Overview
- At a Monday media briefing, John Dobson condemned online attacks on Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Salmaan Moerat and reiterated that a drop goal was not the plan in the one-point loss to Toulon.
- Ruben van Heerden is available this week after thumb surgery, while Moerat remains a few weeks from returning as lock depth begins to ease.
- Dobson explained Damian Willemse’s recent shift to wing was to target contestable kicks and said the Springbok will move back to fullback or inside centre soon.
- The staff are weighing in-game switches that keep Jurie Matthee at flyhalf with Feinberg-Mngomezulu covering 12 or 15, in a broader push for lineup flexibility.
- Deon Fourie has returned in standout form to partner with Paul de Villiers, and the team plans tributes for long‑serving manager Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon as Dobson labeled Connacht’s visit a hell of an important game for their URC run.