Stormers release Springbok trio

The Stormers have announced that Springbok trio Nizaam Carr, Dewaldt Duvenage and Raymond Rhule have all being granted an early release from their contracts.

All three players will take up opportunities in Europe.

Wasps have confirmed that Nizaam Carr will rejoin the club on a permanent basis prior to the 2018/19 campaign.

The 27-year-old South African international No.8 spent three months at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season providing injury cover.

During that spell he put together a string of impressive performances in the Aviva Premiership and European Champions Cup, scoring four tries in 11 outings.

Since departing Coventry following the January home win over Ulster, the five-times-capped Springbok has returned to Super Rugby with the Cape Town-based Stormers for whom he has now appeared 96 times since making his debut in 2012.

Winger Raymond Rhule will join newly promoted Top14 side Grenoble having joined the Stormers at the start of the season and has scored five tries in his 12 appearances.

Scrumhalf Duvenage, who also played age-group rugby for Western Province and made his Stormers debut back in 2009, ends his second stint at DHL Newlands with over 90 caps for the Stormers in total as he heads to Italian club Benetton Treviso.