Willem Alberts rugby player
Willem Alberts rugby player

Willem Alberts

11th May 1984 1.91m/120kg Blindside Flanker

Boks bolster travelling Sharks

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Sharks wasted no time in rushing back a number of Springboks for the opening match of their Australasian tour. Director of Rugby Gary Gold welcomed back hooker Bismarck du Plessis, lock Stephan...

Richie McCaw knocked out cold after getting his head on the wrong side of a tackle

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

All Black flanker Richie McCaw was left unconscious for a short period in the Crusaders Super Rugby match this weekend after taking a nasty knock to the head whilst making a covering tackle on Blues...

Two Springbok training squads named

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The national selectors have named two squads of 44 players each – including 19 uncapped and a number of currently injured players – for the Springboks’ first two training camps of the season, in...

Kanko out as Sharks stars return

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

Springbok Ryan Kankowski has been a late withdrawal from the Cell C Sharks squad that will fly out from Durban on Saturday ahead of their four-match Vodacom Super Rugby tour of New Zealand and Australia. Kankowski...

Kankowski blow for Sharks

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Sharks were death a cruel blow on the eve of their departure on a four-week Australasian Super Rugby tour. Seasoned Springbok loose forward and Sharks stalwart Ryan Kankowski has been ruled out...

Coetzee must fit four into three

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

The DHL Stormers are keeping their build-up to Saturday’s massive Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the Vodacom Bulls under wraps, with no open training sessions or press conferences scheduled until...

Many options for Lions to wing it

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

Emirates Lions winger Mark Richards has made a good recovery from the Willem Alberts hit that knocked him out a fortnight ago, but has a lot of competition if he wants to be selected for the team’s...

Waar pas Pierre in die prentjie?

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Daar is geen twyfel. Pierre Spies is tans besig om die Springbok afrigter, Heyneke Meyer, 'n hele paar hoofbrekens te besorg. Spies, na byna twee jare se gesukkel met beserings, is besig om sy stempel...

Bulls outmuscle Sharks in the Tank

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Bulls outmuscle the Sharks in a tense Super Rugby encounter in Durban on Saturday, winning 17-10. With the teams  having scored one try each, it was the boot of Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard...

Preview: S15 Round 10, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The spotlight will shine brightly on the South African teams in this edition of our preview, even though two of the matches are cross-conference encounters. With the SA conference a closely contested...