According to reports, the Stormers will not allow Damian Willemse to take a sabbatical to Ireland, but fellow Springbok Manie Libbok looks set for a short-term move to Japan.

Volgens berigte sal die Stormers nie toelaat dat Damian Willemse &#39;n sabbatsverlof na Ierland neem nie, maar mede-Springbok Manie Libbok lyk gereed vir &#39;n korttermyn-skuif na Japan.

Ngokweengxelo, iStormers azizukumvumela uDamian Willemse ukuba aphumle eIreland, kodwa omnye weSpringbok uManie Libbok ujonge ukufudukela eJapan okwethutyana.

Ngokwemibiko, amaStormers ngeke amvumele uDamian Willemse ukuthi aphumule e-Ireland, kodwa uzakwabo wamaBhokobhoko uManie Libbok ubukeka ezimisele ngokufudukela eJapan isikhashana.

Libbok is contracted to the Stormers until the end of the 2027 Rugby World Cup but could miss a chunk of the United Rugby Championship season to earn some yen in the Land of the Rising Sun.The 27-year-old benefits from the SA Rugby PONI system, which means that the union supplements his contract on top of his Stormers salary.However, he is weighing up his options next season and according to a report by South African publication Rapport, at least one Japanese team is interested in adding the 19-Test cap Springbok to their payroll.The Stormers are understood to be willing to let Libbok take up a sabbatical in Japan, considering the loyalty he showed to the franchise when clubs were interested in signing him, including French outfit Racing 92 who attempted to lure him to Paris before this season.With Juree Matthee and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in the squad, the Capetonians look to have enough cover in the flyhalf position if Libbok were to leave on a short-term basis.However, the Cape Town outfit will reportedly not entertain talks with Leinster over the possibility of Damian Willemse joining the Irish province.Leinster are in the market for a versatile back to fill the void of Jordie Barrett, who will return to New Zealand once his loan deal expires at the end of the season, and they have their eyes on the Bok fullback.Willemse is currently tied to the Stormers through the 2027 World Cup, having inked a five-year contract with the Cape Town-based team in 2022, and it seems they’re determined to hold onto this vital backline player, especially in a position where they do not enjoy as much depth.

Libbok is tot die einde van die 2027 Rugby Wêreldbeker by die Stormers gekontrakteer, maar kan &#39;n deel van die United Rugby Championship-seisoen misloop om &#39;n paar jen in die Land van die Opkomende Son te verdien. Die 27-jarige trek voordeel uit die SA Rugby PONI-stelsel, wat beteken dat die unie sy kontrak bo en behalwe sy Stormers-salaris aanvul. Hy weeg egter sy opsies volgende seisoen op en volgens &#39;n berig deur die Suid-Afrikaanse publikasie Rapport, stel minstens een Japanse span belang om die Springbok met 19 toetse by hul betaalstaat te voeg. Daar word verstaan dat die Stormers bereid is om Libbok &#39;n sabbatsverlof in Japan te laat neem, in ag genome die lojaliteit wat hy aan die franchise getoon het toe klubs daarin belang gestel het om hom te onderteken, insluitend die Franse uitrusting Racing 92 wat probeer het om hom voor hierdie seisoen na Parys te lok. Met Juree Matthee en Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in die groep, lyk dit of die Kapenaars genoeg dekking in die losskakelposisie het as Libbok op &#39;n korttermyn-basis sou vertrek. Die Kaapstadse uitrusting sal egter glo nie gesprekke met Leinster voer oor die moontlikheid dat Damian Willemse by die Ierse provinsie aansluit nie. Leinster is in die mark vir &#39;n veelsydige rugbyspan om die leemte van Jordie Barrett te vul, wat na Nieu-Seeland sal terugkeer sodra sy leningsooreenkoms aan die einde van die seisoen verstryk, en hulle oë op die Bok-heelagter het. Willemse is tans gekoppel aan die Stormers deur die Wêreldbeker-sokkertoernooi in 2027, nadat hy in 2022 &#39;n vyfjaarkontrak met die span van Kaapstad gesluit het, en dit blyk dat hulle vasbeslote is om hierdie belangrike agterlynspeler vas te hou, veral in &#39;n posisie waar hulle nie soveel diepte geniet nie.

ULibbok unekhontrakthi kwiStormers kude kube sekupheleni kweNdebe yeHlabathi yeBhola yombhoxo ka-2027 kodwa angaphoswa yisizini ye-United Rugby Championship ukuze afumane iyen kuMhlaba weLanga eliphumayo. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engama-27 ubudala uyaxhamla kwinkqubo ye-SA Rugby PONI, nto leyo ethetha ukuba umanyano longezelela isivumelwano sakhe ngaphezu komvuzo wakhe weStormers. Nangona kunjalo, ulinganisa ukhetho lwakhe kwisizini ezayo kwaye ngokwengxelo yempapasho yaseMzantsi Afrika i-Rapport, ubuncinane iqela lase-Japan elinomdla wokongeza i-19-Test cap ye-Springbok kumvuzo wabo. I-Stormers iqondwa ukuba ikulungele ukuvumela uLibbok ukuba athathe isabatha eJapan, ethathela ingqalelo ukunyaniseka kwakhe kwi-franchise xa iiklabhu zazinomdla wokumtyikitya, kubandakanya nempahla yaseFransi yoMdyarho we-92 owazama ukumrhwebesha eParis ngaphambi kweli xesha lonyaka. Njengoko uJuree Matthee kunye noSacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kwiqela, iCapetonians ijonge ukuba ne-inshorensi eyaneleyo kwindawo ye-flyhalf ukuba i-Libbok inokuhamba ixesha elifutshane. Nangona kunjalo, isinxibo saseKapa kuxelwe ukuba asizuzonwabisa iingxoxo noLeinster malunga nethuba lokuba uDamian Willemse azibandakanye nephondo laseIreland. I-Leinster ikwimarike yokufumana umva oguquguqukayo ukuzalisa isithuba sika-Jordie Barrett, oza kubuyela eNew Zealand nje ukuba isivumelwano sakhe semali mboleko siphelile ekupheleni kwesizini, kwaye banamehlo abo kuBok. UWillemse ngoku ubotshelelwe kwiStormers ngeNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2027, emva kokuba efake isivumelwano seminyaka emihlanu neqela elizinze eKapa ngo-2022, kwaye kubonakala ngathi bazimisele ukubambelela kulo mdlali ubalulekileyo, ingakumbi kwindawo abangayonwabeli kangako.

U-Libbok unenkontileka namaStormers kuze kuphele INdebe Yomhlaba Yebhola Lombhoxo yango-2027 kodwa angase aphuthelwe ingxenye yesizini ye-United Rugby Championship ukuze azuze i-yen ku-Land of the Rising Sun. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala uyahlomula ohlelweni lwe-SA Rugby PONI, okusho ukuthi inyunyana yengeza inkontileka yakhe ngaphezu komholo wakhe wamaStormers. Kodwa-ke, ucubungula izinketho zakhe ngesizini ezayo futhi ngokombiko wencwadi yaseNingizimu Afrika i-Rapport, okungenani iqembu elilodwa lase-Japan linentshisekelo yokwengeza i-Springbok ye-Test ye-19-test ekuholeni kwabo. AmaStormers kuthiwa azimisele ngokuvumela uLibbok ukuthi athathe isabatha eJapan, uma ecubungula ukwethembeka akukhombisile ngesikhathi amakilabhu enesifiso sokumsayinisa, okuhlanganisa nempahla yaseFrance iRacing 92 ezame ukumyengela eParis ngaphambi kwale sizini. Njengoba u-Juree Matthee no-Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu eqenjini, i-Capetonians ibukeka izoba nesivalo esanele ku-flyhalf uma i-Libbok izohamba isikhashana. Nokho, leli qembu laseKapa kubikwa ukuthi ngeke libe nezingxoxo noLeinster mayelana nokuthi uDamian Willemse ajoyine isifundazwe sase-Ireland. I-Leinster isemakethe yomdlali wasemuva oguquguqukayo ozovala isikhala sika-Jordie Barrett, ozobuyela eNew Zealand uma kuphela isivumelwano sakhe sokubolekwa ekupheleni kwesizini, futhi amehlo abo abheke kuBok fullback. Njengamanje uWillemse uboshelwe kumaStormers ngeNdebe Yomhlaba ka-2027, ufake inkontileka yeminyaka emihlanu neqembu elizinze eKapa ngo-2022, futhi kubukeka sengathi bazimisele ngokubambelela kulo mdlali obalulekile, ikakhulukazi endaweni lapho abangakujabuleli ukujula okungako.

Stormers reportedly set to hang on to Willemse, but Libbok on the move

Stormers het glo aan Willemse gaan hang, maar Libbok is aan die beweeg

IStormers kuthiwa izimisele ukubambelela kuWillemse, kodwa uLibbok usendleleni

Kubikwa ukuthi uStormers uzobambelela kuWillemse, kodwa uLibbok usaqhubeka

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