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Sep 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Burger replaces injured Louw in Springbok squad
Photo: African Drums Port Elizabeth Experienced and versatile loose forward Schalk Burger has been called up to the Springbok squad for the final two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship for the injured Francois Louw. Burger, capped 71 times...
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Sep 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Francois Louw out of Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Photo: Rugby 15 Springbok flank Francois Louw has been ruled out of the remainder of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a pinched nerve in his neck. He picked up the injury during last Saturday’s Test against New Zealand in Wellington and the extent...
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Sep 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pietersen replaces injured Pienaar for Springboks
Experienced Test back JP Pietersen has been called up to the Springbok squad in place of the injured Ruan Pienaar. Pienaar injured his medial cruciate knee ligaments in Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Wellington and...
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Sep 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on 100th Springbok Test – Jean de Villiers
Photo: Werner Nysschen Springbok captain Jean de Villiers doesn’t want his 100th Test, on Saturday against New Zealand in Wellington, to detract from his team’s tough task at hand. De Villiers, Springbok number 735, will lead South Africa for the...
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Sep 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named for All Black Clash in Wellington
Photo: Werner Nysschen Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will on Saturday join four other South Africans when he leads the team out in his 100th Test, against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington (kick-off 09h35 SA time). The Springbok...
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Sep 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on “Recognise and Remove” concussion message underlined by new regulations
New concussion regulations, emphasising the need to “recognise and remove” at amateur level have been approved by the General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The new SARU Concussion Regulations, which came into force this month, clarify...
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Sep 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks very disappointed after Perth defeat
The Springboks were very disappointed after losing their first match in more than 11 months when they were beaten by Australia by 24-23 in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship match in a wet and windy Perth on Saturday. Australia won thanks to a converted try by...
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Sep 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana congratulated on 100th Springbok appearance
Bryan Habana was on Saturday congratulated by Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on the landmark of reaching a century of Test appearances for the Springboks. He is the fourth South African and only the 33rd player in world...
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Sep 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on 100th Springbok Test – Bryan Habana
On Saturday, Bryan Gary Habana will become the fourth Springbok to play 100 Tests for South Africa. Springbok number 766, Habana, was born in Johannesburg on 12 June 1983. He attended Meredale Primary and King Edward VII School before enrolling at the...
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Sep 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby mourns passing of leading African historian
South African rugby is mourning the passing of one of its foremost historians following the death of Vuyisa Qunta, 65, in Pretoria on August 26. Qunta was foremost a Struggle activist and foremost intellectual of black consciousness but he was also a...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Alberts replaced by Whiteley for Springboks tour
Willem Alberts has been ruled out of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour to Australia and New Zealand and will be replaced in the 30-man squad by Warren Whiteley. Alberts missed both Test victories against Argentina because of a hamstring...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ewen McKenzie names 30-man squad for next two Rugby Championship matches
Australia head coach Ewen McKenzie has named a 30-man squad for their next two Rugby Championship matches and included Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau. The Wallabies will be without Western Force hooker Nathan Charles for the Test against the Springboks...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad named for Australasian tour
Photo: Ruby Wolff Victor Matfield is over his injury problems and will rejoin the Springbok squad when they get together for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while Marcel van der Merwe has been called up for the injured Frans...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks honour Mateo Uriburu of San Isidro
The Springboks on Tuesday honoured the life of Mateo Uriburu, a young Argentinean rugby player who sadly passed away during a tour of San Isidro Club’s Under-18 side to South Africa earlier this year. The 17-year-old Uriburu passed away in March. He felt...
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Aug 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jurie Roux reappointed as SARU CEO
The General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday unanimously approved the extension of the contract of Jurie Roux as the chief executive officer of the organisation. The Council accepted the recommendation of the SARU Executive Council...
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Aug 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers back to lead Springboks in Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has recovered from the knee injury which kept him out of the June Tests and is back in the national squad for the forthcoming Castle Lager Rugby Championship. De Villiers is one of six players returning from injury...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on South African rugby gives back on Mandela Day
South African rugby, led by Springbok wing Bryan Habana, on Friday did their bit as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations by helping uplift the community in Nyanga, east of Cape Town. Habana, the record holder for the most tries ever in Tests for the...
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Jul 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup travel sub-agents appointed by SA Rugby Travel
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) and SA Rugby Travel are pleased to announce that Edusport Travel and Makro Sports Travel have been appointed as official sub-agents to SA Rugby Travel for the sale of Rugby World Cup 2015 travel packages. The appointment...
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Jun 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks donate to Missionvale Care Centre in PE
Photos: SARU. Four members of the Springbok squad who hail from the Eastern Cape on Tuesday donated R15,000 on behalf of the team to the Missionvale Care Centre in Port Elizabeth. Siya Kolisi, Jan Serfontein, JJ Engelbrecht and Paul Jordaan visited the centre...
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Jun 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Adriaanse and Lewies called up to the Springbok squad
Lourens Adriaanse (prop) and Stephan Lewies (lock) of the Cell C Sharks have been called up to the Springbok squad in Port Elizabeth, where they face Scotland in the final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series on Saturday. Adriaanse replaces his provincial...
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Jun 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training session open to PE Fans
PE fans will be able to attend an open training session at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Springboks will hold a public signing session at the end of training. 15h30-17h00: Field Session – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (fully open to...
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Jun 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer calls win over Wales his best yet
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Saturday commended the support of the 25 500 strong Mbombela Stadium crowd in helping his team beat Wales 31-30 in the second Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series, stating this win to be the best since he started coaching...
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Jun 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pollard and Strauss to join Boks in PE
Junior Springbok captain Handré Pollard, who was named IRB Junior Player of the Year on Friday, and experienced Test hooker Adriaan Strauss will join the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Pollard superbly led the South African Under-20s at the Junior...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks make donation to Dasha Foundation in Nelspruit
The Springboks on Tuesday took time out of their busy schedule to put smiles on the faces of the children at the Dasha Foundation in Nelspruit when they donated R15,000 from their internal players’ fund to this school for intellectually and/or physically...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer lauds Le Roux, Bok effort
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer praised his team’s character and commitment in Durban after they defeated Wales 38-16 in the first of two tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday. The coach admitted that they had a tough...
