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Apr 26, 22 •
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Comments Off on Excitement builds with 500 days to go to RWC 2023
With 500 days to go to the start of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023 on Tuesday, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said excitement started to build with the global showpiece moving into view, despite a bumper 2021 season still ahead for South Africa....
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Apr 12, 22 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber satisfied as Springboks wrap up Durban alignment camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction as a group of players wrapped up their first alignment camp in Durban on Tuesday, saying they achieved the goals set out as they step up preparations for the international season which starts with...
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Apr 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok season starts with two alignment camps
The Springboks will get their preparations for a testing international season underway on Sunday as head coach Jacques Nienaber and his management team host the first of two alignment camps. The first camp will take place in Durban from Sunday 10 to Tuesday...
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Nov 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nkosi, Fassi released from Springbok cam
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed that Sbu Nkosi (wing) and Aphelele Fassi (utility back) have been released from the touring squad to join the Cell C Sharks and will depart for South Africa on Wednesday evening. Both outside backs were members of...
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Nov 16, 21 •
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Comments Off on Rotational changes as Boks eye Twickenham win
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach in a fresh halfback pairing and recalled Lood de Jager at lock in three changes to his starting team for the final Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour, against England at Twickenham...
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Nov 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber lauds Boks’ stamina to outlast Wales
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber lauded the South African players for their stamina to outlast Wales for a 23-18 victory in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Cardiff on Saturday, which ended the team’s eight-year winning drought in...
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Nov 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on Willemse, Kriel and Jantjies to start against Wales
Damian Willemse, Jesse Kriel and Herschel Jantjies will start against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made four changes to his matchday squad that defeated the All Blacks for their opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing...
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Oct 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber applauds bench impact in win over All Blacks
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said their 31-29 win over New Zealand in the final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match of 2021 will provide some valuable momentum for South Africa during the forthcoming November Tests and beyond. The Boks came back from a...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nché, Wiese drafted in for Boks’ closing Rugby Champs clash
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made two injury-enforced changes to his matchday squad for their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks in Gold Coast, with Ox Nché earning a starting berth and Jasper Wiese being drafted in among...
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Sep 21, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber banks on experience for New Zealand Test
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville, as they look to rebound from successive defeats...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber opts for continuity in Bok selection
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opted for continuity in selection for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, making only three changes to his matchday squad – one of which was enforced – as the Boks aim to...
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Sep 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Jacques Nienaber: “Ill-discipline cost us”
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber singled out ill-discipline as the main factor behind South Africa’s defeat against Australia in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Gold Coast on Sunday. The Springboks scored three tries to one by the...
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Aug 31, 21 •
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Comments Off on Boks preparing for tough Australasian test
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said they were excited to measure themselves against the best in the Southern Hemisphere as they gear up for four bumper weeks of action against Australia and New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Springboks,...
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Aug 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on Big week for Bok locks in Nelson Mandela Bay
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made wholesale changes to the team for the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, while Lood de Jager will run out for his 50th cap, Marvin Orie will earn his first Test start and the uncapped...
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Aug 14, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber heaps praise on Springbok line-up
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber deflected all credit onto the players for the Springboks’ 32-12 Castle Lager Rugby Championship victory over Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday. The starting XV showed 10 changes to the team that had concluded a 2-1...
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Jul 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Am captains strong SA ‘A’ line up against British & Irish Lion
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 18 Rugby World Cup winners in a strong South Africa ‘A’ team captained by Lukhanyo Am for their clash with the British & Irish Lions in a Castle Lager Lions Series match at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday....
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Apr 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber: Alignment camps a reality check for Springboks
The Springbok coaches and management wrapped up the first round of strategic alignment camps on Wednesday, with selected players around the country as they shifted their preparations for the 2021 Test season into a higher gear. Springbok Head coach Jacques...
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Apr 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springboks start season preparations with alignment camps
The Springboks’ preparations for the forthcoming international season will move up a gear in the next fortnight as Rassie Erasmus (Director of Rugby), Jacques Nienaber (head coach) and the rest of the management host of a series alignment camps. This week,...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on National coaches share knowledge with ground-breaking webinar series
In a ground-breaking initiative piloted by SA Rugby’s Rugby Department, the Springbok and Blitzbok coaches have started to share their expertise online and in real time with a large number of coaches across the country, during the COVID-19 lockdown period....
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Jan 25, 20 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coaching team Confirmed
Jacques Nienaber was named as the new Springbok coach on Friday as part of a revised coaching panel, that will report directly to Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby. Nienaber is promoted from an assistant coach’s role to carry the day-to-day...
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Mar 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber loves sharing insights with Academy squad
Springbok assistant coach Jacques Nienaber shared some valuable insights with the SA Rugby Academy players in Stellenbosch on Thursday after attending their mid-morning training session. Nienaber and other members of the Springbok coaching team have been...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support
South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby teams will get national support from the Springbok coaching team once again in the 2019 season. SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that all of Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, as well as Springbok assistant coaches Matt...
