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Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns striker, Edward Manqele, has explained why he struggled to establish himself at both South African football giants. Manqele joined Sundowns from Free State Stars in 2012, but his time at the Pretoria-based club was cut short in 2014. He then moved to Chiefs in 2015 from Chippa United, where he stayed until 2017. According to Manqele, the intense competition for places at Sundowns hindered his progress. The club had a many quality strikers, making it difficult for him to secure regular playing time. At Chiefs, while the competition was less fierce compared to Sundowns,…
Wales great Dan Biggar insists that changes need to be made if the Investec Champions Cup is to thrive with the inclusion of the South African teams. After their franchises – the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers – joined the United Rugby Championship, they were able to qualify for the continental competition. The South African outfits already have to travel to long distances and their inclusion in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup has impacted them even more. It is obviously also difficult for those travelling from Europe to South Africa. As a result, teams feel that they need to…
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was reluctant to give details when asked if they had an agreement with the Irish Rugby Football Union over RG Snyman’s playing time. The Springboks star signed a one-year deal with the Dublin outfit ahead of the 2024/25 season after Munster were unable to offer the lock a new contract due to having two non-Irish qualified players in the same position – Jean Kleyn being the other. Snyman has made an immediate impression since moving to the capital, starting in four of the matches so far. Dropped to the bench However, the South African was on the bench…
Betway Premiership giants Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly chasing a few targets, while also planning to produce another development product. Kaizer Chiefs are expected to introduce a new right back named Sifiso Timba. KAIZER CHIEFS TO PROMOTE SIFISO TIMBA? With Reeve Frosler suspended, and Dillan Solomons injured, coach Nasreddine Nabi has realised a third right-back cover is needed. The club’s 19-year-old Timba from the DStv Diski Challenge is set to be given his dream opportunity with a promotion to the Amakhosi senior team. “The club has promoted youngsters in other departments and now they f that Sifiso (Timba) could fit well in that right back position,” a…
Nasreddine Nabi’s salary at Kaizer Chiefs is reportedly nearly double that of previous two coaches who were fired. Nasreddine Nabi did not come for cheap hence his salary at Kaizer Chiefs is reportedly close to R800 000 a month. The former Young African coach is one of the highest-earning coaches in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) if not the highest. According to reports, the Tunisian tactician earns roughly R783 000 a month at Amakhosi. The 59-year-old was bought out from AS FAR after just one year with the Moroccan giants. Last year, Chiefs were keen to bring in Nabi. Nasreddine Nabi’s Salary at…
“Last weekend, along with my Toulon teammates, I spent 32 hours on flights just to get to South Africa for our first game of this season’s Champions Cup,” Biggar wrote in his Daily Mail column. “It was a savage journey to Port Elizabeth,” added the 35-year-old, who made 112 appearances for Wales between 2008 and 2023. Biggar details Toulon’s travel itinerary which included a long bus trip and three flights. “We arrived at 5pm on Tuesday, but the players were so knackered we only had one proper training session before the game.” The veteran Toulon flyhalf noted that gruelling travel…
Kaizer Chiefs will be without six of their key players who have been sidelined due to injuries when they face TS Galaxy on Monday. ‘Amakhosi’ will take on Galaxy in the only Betway Premiership match on Monday at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga. They come into the match after a disappointing 2-0 loss to Polokwane City FC. The Soweto giants are currently ninth on the Betway Premiership log after having collected 11 points from eight matches. They meet a Galaxy side that hasn’t lost since new coach Adnan Beganovic took over. Beganovic took charge of three matches, winning two with…
With the mighty Toulouse visiting Exeter Chiefs this weekend, Planet Rugby’s James While met up with Francois and Jennifer Cros to discuss their shared passion for all things rugby and why European focus is key for the French flank after the crushing disappointment of the one-point 2023 RWC QF loss to the eventual world champions South Africa. Heartbreak “I’ve never watched the game back,” admits François. “I don’t want to. I won’t take time to look because I can’t change anything. That’s over now, and I prefer to look forward than backward. But, if I have the luck to play…
NEWS: Felix Jones is officially no longer a Rugby Football Union (RFU) employee after he was finally allowed to quit on Friday as Steve Borthwick’s England team defence coach. It was last August when it emerged that the Irishman, a double World Cup winner with South Africa, wanted to leave just eight matches into his new job. Jones came on board Borthwick’s staff at the start of the 2024 Six Nations but just weeks after the three-match tour to Japan and New Zealand had ended, it was revealed that he wanted out after just eight months. The RFU didn’t accede…
Hooker Jonny Matthews is among the Glasgow Warriors ‘bomb squad’ for the match against Toulon.Hooker Jonny Matthews is among the Glasgow Warriors ‘bomb squad’ for the match against Toulon. Hooker Jonny Matthews is among the Glasgow Warriors ‘bomb squad’ for the match against Toulon. | SNS Group / SRU That’s a tactic utilised regularly by Erasmus and the Springboks, as witnessed in the Autumn Series Test at Murrayfield when he named a 7-1 bench split and brought on a half-dozen forwards in one switch. Smith, though, smiled that he was the original thinker on this one rather than his countryman.…