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Apr 23, 21 •
1261 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart breaks new ground by taking rugby safety online
The BokSmart rugby safety programme broke new ground on Friday with the launch of the online version of the BokSmart 6 Rugby Safety course, as part of the new overarching BokSmart Certification Software Ecosystem currently under construction. This landmark...
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Oct 8, 20 •
1273 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart embraces digital future with SportsCap
SA Rugby’s BokSmart Rugby Safety programme has embraced a digital future to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a landmark sponsorship agreement with sports software specialist, SportsCap. The agreement will allow the national rugby safety...
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May 5, 20 •
1149 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart, Ghana Rugby take hands for rugby safety
SA Rugby and Ghana Rugby reached a ground-breaking agreement to boost player welfare through sharing BokSmart rugby safety programme information and guidelines to assist in the development of their version of the programme, EagleWise. The agreement will see...
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Dec 4, 17 •
2851 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks to highlight concussion in BokSmart Facebook Live session
Springbok Sevens stalwarts Seabelo Senatla and Kyle Brown will team up with referee Cwengile Jadezweni on Tuesday, before the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Saturday and Sunday, in a Facebook Live information session on concussion. The session, from 12h00 to 12h30...
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Feb 25, 16 •
3693 Views •
General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on BokSmart develops lightning safety guidelines
SA Rugby’s national rugby safety programme, BokSmart, has developed safety guidelines for clubs, schools and provincial unions to use in the event of play being threatened by lightning. The guidelines, were developed using two local lightning...
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Mar 24, 14 •
2208 Views •
General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on BokSmart “Safe Six” injury prevention exercises launched
BokSmart, the South African Rugby Union’s national rugby safety programme, has introduced a group of injury prevention exercises as part of an innovative new strategy called the BokSmart “Safe Six”. “Injury surveillance studies in rugby have...
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Jan 27, 14 •
2626 Views •
General News, South Africa •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on SARU presents BokSmart seminar at ER24 HQ
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) presented a BokSmart seminar to a select group of ER24 medical professionals at their headquarters in Johannesburg as part of their on-going work to continue the reduction of catastrophic head, neck and spinal injuries in...
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Nov 19, 13 •
2296 Views •
General News, International, Springbok News, Springboks •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on This is your captain speaking
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers on Wednesday appealed to BokSmart certified coaches and referees to register on the new BokSmart research and communications portal called BokSurveys.com in an attempt to further improve the safety of the sport. “Rugby...
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Mar 1, 13 •
3620 Views •
International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springbok coach, Mobi-Unit renew BokSmart certification
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer and three members of the South African Rugby Union’s High Performance Mobi-Unit renewed their BokSmart certifications in Cape Town on Thursday. The BokSmart certification is compulsory for anybody who wants to coach or referee...
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Feb 1, 11 •
2106 Views •
General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Super Rugby coaches BokSmart certified
South African rugby’s elite coaches were leading the way for the rest of the game, said Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union on Monday. All five of the Vodacom Super Rugby franchise head coaches have been BokSmart certified in preparation for...
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Jan 17, 11 •
2177 Views •
General News, International, National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on BokSmart safety campaign gets Springbok boost
The South African Rugby Union’s drive to make rugby safer was backed by Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Monday when he completed the BokSmart certification process in Cape Town. De Villiers, assistant coaches Dick Muir and Gary Gold as well as Andy...
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Jun 28, 10 •
2117 Views •
General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blue Bulls give BokSmart thumbs up.
The Blue Bulls Company takes the lead in the BokSmart program on Wednesday when they will train all the coaches of their professional and amateur teams to the finer details of the program. Numerous regulations with regards to the program will kick in on...
