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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby stars give Johannesburg women #LoveRugby Women’s Day surprise
Early morning traffic in Sandton was light-heartedly disrupted on Monday morning when a group of Springbok rugby players took to the streets to serve hot cups of coffee to women as part of a #LoveRugby Women’s Day surprise. International Women’s day is...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Powell positive as Springbok Sevens gear up for Rugby Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was in a positive frame of mind a day before the start of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Springbok Sevens team are competing in Brazil as part of TEAM South Africa, and according...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok call up Adriaanse for injured Nyakane
Springbok prop Lourens Adriaanse was on Monday called up to the Springbok squad after Trevor Nyakane was ruled out of Boks’ first two matches of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina because of an ankle injury. Nyakane will continue his...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Goosen, Marx get Bok call ups
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee named Malcolm Marx and Teboho Mohoje, Vincent Koch, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Bryan Habana and Johan Goosen in his squad for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship. Overall, seven changes have been made to...
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Aug 6, 16 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springbok training squad named for Castle Lager Rugby Championship
First-time call-up for Malcolm Marx Habana, Hougaard, Goosen, De Jongh, Mohoje and Koch return Emirates Lions, overseas based players to join later Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included uncapped Malcolm Marx and recalled Oupa Mohoje, Vincent...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby searching for Mbombela Test ‘debutants’
SA Rugby is looking to host five Springbok fans to an unforgettable rugby experience when the Springboks battle Argentina at Mbombela Stadium on August 20. On one condition – that they have never attended a test before! The #LoveRugby movement spreads to...
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Aug 2, 16 •
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General News, International, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks hope to have Pumas’ ticket for Mbombela Test
Springbok preparations for the key showdown with Argentina in Match 1 of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday, 20 August, are moving into high gear. The 31-man squad for the first two Tests of the campaign,...
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Jul 31, 16 •
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General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springboks for rehabilitation and conditioning camp announced
The Springbok squad to do duty in the first two matches of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship will be named on Saturday 6 August 2016 after the Vodacom Super Rugby final. In the meantime, Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Sunday invited a selected...
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Jul 27, 16 •
3546 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens off to Rio Olympics
The Springbok Sevens rugby squad departed Cape Town on Wednesday morning, keen to join up with the rest of TEAM South Africa in Brazil as the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro looms large. The Blitzboks team will be aiming for Olympic glory in...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA RUGBY LEGENDS PARTNER WITH SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DRUG-FREE SPORT
The South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) has been bolstered by a strategic partnership with the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) to conduct anti-doping education and outreach among the rugby playing schools competing in SARLA’s...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks’ #LoveRugby video sets social media abuzz
Pat Lambie braaiing in a township, Willie le Roux in the back of a police van and Beast Mtawarira at Khayelitsha Rugby Club are just some of the moments from a #LoveRugby video that is taking social media by storm after it was released by SA Rugby over the...
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Jun 28, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on BOKS CLINCH NERVOUS SERIES VICTORY #AllOutRugby
It may not have been pretty but the Springboks managed to savour a 2-1 series victory against Ireland following the weekend’s 19-13 win in Port Elizabeth. For the first time in the series the Irish managed to win the lion’s share of the territory and...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Willie le Roux suspended for one week for dangerous tackle
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Springbok fullback Willie le Roux was suspended for one week after pleading guilty to a charge of breaching Law 10.4 (i), during the test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Willie le Roux cited for tackling a player in the air
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux was cited for allegedly breaching Law 10.4 (i), tackling a player in the air, during the test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by commissioner James Absaloms of...
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Jun 25, 16 •
1301 Views •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Coetzee hails resilience as Springboks edge Ireland to win series
Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, on Saturday hailed the resilience of his team and lauded the impact of senior players after South Africa clinched the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland with a 19-13 win at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on MY BOKKE IS GROTER AS JOUNE! #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe In Suid Afrikaanse rugby is ons oor die algemeen nie goed as dit kom by liggaamshoogte nie. Ons spelers het reuse lywe en is groot gebou. Dis nie net die probleem as ons die bal dra nie, maar ook as ons kontak maak.-Allister Coetzee...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on South Africa vs Ireland Teamsheets #IncomingSeries #SAvIRE
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Whiteley, Combrinck handed Bok starts in Irish decider
Photo: Anton Geyser Warren Whiteley (No 8) and Ruan Combrinck (wing) will make their first starts for the Springboks in the deciding third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The inclusion of these two players are the only...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Springboks named for series decider
15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de Klerk 8 Warren Whiteley 7 Siya Kolisi 6 Francois Louw 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit 4 Eben Etzebeth 3 Frans Malherbe 2 Adriaan Strauss (C) 1 Tendai...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on SA Rugby launches seventh Boks for Books library
Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images. SA Rugby on Wednesday launched its seventh Boks for Books library, at the Walmer Primary School in Port Elizabeth as its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme continues to uplift communities through literacy...
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Jun 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Injured Nyakane withdrawn from Springbok squad
Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane was on Tuesday withdrawn from the squad for this Saturday’s third Test against Ireland because of injury. The prop suffered an ankle injury against Ireland in the second Test between the sides last Saturday in Johannesburg....
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Jun 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen ruled of third Irish Test
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen was on Monday ruled out of the deciding third Test against Ireland on Saturday because of an elbow injury. Vermeulen sustained the injury in the first half of the second Caste Lager Incoming Series Test...
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Jun 20, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Final run for Blitzboks at Assupol 7s
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell will get his final chance to assess his charges in a competitive environment before the Rio Olympic Games in the Assupol 7s International tournament in Stellenbosch on July 1-2. The tournament, which will be held at the...
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Jun 20, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on ALL HAIL THE COMEBACK KINGS #AllOutRugby
20 JUNE 2016 – The Springboks erased one of their worst first-half performances to complete a remarkable come back to beat Ireland 32-26 at Emirates Airline Park to square the Castle Lager Incoming Series. Reading the complete match statistics taken...
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Jun 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok medical update – Pat Lambie ruled out of third Irish Test
Springbok flyhalf Patrick Lambie was on Sunday ruled out of the third Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match against Ireland as a result of the concussion he suffered in the first meeting between the two teams in Cape Town eight days ago. Lambie suffered...
