of a blackmail plot last week.Criminals hacked into the No 8’s email, PayPal and social media accounts.The hackers threatened Vermeulen, demanding he pay a ransom of about R8 900.Springbok and Bulls No 8 Duane Vermeulen has revealed that he was the target of a blackmail plot.Rapport revealed on…
Duane Vermeulen (Gallo Images) National coach Jacques Nienaber can count on Duane Vermeulen being one of his senior men when the British & Irish Lions tour here next year.The 33-year-old admits a lot of veterans contemplated and even enforced their retirements after last year's World Cup, but that thought didn't cross his mind.Vermeulen is one of…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…