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Sep 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Trevor Nyakane update
Trevor Nyakane is expected to be fit and available for selection for the Springboks’ opening Rugby World Cup match against New Zealand on 21 September, Springbok management confirmed on Sunday. The tighthead prop sprained a knee during the 41-7 victory over...
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Sep 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on “We got what we wanted” – Erasmus
Rassie Erasmus was a satisfied man after his team successfully dodged a potential booby-trap with a 41-7 victory over Japan at the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium on Friday evening (Japanese time). The Springboks’ seven try to one victory completed the team’s...
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Sep 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Chester Williams mourned from Japan
A shocked Springbok squad awoke to the news of the passing of Chester Williams, the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner on Saturday, as they continued their own World Cup journey in Japan. “This was horrible news to wake up to this morning,” said Rassie Erasmus,...
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Sep 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on RIP Chester Williams (1970 to 2019)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, reacted with shock and disbelief when the news of the death of former Springbok wing and Blitzboks captain and coach Chester Williams surfaced on Friday afternoon. Williams was a star of the Springboks’ Rugby World...
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Sep 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi: “It’s good to be back”
Siya Kolisi returns to lead the Springbok team for the first time in nine months on Friday, with the eyes of not only South Africa but the Japanese nation on him and the Boks. A media contingent four times the size of one that would attend a captain’s press...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Raubenheimer welcomes new players for Spain tour
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer has included six uncapped players in his squad for their Test against Spain, and young group of nine players that will form the core of the SA Invitational XV for their matches against a touring Spanish team in...
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Sep 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks name formidable line-up for Japan clash
Rassie Erasmus named 22 of the Springbok 23 that fought to a last-gasp draw against New Zealand in July, for Friday’s clash with Japan in Kumagaya, which will mark the 50th Test appearance for Pieter-Steph du Toit, SA Rugby’s Player of the Year for 2018....
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Sep 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on “Great to be here,” Boks tell Japan
The Springboks completed their first training session in front of more than 2 000 excited local supporters on Sunday, within a few hours of arriving at their training base in Japan. The Springboks had a morning gym workout followed by an afternoon field...
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Aug 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on “Thank you South Africa”, say departing Springboks
The Springboks said “thank you, South Africa” as they departed from OR Tambo International Airport for the ninth Rugby World Cup on Friday. Director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, a squad of 31 players and 20 management headed to...
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Aug 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on Aphiwe Dyantyi anti-doping violation
SA Rugby can confirm being informed by the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) that an adverse analytical finding had been detected in a sample collected from Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi in a doping test on 2 July 2019. Dyantyi’s B-sample...
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Aug 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks complete Rugby World Cup coaching team
Rassie Erasmus completed his Rugby World Cup coaching team on Wednesday with the confirmed appointment of defence consultant Felix Jones. The former Irish international will join the squad in Japan on a short-term consultancy, filling a vacancy left by the...
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Aug 26, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Rugby World Cup squad blend is #StrongerTogether
A Springbok blend led by Siya Kolisi and combining youth with gnarled experience was on Monday confirmed to launch South Africa’s seventh assault on the Rugby World Cup title. The squad naming was broadcast live by several national broadcasters in front of...
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Aug 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Super-Saturday hat-trick for SA Rugby celebrated
South African rugby players – men and women, schoolboys and adults – were congratulated for Saturday’s national team hat-trick by Mr Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, on Sunday. The Springboks overcame Argentina, 24-18; the Springbok Women defeated...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women qualify for 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer was delighted on Saturday as his charges booked their place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 39-0 victory against Kenya in the deciding match of the qualifiers at the Bosman Stadium in...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad assemble in Bloemfontein for RWC training camp
The Springbok training squad of 36 players assembled in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a four-day Rugby World Cup camp in Bloemfontein as part of the Boks’ preparations for the global tournament which starts next month in Japan. The group consists of players...
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Aug 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on “It’s nice to learn when you’re winning” – Erasmus
Rassie Erasmus breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that his 2019 Springbok squad continued on a trajectory of progress following a 24-18 victory over Argentina in a Castle Lager Incoming Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Sbu Nkosi scored...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits: ‘My wildest dream has come true’
Schalk Brits described the Springbok captaincy as his wildest dream that has come true. Brits will be leading out South Africa against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is the Boks’ last home game before the Rugby World Cup. The...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jordaan living her dream as a professional rugby player
At only 28 years old Springbok Women’s flyhalf Zenay Jordaan has a rugby resume most her colleagues – male and female – could only dream of with two Women’s Rugby World Cups and three Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments to her name. And she is...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on Do this for South African rugby, says Erasmus, Brits to lead Springboks
The Springboks have been challenged by Rassie Erasmus to make a resounding statement about the health of South African rugby in the team’s Farewell Test against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Erasmus, the SA Rugby director of rugby,...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on Kama: Springbok Women hopeful about World Cup spot
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Wednesday the team were enjoying their rugby and were hopeful that they could book their place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after winning their first two qualifying matches. The...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on Swys steps down from Springbok coaching team
Swys de Bruin advised Springbok management on Tuesday that he wished to be released from his role as an attack consultant with the team. De Bruin made the request for “personal and medical reasons” and wished the team every success for the Rugby World...
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Aug 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on One hurdle left for Bok Women to qualify for World Cup
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer was a satisfied man on Tuesday as his charges took a step closer to qualifying for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 73-0 victory against Madagascar at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan. Rights...
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Aug 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ntubeni and Louw called up to Springbok squad
Uncapped DHL Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni and his provincial team mate Wilco Louw (prop) were called up to the Springbok squad on Monday in Pretoria where the Boks will be based for the week in preparation for their Farewell Test match on Saturday...
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Aug 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus excited about ‘Farewell Test’ at Loftus Versfeld
The Springboks were preparing to launch themselves into the Rugby World Cup with a momentum-boosting performance at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, said Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, on the team’s victorious return from overseas on Monday...
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Aug 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen: Boks continue to strive for consistency
South Africa will enjoy their victory over Argentina and their triumph in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, but Springbok captain Duane Vermeulen said these moments are all stepping stones towards the big goal of the year, the 2019 Rugby World Cup in...
