AFP, WELLINGTONThe 25th Super Rugby season starts tomorrow, but the silver anniversary will lose its shine with the absence of many stars who lit up the World Cup only a few months ago. Most of the Springboks squad that lifted the World Cup in Japan are now scattered throughout Europe and Japan. “We’ll back the young guys,” McKellar said. The Sunwolves start their final season against the Rebels, while the Crusaders play the Waratahs. The Stormers, who have kept Siya Kolisi and Pieter-Steph du Toit — while Eben Etzebeth and Damian de Allende have moved to France and Japan — play the Wellington Hurricanes and the Jaguares are at home to the Golden Lions.

Source: Taipei Times January 29, 2020 15:56 UTC