Rugby Union Today: Bulls confirm Duane Vermeulen signing
Another busy day in the rugby union game as the Bulls won the race for Springbok number eight Duane Vermeulen’s signature.
What’s on the site
We preview Australia and New Zealand’s Bledisloe Cup clash as well as the PRO14, Top 14 and Currie Cup final.
As mentioned above, the Bulls have confirmed that they have acquired the services of Springbok number eight Duane Vermeulen for the 2019 Super Rugby season.
Springboks and former Saracens hooker Schalk Brits has confirmed that he will be playing for the Stormers during the 2019 Super Rugby tournament.
What’s in the news
Owen Farrell expects sharing the England captaincy with Dylan Hartley to be a seamless operation.
New Zealand openside flanker Matt Todd has admitted that he was surprised to be recalled to the All Blacks squad for their end-of-year tour.
What’s on social media
Jordan Larmour, Aphiwe Dyantyi and Karl Tuinukuafe have been nominated for World Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year Award.
Three brilliant players have been nominated for World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year 2018 in association with Tudor. pic.twitter.com/OBzhqbCrPZ
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) October 26, 2018
What’s on TV
The end-of-year internationals effectively begin on Saturday as New Zealand and Australia go head-to-head in the third Bledisloe Cup contest and Sky Sports will show the game.
They will also broadcast two Top 14 encounters, while Premier Sports once again have extensive coverage of the PRO14, with Munster v Glasgow Warriors the pick of the action.
On BT Sport, the Premiership Rugby Cup effectively debuts on the channel. It is what used to be the Anglo-Welsh competition but, with the regions pulling out, it is now solely a developmental tournament for the English top-flight teams.