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Aug 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Team Announced & Milestone for Bismarck du Plessis
Bismarck du Plessis will play in his 50th Test for South Africa off the bench against Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday. The experienced hooker has been selected on the bench after Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer decided to select an unchanged starting 15 for...
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Aug 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Second Boks for Boks literacy campaign school library to open
Second Boks for Boks literacy campaign school library to open · East London school gets second Boks for Books library · SARU to install 23 libraries a year at previously disadvantaged schools in SA · ...
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Aug 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Richie Gray joins Springboks as breakdown consultant
The Springboks will utilise the skills of Richie Gray as breakdown consultant for the remainder of the Test season in 2013. Gray joined the Springboks at their training camp in Johannesburg on Monday and although he isn’t officially part of the Springbok...
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Aug 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad named for The Castle Lager Rugby Championship
The Springbok selectors have opted for continuity when they named a 30-man squad for the opening two rounds of The Castle Lager Rugby Championship later this month against Argentina. Only three players who were not part of the Springbok squad which won...
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Jul 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Venue for Springboks’ Test in France is Stade de France in Paris
The Springboks will return to the scene of their 2007 Rugby World Cup triumph for the first time in more than six years when they play France at the Stade de France in Paris on 23 November. This encounter, the final match of the Springboks’ season, will be...
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Jul 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Rugby fans urged to move quickly for Mandela Sports & Culture Day tickets
Springbok icons Jean de Villiers and Bryan Habana have urged Springbok fans to lead the way in showing South Africa’s admiration and gratitude to Nelson Mandela by packing out the FNB Stadium on Saturday 17 August. The Springboks and Argentina will be in...
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Jul 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks give 67 minutes on Mandela Day in Langa and Eldorado Park
A number of Springbok rugby players gave 67 minutes of their time in Langa and Eldorado Park on Thursday as part of the international Mandela Day campaign. Former South African President Nelson Mandela turned 95 on Thursday. The objective of...
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Jul 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on SARU and DSRAC launch Footprint Rugby Programme with Springboks in Mthatha
Springboks Siya Kolisi, Adriaan Strauss, Trevor Nyakane, Duane Vermeulen and Pierre Spies joined the Springboks assistant coaches and members of the Springbok Women’s team in Mthatha on Thursday morning at the launch of the SARU Footprint Programme, which...
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Jul 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana honoured by Sports Minister on scoring 50 Test Tries in Green and Gold
Star Springbok wing Bryan Habana was on Thursday honoured by South Africa’s Minister of Sports and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, for his magnificent feat of scoring 50 Test tries in the Green and Gold. Habana reached the milestone two weekends ago when he...
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Jul 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship moves to Johannesburg to mark the ‘Nelson Mandela Sports Day’
SANZAR advises that the South Africa v Argentina match scheduled to be played at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein on Saturday 17 August has been moved to FNB Stadium in Johannesburg to form part of a unique initiative spearheaded by the national departments of...
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Jul 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks, Pumas to honour Madiba in unique double-header with soccer at FNB Stadium
The Springboks will play Argentina on Saturday 17 August at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg as part of the Nelson Mandela Sports Day, it was announced on Thursday morning. The Springboks’ opening Test in The Castle Lager Rugby Championship will move from...
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Jun 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on SARU congratulates Habana on 50 Test tries
Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), on Monday congratulated iconic wing Bryan Habana on becoming the first Springbok to score 50 Test tries in the green and gold. Habana’s second try against Samoa, in the 58th minute...
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Jun 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks win the Castle Lager Incoming Series
The Springboks and Scotland on Saturday finished off the Castle Lager Incoming Series with impressive victories at Loftus Versfeld in a thrilling day of action. The Springboks hammered Samoa 56-23 to ensure a clean-sweep of victories in the series and the...
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Jun 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jean De Villiers,Willem Alberts fit to face Samoa
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers and Willem Alberts have both been passed fit to face Samoa in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. De Villiers has been named to lead South Africa for the...
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Jun 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bumper line-up of Entertainment planned for Loftus Double Header
Excitement is building up ahead of the Castle Lager Incoming Series double header at Loftus Versfeld this Saturday starting from 2:15pm when Scotland face off with Italy. Pride and bragging rights will be at stake for the highlight of the day’s action for...
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Jun 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Three changes to Springbok pack to face Samoa in Pretoria
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will be given until Friday to prove that he has fully recovered from a sternum injury, which has kept him off the training field so far this week. The Springboks face Samoa in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming...
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Jun 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Pretoria
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers is in doubt for Saturday’s final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Samoa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. De Villiers injured his right sterno-clavicular joint and second rib early in last weekend’s...
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Jun 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Arno Botha ruled out for rest of the season
Springbok loose forward Arno Botha has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2013 season after rupturing ligaments in his knee during the Castle Lager Incoming Series victory over Scotland in Nelspruit on Saturday. Botha was forced to leave the field...
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Jun 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Company reduces double header test ticket ticket prices
The Blue Bulls Company (BBC) has reduced ticket prices by R100 giving fans the opportunity to watch two exciting international fixtures for just R250. The reduced rate applies to East Upper Stand (in the corner – Block AA and JJ) and South Lower...
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Jun 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and Samoa clinch finals berth in Castle Lager Incoming Series
South Africa’s Springboks and Samoa will contest the Castle Lager Incoming Series title in Pretoria next Saturday after winning their respective clashes against Scotland and Samoa in Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on Saturday night. The South Africans had...
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Jun 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bok Your Profile with the Absa Human Spirit Facebook App
South African fans have shown their undying support for the Springboks over the last few weeks in the 2013 Castle Lager Incoming Series. In our latest sponsorship campaign, the Human Spirit, we highlight the role that Absa plays in inspiring greatness, so...
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Jun 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Historic Profile Overview of Springbok Players
Historic Overview of retired Springbok Players and their records/legacy. ...
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Jun 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Five changes to Springbok team to face Scotland in Nelspruit
Five changes to Springbok team to face Scotland in Nelspruit The Springbok team to face Scotland in Nelspruit on Saturday shows five changes, three of them on the bench, from the match-23 which beat Italy in the opening round of the Castle Lager...
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Jun 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team announced to play Scotland 15 June 2013
The Springbok team to face Scotland in Nelspruit is: Position Name Province Test Caps 15 Willie le Roux GWK Griquas 1 14 Bryan Habana DHL Western Province 84 13 JJ Engelbrecht Vodacom Blue Bulls 2 12 Jean de Villiers (captain) DHL Western Province 85 11 Bjorn...
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Jun 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Schreuder replaces injured Hougaard in Springbok squad
DHL Western Province scrumhalf Louis Schreuder has been called up to the Springbok squad in the place of the injured Francois Hougaard. The uncapped Schreuder is the second scrumhalf replacement in the Springbok squad in three days, following Piet van...
