Basil Short rugby player
Basil Short rugby player

Basil Short

19th May 1991 1.89m/116kg Loosehead Prop

Cavaliers without captain Ryan Nell for remainder of season

7 years ago by Boland Cavaliers

The Boland Cavaliers will be without their captain Ryan Nell for the remainder of the 2016 Currie Cup season.   Nell sustained a fracture in the lower part of his leg this past Friday, during Boland’s...

WP to host Pumas in Final

8 years ago by Rugby 365

Western Province will host a first-ever Vodacom Cup Final, after the Men in blue & white hoops defeated the Blue Bulls 10-6 in a hard-fought semifinal at Newlands on Saturday. A first-half try by Sikhumbuzo...

Car crash rules out three Bulls

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Three players - Dean Greyling, Basil Short and Hencus van Wyk - have been withdrawn from this weekend's matches for the Bulls and Blue Bulls.

Bulls injured in car crash

9 years ago by Super Sport.com

Three Vodacom Bulls squad members have been withdrawn from their respective matches after they were involved in a car accident on Wednesday. Springbok Dean Greyling and Blue Bulls players Basil Short...

Paige out of the Bulls' book

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Bulls suffered a double injury setback ahead of their big north-south Super Rugby derby this coming weekend. The South African conference leaders, the Bulls, will be without the services of scrumhalf...

Vodacom Cup: Lions, WP stay on top

9 years ago by Rugby 365

It was business as usual at the top of the Vodacom Cup's North and South Section logs, with four of the top five in the divisions recording victories to remain on course for home play-offs. The 'best'...

Matfield a major concern for Bulls

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Bulls will get a number of Springbok back this week, but there is growing concern over the knee injury of veteran lock Victor Matfield. Matfield will only know on Tuesday when he will play again. The...

Vodacom Cup: Half-tons up

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The South Section of the Vodacom Cup kicked off this weekend with a resounding victory for the SWD Eagles, while the Sharks XV and Pumas got 50-pointers without conceding a point on Saturday. Apart...

Pumas top of the pile

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Pumas, Golden Lions and Blue Bulls all recorded good victories in the second round of the Vodacom Cup this weekend. These three teams from the North Section are tied on 10 log points at the top...

Bulls lose two more Boks

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Bulls have lost the services of two more Springbok, just one week into their Super Rugby campaign. Springboks Werner Kruger and Arno Botha, as well as former South African Under-20 star William...