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Sep 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Springbok halfback pair to face Wallabies
Paige earns first starting berth for Springboks Lambie back at fullback for first Test since June Rudy Paige will make his starting debut for the Springboks on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in the team’s penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture of...
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Sep 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Trio of Springboks released to play Currie Cup
Springboks Damian de Allende, Lwazi Mvovo and Malcolm Marx were released by the national team on Monday and will be available for Currie Cup selection for this coming weekend. De Allende returns to the DHL Western Province, Mvovo goes back to the Cell C...
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women advance to Hokkaido Sevens semi-final
The SA Select Women on Friday booked their place in the Cup semi-final of the Hokkaido Sevens in Japan with convincing victories in all three of their matches on the opening day. The team, who were crowned the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens champions in...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks in challenging U20 Champs 2017 pool
The Junior Springboks have been drawn in a challenging pool with hosts, Georgia, France and Argentina for the 2017 World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The tournament will be hosted in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, from 31 May to 18 June next year. The SA U20 team, who...
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Sep 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lambie, Le Roux back in Springbok squad
Four players added to tour squad De Jager and Redelinghuys fit and included Experienced backs Pat Lambie and Willie le Roux were included in a 31-man Springbok squad for the two remaining home Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, in October against...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok players released for Currie Cup duty
Malcolm Marx (Xerox Golden Lions), Lwazi Mvovo (Cell C Sharks), Rudy Paige, Trevor Nyakane (both Vodacom Blue Bulls) and Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Western Province) were released to their provinces and can be considered for Currie Cup duty this coming weekend, SA...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens win Rugby Africa title
The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Sunday continued their fine form in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe, to advance through the competition unbeaten and claim the title. The team opened up the competition on Saturday with convincing...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens off to firing start in Zimbabwe
The Springbok Women’s Sevens got the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens off to a firing start in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Saturday, with convincing victories in all three of their matches on the opening day of the tournament. The Springbok Women’s Sevens started...
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Sep 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks must work hard to fix mistakes says Coetzee
After a good and positive start in the opening half, the Springboks were unable to replicate their first-half form against the All Blacks in the second period, who won their Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test 41-13 at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on...
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Sep 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Allister Coetzee is nie die swak Bok-skakel nie
Simon Riekert van #paletoe het gaan krap waar dit jeuk; by SARU en sy raadslede wat verantwoording oor Springbok rugby moet doen. Die laaste paar weke was seker van die mees emosionele ooit in die geskiedenis van die Springbok. Net die nuus oor Kamp...
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Sep 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks want to be more clinical, Strauss
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss said the prospects of playing the All Black in New Zealand is an exciting one for both newcomers as well as experienced players. The Springboks and the All Blacks play against each on Saturday at the AMI Stadium in round four...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks keen to resume All Blacks rivalry
The Springboks are excited to resume their rugby rivalry with New Zealand when the two teams meet in the fourth round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee and flanker Francois...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens expect onslaught in Zimbabwe
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said on Thursday his team were bracing themselves for an onslaught in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens as the team departed for Zimbabwe. The competition, which the Springbok Women’s Sevens won in 2014, 2011,...
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Sep 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit, Koch to start for Boks against All Blacks
Francois Louw to play 50th Test Two changes amongst the forwards Marx and Alberts join De Allende on Bok bench Pieter-Steph du Toit and Vincent Koch were included in the Springbok starting line-up to face the All Blacks in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship...
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Sep 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on BOKS DROP THE BALL
Australia walked away with a deserving victory but the Springboks literally dropped the ball in their 23-17 defeat to the home side in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane over the weekend. In a close encounter of this kind, little...
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Sep 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to focus on getting the detail right
The Springboks will continue to stay positive and focus on cutting out the small errors which have proved costly in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign, No 8 Warren Whiteley said on Monday. The South Africans arrived in Christchurch in the early...
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Sep 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on Alberts called up as replacement for injured De Jager
Springbok flanker Willem Alberts has been called up as replacement for lock Lood de Jager, who was on Sunday ruled out of action for up to two weeks with a severely bruised knee. The lock injured his knee on Saturday in the 23-17 loss suffered by the...
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Sep 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Beast Mtawarira issues Citing Commissioner Warning
Tendai Mtawarira of South Africa has been issued with a Citing Commissioner Warning for contravening Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling around an opponents neck. Mtawarira grasped Wallaby No.8, David Pocock by the neck in attempting to clear him out during the...
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Sep 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks let slip good start in Brisbane
The Wallabies defeated the Springboks 23-17 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday after the South Africans failed to capitalise on a good start in the first half. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said afterwards he was not pleased with his team’s...
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Sep 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hoeveel redes is daar vir die Bokke om te wen teen die Wallabies?
Daar is maklik vyf, ses redes om na die Bokke se opkomende Toets teen die wallabies te kyk, en ek meen krities te kyk, sê Simon Riekert van #Pale Toe. Kom ons bly by vyf. Die Springbok-brand: As jy probeer kommentaar kry uit oud-spelers, en veral ʼn...
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Sep 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Strauss urges Springboks to be more clinical
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss wants his team to be more clinical when they tackle the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. SuperSport will broadcast the match live and kick-off in the Suncorp Stadium is 12h05 (SA...
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Sep 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Proud Etzebeth reach Springbok milestone
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will on Saturday become the youngest Springbok ever to earn 50 Test caps when he runs out against the Wallabies in the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Etzebeth was...
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Sep 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks reshuffle backline for important Wallaby clash
Eben Etzebeth to earn his 50th Test cap Juan de Jongh, Jesse Kriel new midfield combination Francois Hougaard back as Bryan Habana moves to No 14 Lourens Adriaanse gets first start in Springbok jersey Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has...
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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Middelburg #LoveRugby video goes social
A behind-the-scenes video of the Springboks’ surprise #LoveRugby visit to Middelburg, as they took the Bok bus from Johannesburg to Nelspruit, was released online by SA Rugby on Tuesday. It’s the fourth in a series of #LoveRugby short videos released so...
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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Proudfoot expects fired-up Wallaby pack
Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot on Tuesday said the South Africans are expecting a huge challenge by the Wallaby pack when the two teams meet in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday....
