It seems puzzling that a 19-year-old flanker should make his Test debut before seeing any action for his club.
The London club are currently in sixth place in the Gallagher Premiership ahead of Saturday’s final-round home match versus Bristol, a game that will be used to farewell their leavers in front of the fans.
The flight back to South Africa gave me time to reflect on a pretty intense couple of days, and believe me, I’ve had a few over the years.
Still, they played an attacking brand that was soon dubbed 'Lions rugby'. The beating heart of this enterprising play was Elton Jantjies.
Mark McCall's men exacted the perfect revenge mission on Leicester Tigers as the reigning champs were eviscerated
One of the world's best midfielders had to stare longingly as South Africa's top schools battled it out and he wants to make rugby more representative in SA
There's a rather ironic twist to the named Strong Carling Champions Team, a fan voted composite side who will take on Italy A on Saturday at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Jake White was keen to emphasise how one swallow doesn’t make a summer, that a URC semi-final win over Leinster can’t be the be-all and end-all of the Bulls' maiden season in the revamped PRO14.
Victor Matfield says Alun Wyn Jones can still thrive as part of the old-boy network
When it comes to selecting elite rugby players, you'd be hard pushed to find a more qualified person to talk on the subject than World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White.