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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....
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Massive task awaits Boks in Brisbane – De Jongh
Springbok centre Juan de Jongh said on Monday in Brisbane that the Springboks will face the huge challenge from the Wallabies when the two sides meet on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. According to De Jongh, he is under no...
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Sep 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coach happy with first field session in Brisbane
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said he was very happy with his squad’s first training session on Saturday, a day after their arrival in the Australian city of Brisbane. The good news for the Springboks was the return to the training field of flyhalf Elton...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby at the end of 2016
Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season. Strauss, who became the 57th Springbok captain against Ireland in June, said he had been contemplating retirement at the end of the season since late in 2015, and that he had...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers: ‘Australia and South Africa under equal pressure’
Former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says Australia will be under just as much pressure as South Africa when they clash in the Rugby Championship on September 10. While Springbok rugby appears to have been in a free fall for the last couple of months,...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok MVP played off the bench!
South Africa’s first loss in Argentina might have had something to do with the decision to leave their Most Valuable Player on the bench. Pieter-Steph du Toit replaced Lood de Jager six minutes into the second half of the Springboks’ 26-24 loss in Salta,...
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Aug 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on Mvovo, Hougaard added to Springbok squad for Australasian tour
Lwazi Mvovo and Francois Hougaard were both included in the 28-man Springbok squad for the two away Castle Lager Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand, which was named by SA Rugby on Tuesday. The Springboks play against the...
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Aug 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Teboho Mohoje issued citing commissioner warning
Player: Teboho Mohoje Team: South Africa Position: Flanker Date of Incident: 27 August 2016 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous Tackling around an opponents neck. Elapsed time in match when offence occurred: 49:10 SANZAAR NEWS RELEASE Teboho Mohoje...
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Aug 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok wing Ruan Combrinck ruled out with leg injury
Springboks wing Ruan Combrinck was ruled out of action for up to six week after he sustained a fractured fibula in the Boks’ 26-24 loss to Argentina on Saturday in Salta. Combrinck was replaced seven minutes before halftime by Jesse Kriel after the wing had...
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Aug 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks resume Test preparations in Buenos Aires
The Springboks arrived in Argentina late on Monday and immediately started with their preparations on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, where they will be based until Friday in the build-up to the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Pumas....
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Aug 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Boks move on from Lambie
The Springboks are planning on being without Pat Lambie for at least the remainder of 2016 as the flyhalf battles to overcome the effects of a serious concussion. It is believed that Johan Goosen and Morne Steyn’s French clubs, Racing Metro and Stade...
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Aug 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee happy with composure in Springboks opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship win
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee expressed his satisfaction in the composure shown by his team in their 30-23 win over Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday. The victory in the Mbombela Stadium opened the Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign for the...
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Aug 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Injured Redelinghuys out of Pumas clash
Springbok prop Julian Redelinghuys will not travel with the 27-man Springbok squad to Argentina after the front ranker was on Sunday ruled out of action for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury. He suffered the injury in Saturday’s 30-23 Springbok win...
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Aug 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee happy with composure in Springboks opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship win
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee expressed his satisfaction in the composure shown by his team in their 30-23 win over Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday. The victory in the Mbombela Stadium opened the Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign for the...
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Aug 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby establishes first Boks for Books library in Mpumalanga
SA Rugby on Friday launched its eighth Boks for Books library, at the Sukumani Primary School in Matsulu in rural Mpumalanga, as the province prepares for the Springboks’ opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium...
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Aug 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Redelinghuys earns first Springbok start against Pumas
Habana, Goosen, Mohoje, De Jager return to starting line-up Tough start to Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign Julian Redelinghuys will earn his first start for the Springboks against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday, while Bryan Habana, Johan Goosen,...
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Aug 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Boks treat Lowveld learners to unforgettable assembly
Springboks Oupa Mohoje, Warren Whiteley, Jesse Kriel, Bongi Mbonambi and Jaco Kriel treated 400 high school learners from across the Lowveld to a special #LoveRugby school assembly at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Wednesday morning. The stadium is the...
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Aug 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on How do the Boks measure up?
The 2016 Rugby Championship launches on Saturday with the world champion All Blacks in Sydney to face Australia, while the Springboks welcome Argentina to Nelspruit. Will the Lions’ Super Rugby success ignite the Boks? How will New Zealand fare in their...
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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Notshe, Mvovo return home from Springbok camp
Lwazi Mvovo and Sikhumbuzo Notshe were released from the Springbok squad and have returned to their home provinces on Tuesday afternoon. They remain part of the overall Bok squad but will not feature in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener on Saturday...
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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok open training session, Mbombela 15th August 2016
Hundreds get first look at Boks during open training session Nelspruiters turned up in their hundreds at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday afternoon to get their first look at the Springbok team during a free open training and signing session. For both players...
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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on If Boks are going to run, the time is now
The loss of Duane Vermeulen for the Rugby Championship has understandably been described as a massive blow to the Springboks – but could it be a blessing in disguise? Talismanic Vermeulen, thanks to his workload, has become yet another victim of...
