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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Pietersen to play in 50th Springbok Test
JP Pietersen will on Sunday become the 28th player to reach 50 Springbok Test caps when he runs out against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh in the second match of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. The 27-year-old Pietersen, who will return from Japan to...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on The Boks’ own Boerewors king
Springbok lock Bakkies Botha shared on Wednesday why so many South Africans prefer to continue their careers in Toulon in France. Botha, capped 76 times for his country and back in the Bok set-up for the first time since the Rugby World Cup in 2011, has taken...
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Nov 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Samsung joins SARU family of sponsors
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has signed a two-year associate sponsorship contract with Samsung Electronics South Africa as the Official Smartphone Supplier to SARU and the Springboks. Samsung will provide all members of the national team with the very...
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Nov 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ten Springboks awarded long-term contracts
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday confirmed the names of 10 Springboks who were awarded long-term national contracts in August this year, which will see them remain in South Africa until the end of 2015. SARU CEO Jurie Roux said this was the...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok medical update from Edinburgh
Springbok flyhalf Morné Steyn is the only injury concern this week as the team arrived in Edinburgh to prepare for their second Test in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour, on Sunday against Scotland at Murrayfield. According to Springbok team doctor Craig...
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Nov 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks start Castle Lager Outgoing tour with a good victory in Cardiff
It was brutal and very tough, but ultimately the Springboks outscored Wales by three tries to nil to kick off their Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with an emphatic 24-15 victory at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, Bismarck du...
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Nov 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks make Old Trafford stop
The Springboks veered off from their normal schedule on Sunday to visit the iconic Old Trafford in Manchester for the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Arsenal. The South African team was invited by Richard Arnold, Group CEO of...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on SARU president pays tribute to Jonathan Kaplan
SARU president Oregan Hoskins on Wednesday paid tribute to veteran referee Jonathan Kaplan who will officially retire on November 16 following the Windhoek Draught Tri-Nations Series between Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The Absa Currie Cup final between The...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Test debut for Malherbe as Pietersen, Fourie return to Springbok XV
Experienced backline stars JP Pietersen and Jaque Fourie are back in the Springbok team for Saturday’s Castle Lager Outgoing Tour opener against Wales in Cardiff, while Frans Malherbe will make his Test debut at the Millennium Stadium. In naming his side...
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Nov 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Upbeat Springboks arrive in Cardiff
A cold and rainy Cardiff greeted the Springboks on Sunday upon arrival in Wales, where they will kick off the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour at the Millennium Stadium next weekend. The Springboks will face Wales, the current Six Nations champions, for the first...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Adriaanse replaces injured Jannie du Plessis in Springbok squad
Experienced Springbok tighthead prop Jannie du Plessis has been ruled out of the forthcoming Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to Wales, Scotland and France because of injury. His place in the touring team will be taken by the uncapped GWK Griquas prop...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Scotland’s training squad for games against Boks, Australia, Japan
Scotland Training Squad: Backs Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby), Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Max Evans (Castres), Tom Heathcote (Bath Rugby), Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wales squad to face the Boks, Australia, Argentina and Tonga
Forwards: Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Paul James (Bath), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Emyr Phillips (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones...
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Oct 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Four uncapped players named for Bok tour
Siyabonga “Scarra” Ntubeni is one of four uncapped players who will join three stalwarts of the Rugby World Cup winning squad of 2007, JP Pietersen, Jaque Fourie and Bakkies Botha, in 32-man Springbok squad for the forthcoming Castle Lager Outgoing Tour...
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Oct 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad announced
Springboks squad: Z Kirchner, G Aplon, W le Roux, JP Pietersen, B Habana, JJ Engelbrecht, Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, J Serfontein, Morné Steyn, Johan Goosen, Pat Lambie, Fourie du Preez, Ruan Pienaar, Louis Schreuder, Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi,...
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Oct 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Winner of the signed Springbok jersey courtesy of DHL Express Africa and #DHLDelivers
Congratulations to: Neels Redelinghuys He is the Lucky Rugby 15 reader who won a Springbok Rugby jersey signed by a line-up of SA rugby legends courtesy of DHL Africa Express. The answer to the question: Who was captain of the 1995 World Cup winning...
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Oct 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on First beneficiary school in KZN opens Boks for Books library
First beneficiary school in KZN opens Boks for Books library · Kwamanzini Primary School opens library to learners · Springboks involved in campaign to promote literacy in schools The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) major Corporate Social Investment...
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Oct 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks give back at SARU coaching symposium
Springboks Francois Hougaard, Flip van der Merwe, Jan Serfontein and Bjorn Basson coached more than 170 schoolboys and 50 school and club coaches during a coaching session in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape last Thursday. The national players gave back some of...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Rugby nominated for four SA Sports Awards
The Springboks have been nominated as one of three teams of the year in the annual SA Sports Awards, which are organised by the Department of Sport and Recreation. There were three more nominations for high-profile rugby personalities in South Africa, SARU...
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Oct 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on African Springbok Morgan Cushe passes away
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has passed on its condolences to the loved ones of Morgan Cushe, a former African Springbok, who passed away in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Cushe was 65 years old. “It’s always sad when a member of the South African...
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Oct 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Match-official appointments for November
Four South African referees have been named on the panel of 28 match officials announced by IRB to take charge of the November Tests. Ireland and England also have four referees on the panel, while Wales, New Zealand and France have three each. South...
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Oct 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks showed massive improvement says Meyer
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer congratulated New Zealand on winning the Castle Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday and expressed disappointed to the sell-out crowd who came to support the Springboks. Over 60 000 spectators attended the test match,...
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Oct 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR CONGRATULATES ALL BLACKS ON DEFENDING THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
SANZAR is pleased to congratulate the All Blacks on their successful defence of The Rugby Championship after defeating South Africa in front of 60,634 fans at Ellis Park in the final round. The All Blacks prevailed 38-27 over the Springboks in a pulsating...
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Oct 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Boks outclassed at Ellis Park
Sapa – AFP The All Blacks proved too strong for the Springboks as they secured a 38-27 victory over their archrivals to retain the Rugby Championship title in their game at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday evening. The visitors scored five converted...
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Oct 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on JJ Engelbrecht Passed Fitness Test & Ready to Face NZ
Springbok centre JJ Engelbrecht has recovered from a contusion to his quad muscle and will line-up for South Africa against New Zealand in the final round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Engelbrecht came...
