Hulle weet nee wat ons weet nie. They don’t know what we know. This refrain, popularised by the UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis, has become a mantra of the Springboks.
In isolation, I’ve got no problem with the Dricus sideshow. They were in Perth, they are friends and as proud South Africans, showing their loyalty, but it’s probably not the recipe for success if done on a regular basis. Put it this way, they wouldn’t have done that before they’d won two World Cups, because they weren’t deemed serial winners. Once players start to forget rugby is No 1, then things can quickly go South.
Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi walked out with UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305.
UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has confirmed “a done deal” plan to walk out with two Springboks before his title fight in Perth.
The Hurricanes were far too good for the Fijian Drua in Suva on Friday night as the ladder leaders extended their unbeaten run to eight matches.
He gave beer to Aquaman during the Rugby World Cup final, got jumped last week at UFC 296, and now he’s sparring with Jim Hamilton. Dricus du Plessis has had an eventful few months, and the best could still be to come.
While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
The Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) 2023 concluded in dramatic fashion with the away teams winning both finals. In the Premiership, Auckland upset Canterbury, boasting the Black Ferns World Cup-winning front row, to capture national spoils for the first time since 2015. In the Championship, Northland, who assembled from far and wide just to compete, inflicted defeat for the first time upon Manawatu.
At the time of the squads being announced for the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, we decided to create our own hypothetical addition to the tour, U21 squads for each side.