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Nov 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Charles James Benjamin, 1943-2014
The South African Rugby Union has noted with sadness the passing for former Proteas flyhalf Charles Benjamin, who passed away on Saturday aged 70. Charles Benjamin earned his rugby stripes in the Progress RFC of the Caledon Rugby Union and from that modest...
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Nov 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Paige and Boshoff called up to join Springbok Squad
Photo: Etienne Burger Rudy Paige and Marnitz Boshoff have been called up to the Springbok squad for the last week of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Cardiff next week. Paige, from the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Xerox Golden Lions’ Boshoff will join in the...
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Nov 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jannie du Plessis ruled out of Italy Test
Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against Italy in Padova with a hamstring injury. Du Plessis left the field in the Springboks’ 31-28 victory over England last Saturday after injuring his hamstring and knee. He...
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Nov 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dreyer called up to Springbok squad
Photo: Etienne Burger Xerox Golden Lions prop Ruan Dreyer has been called up to the Springbok squad as injury cover for Jannie du Plessis. Dreyer will join the squad in Italy as soon as his travel arrangements have been made. Du Plessis left the...
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Nov 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Injured Rokoduguni out, Yarde in squad for SA
Stuart Lancaster retains 24 players to prepare for Springboks Marland Yarde and James Haskell are changes from All Blacks defeat Semesa Rokoduguni is out of the clash with South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, with Marland Yarde replacing the Bath...
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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 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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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 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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Sep 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Johannesburg
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will be managed this week as he recovers from injury in the build-up to the final Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Vermeulen...
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Sep 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visit recuperating Salie Fredericks at home
Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), accompanied by a Springbok delegation on Friday visited the recuperating former “Coloured Springboks” captain Salie Fredericks at his house in Gordon’s Bay. Springbok coach Heyneke...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens team to help Rugby Museum celebrate 1st birthday
The Springbok Sevens team will help the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum celebrate its first birthday on Wednesday – Heritage Day – by making a special donation to the collection at a public ceremony. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and his team will...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lizo Gqoboka called up to Springbok Training Camp
Lizo Gqoboka is one of three young, up and coming players that have been selected to attend the Springbok Training Camp ahead of their final two matches in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Gqoboka, along with Nizaam Carr, Seabelo Senatla, will join the...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Carr, Senatla and Gqoboka to work with Springboks in Cape Town
Photo: Etienne Burger Featured photo: William Brown The promising trio of Nizaam Carr, Seabelo Senatla and Lizo Gqoboka have been invited to join the Springboks squad for on and off-field sessions in Cape Town in the next three days. The Springboks...
