Springboks great Albert van den Berg says he would love to put one over on his former coach Jake White.
Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White pushed back strongly against suggestions he is deliberately fielding a ‘B-Team’ in the Champions Cup quarterfinal face-off against Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White gave plenty of warning that changes were in the offing for their Investec Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton Saints on Saturday, but the team he has named has nevertheless proven to be controversial.
Edinburgh have confirmed the 13 players leaving at the end of the 2022/23 season, a list that includes four Scotland internationals – Damien Hoyland, Jaco van der Walt, Henry Pyrgos and Nick Haining – along with the Bulls-bound Henry Immelman.
Henry Immelman will leave Edinburgh at the end of the current campaign to take up “a great opportunity” with URC rivals Vodacom Bulls.
Henry Immelman sent a last-gasp penalty wide as Edinburgh suffered an agonising 33-31 defeat in their United Rugby Championship clash against the Bulls in Pretoria. With Darcy Graham scoring a hat-trick, the Scottish side had fought back from an early 15-0 deficit.
Recent URC quarter-finalists Edinburgh have started their pre-season for the 2022/23 campaign and head coach Mike Blair has now provided an injury update on Jamie Ritchie (hamstring), Nick Haining (shoulder), Viliame Mata (knee), Henry Immelman (knee) and Boan Venter (knee).
South African Henry Immelman will bring his five-year stint in France to an end with a move to Edinburgh next season.
Montpellier full back Henry Immelman has been suspended for three weeks following an independent Disciplinary Hearing by video conference.
