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Mar 22, 22 •
1038 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smiles all round as Springbok Women get stuck in again
The last time Unam Tose and her Springbok Women team-mates ran onto a field, close to 30,000 people cheered them onto the hallowed turf at Twickenham, as the South Africans got ready to play the Barbarians in a historic match in the famous London venue. The...
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Mar 17, 22 •
929 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Raubenheimer invites two uncapped players to Springbok Women camp
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer invited two new uncapped players who were part of the girls rugby development pathways, Byrhandre Dolf and Luchell Hanekom, to his training squad of 31 players for their next camp, which starts in Cape Town...
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Mar 13, 22 •
1251 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby scores big at South African Sports Awards
Rugby enjoyed a stellar night at the South African Sports Awards in Durban on Saturday, collecting five titles – in the Team, Coach, Player, Federation and People’s Choice categories – to underline a period in which the Springboks claimed the title of...
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Mar 9, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Be part of history – affordable Test tickets for Springboks v Wales
Christmas in March? Christmas has, indeed, come early for rugby lovers as ticket sales open at noon on Wednesday, March 9, for the Springboks’ mid-year Castle Lager Incoming Series opening match against Wales at Loftus Versfeld. Not only will the Test match...
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Mar 8, 22 •
767 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby celebrates International Women’s Day by continuing to break barriers
SA Rugby celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday with the news that the Springbok Women’s Sevens team has been invited to play in France later this year, giving further impetus to the increasing prominence of women in rugby in South Africa –...
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Mar 7, 22 •
958 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates SA Sport Award nominees
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated the six nominees from rugby in seven categories of the 15th annual SA Sport Awards that were announced on Saturday. Siya Kolisi, Makazole Mapimpi, Ronald Brown, Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks and the...
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Mar 3, 22 •
816 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on LUKHANYO AM COMMITS TO THE SHARKS UNTIL 2025
The Sharks are delighted to announce that our captain Lukhanyo Am, has extended his contract with the Union for a further three years, until 2025. As a key member of the squad, this contract extension underlines his commitment to be part of the...
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Mar 1, 22 •
1028 Views •
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Comments Off on Jantjies signs on for more with DHL Stormers
World Cup-winning scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies has signed a two-year contract extension with the DHL Stormers which will keep him at home in the Cape until at least 2024. Another proud product of the Western Province Rugby youth system, Jantjies first...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1192 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS WELCOME EBEN ETZEBETH
The Sharks are thrilled to announce a major coup with the signing of Springbok second rower Eben Etzebeth, who will join our franchise from Toulon once the French season has ended. Etzebeth will join up with The Sharks in July of this year and he has been...
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Feb 8, 22 •
3063 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boks’ home Test schedule for 2022 confirmed
The Springboks are scheduled to face Wales in three Test matches in the Castle Lager Incoming Series in July, before hosting the All Blacks and Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in August and September, SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday. The away...
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Feb 7, 22 •
1319 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks cement new partnership with AfriSam
The Springboks have welcomed on-board a brand new partner to start the year with, building materials giant, AfriSam, agreeing a three-year partnership, it was confirmed today. The 88-year-old supplier of superior quality construction materials and technical...
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Feb 5, 22 •
1006 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women wrap up camp with change of scenery
The first Springbok Women’s camp of the 2022 season, which will culminate in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in October, concluded on Friday with a beach activation and mountain run at Muizenberg and St. James, something captain Nolusindiso Booi...
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Feb 2, 22 •
1185 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AEG WELCOMES SA RUGBY ICON, ‘BEAST’, AS AMBASSADOR
Amid a home improvement boom, the global household appliance company plans to strengthen its ambition to become one of South Africa’s most desirable and distinctive brands in the home space. Premium home and kitchen appliance brand, AEG, has announced an...
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Jan 27, 22 •
4078 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kolisi scoops top SA Rugby Award for 2021
Siya Kolisi is the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021, after the popular Springbok captain garnered the most votes for his performances during a tough season, while the exciting Aphelele Fassi underlined his great potential by winning the Young Player of...
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Dec 10, 21 •
4439 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2021
Five star Springboks – Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi – are up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021 after earning the most votes in the annual nomination process. SA...
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Dec 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Five Springboks named in World Rugby Dream Team
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber congratulated Malcolm Marx, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi for being named in the World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year on Wednesday....
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Dec 1, 21 •
1099 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nyakane to join French club Racing 92
The Vodacom Bulls can confirm the departure of stalwart front-rower and Springbok, Trevor Nyakane. After joining the Vodacom Bulls in 2015, the 32-year-old has penned down an agreement with French club, Racing 92, and will be joining the club in the coming...
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Nov 26, 21 •
1184 Views •
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Comments Off on Ntoyanto: Baabaas rugby for props too
The festival of rugby as celebrated by the Barbarians and their annual opponents does not mean that the forward packs are left behind for flashy backs to score the tries and grab the limelight. In fact, it gives all players, including props like herself,...
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Nov 24, 21 •
862 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby honours former SARU captain Ebrahim Rinquest (1935-2021)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former SARU national captain Ebrahim “Popeye” Rinquest, who passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 86 years old. Rinquest was the oldest living SARU captain. He represented the side from...
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Nov 24, 21 •
905 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to embrace Barbarians attacking mindset
Much has been said and documented about the intent of any Barbarians team and their willingness to get the ball over the try line of their opponents. Come Saturday and Twickenham, not much would have changed in that regard, but in an historic first, the...
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Nov 18, 21 •
1265 Views •
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Comments Off on Jacobs leads new-look Springbok Women side on Sunday
Catha Jacobs will lead the Springbok Women’s side in their friendly against England Under-20 on Sunday after Stanley Raubenheimer decided to hand 12 players their first start of the November tour for the match in London. Blue Bulls Women’s scrumhalf...
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Nov 18, 21 •
967 Views •
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Comments Off on Nkosi, Fassi released from Springbok cam
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed that Sbu Nkosi (wing) and Aphelele Fassi (utility back) have been released from the touring squad to join the Cell C Sharks and will depart for South Africa on Wednesday evening. Both outside backs were members of...
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Nov 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby and Energade renew long-standing sponsorship
SA Rugby and Energade announced on Wednesday an extension of their partnership, which dates back more than two decades, for another two-and-half-years as the Springboks’ official sports drink supplier. South Africa’s first sports drink has shared many...
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Nov 16, 21 •
1072 Views •
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Comments Off on Rotational changes as Boks eye Twickenham win
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach in a fresh halfback pairing and recalled Lood de Jager at lock in three changes to his starting team for the final Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour, against England at Twickenham...
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Nov 16, 21 •
711 Views •
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Comments Off on Forward depth to be tested this weekend – Myners
Although it only has the status of a friendly encounter, Sunday’s match between the Springbok Women and the England Under-20 team still hold a significant status for the South Africans on their four-week November tour, with a number of players in line...
