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Nov 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: Ireland vs South Africa
Photo: Anton Geyser Ireland beat the Springboks 29 – 15 in Dublin on Saturday. The visitors dominated large parts of the first half and only had themselves to blame when they headed into the hut trailing 6-3. Jonathan Sexton slotting two penalties to...
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Nov 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks accept they were not good enough in Dublin
Photo: Ruby Wolff The Springboks were gutted about losing their tour-opener in a wet Dublin to a very good Ireland on Saturday and heaped praise on their hosts for a better performance in tricky conditions. Ireland won 29-15 – it was the Springboks’ first...
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Nov 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ntubeni called up for injured Robbie Coetzee
Photo: Hennie Homanm DHL Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni, a Springbok tourist in November 2013, has been called up to the South African touring squad in place of the injured Robbie Coetzee. “Robbie has been struggling with a pinched nerve in his neck...
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Nov 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Moments silence for SA sport stars
The Springboks Test against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday will be preceded by a moment’s silence in honour of five South African sporting icons who recently passed away. The request for the tribute was made by the Springboks through the South African Rugby...
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Nov 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Ireland vs Springboks
Photo: Anton Geyser The Springboks take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. Heyneke Meyer named an unchanged starting fifteen that beat New Zealand last month. He is happy with the...
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Nov 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks name their team for the Ireland clash
Photo: Ruby Wolff Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named the same starting line-up that beat New Zealand a month ago to face Ireland in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour on Dublin on Saturday. The only change to the match-day...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vermaak replaces injured Pienaar in Springbok squad
Ruan Pienaar has been ruled out of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour because of a knee ligament injury and he will be replaced by Jano Vermaak. Pienaar picked up the injury in the Springboks’ Test against New Zealand in Wellington in September and has been out...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visited ASICS Institute of Sports Science to undergo World Cup testing
As the Springboks landed in Europe ready for the Autumn International series ASICS revealed that the team visited the ASICS Institute of Sports Science in Kobe, Japan, to undergo special performance and apparel testing ahead of an important year. As the...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Decision on Pienaar to be made on Tuesday
Photo: Etienne Burger Experienced scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar on Monday afternoon underwent a battery of fitness tests at the Springboks’ first field session in Dublin. Although Pienaar came through the tests without any problems, a final decision on his...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Marthinus (Tinus) Linee 1969 – 2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid tribute to former Springbok and Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at the age of 45. Linee passed away at his home on Monday morning following a 19-month...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on RIP Tinus Linee: 1969-2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Western Province Rugby would like to extend its condolences to the family of former Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at his home this morning after a brave battle with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). Linee,...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive safely in sunny Dublin
Photo: Ruby Wolff A bright sunshiny but chilly day greeted the Springboks when they arrived in Dublin on Sunday, where they kick off the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Ireland this weekend. The South Africans left Johannesburg on Saturday night and...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad extended
Photo: Werner Nysschen Five newcomers and two returnees have been added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in naming a 36-man squad for next month’s tour...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby shocked and saddened at death of Bafana Bafana Captain
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid its respects to Senzo Meyiwa, captain of Bafana Bafana who was tragically killed on Sunday evening. Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU, said Meyiwa’s death marked a very sad day for South Africa,...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks training camp in Stellenbosch concludes
Picture caption: Four national rugby captains at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport are (from left) Handré Pollard (Junior Springboks), Kyle Brown (Springbok Sevens), Zenay Jordaan (Springbok Women Sevens) and Jean de Villiers (Springboks). Photo: SARU....
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Gabriel Frederick (Abie) Malan 1935-2014
Image: Abie Malan having his handprints captured in clay in 2013 for casting into bronze and installation at the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Picture credit: Gallo Images. The South African Rugby Union has...
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Oct 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks invite additional players
Photo: Anton Geyser Four additional players, Trevor Nyakane, Lood de Jager, Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje and Lizo Gqoboka, have been invited to the Springboks’ training camp in Stellenbosch next week. The three Toyota Free State Cheetahs forwards and the EP...
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Oct 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen nominated in SA Sports Star of the year category
Photo: Etienne Burger Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen and the Commonwealth Games gold medal winning Springbok Sevens team have been nominated for South African Sports Awards, the Department of Sport and Recreation South African (SRSA) announced on Wednesday....
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Oct 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on ASICS AND SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY TEAM JOIN TOGETHER TO HOLD COACHING SESSION IN SCHOOLS IN JAPAN
Monday 13th October, ASICS and the South African rugby team hosted a special coaching session with Gose Industrial High School and Tokai Gyosei High School at the Gose Industrial High School’s ground. The team are in Japan as part of a trip to...
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Oct 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixtures announced
Photo: Anton Geyser The Springboks will kick off their 2015 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, 18 July. SANZAR on Monday announced the fixtures for a competition that has been condensed to three rounds to make...
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Oct 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and ASICS look for extra technical advantage ahead of RWC2015
Photo: Anton Geyser Finding extra technical advantage at next year’s Rugby World Cup will be the focus for a delegation of leading personnel from the South African Rugby Union, who will visit Japan next week on invitation of apparel sponsor, ASICS. The...
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Oct 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch
Twenty Springboks contracted by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will take part in a training camp in Stellenbosch from 20 to 24 October as preparation for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour next month. The decision to invite the contracted players to the...
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Oct 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team effort and Ellis Park crowd made the difference
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer described the 27-25 win over New Zealand in the final match of the Springboks Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign as one of the best matches in which he had been involved. The support of the sell-out Ellis Park crowd...
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Oct 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks vs All Blacks Teamsheets
Photo: Anton Geyser Venue: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Date: 4/10/2014 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzère (France), JP Doyle (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)...
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Oct 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks inspire Springboks before Ellis Park Test
Photo: Anton Geyser The Springboks and Springbok Sevens teams on Friday came together in a unique way as the Blitzboks handed out the Test jerseys before Saturday’s final match in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against New Zealand at Ellis Park in...
