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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on It’s touchdown for new MTN videos that show the heart of rugby
South Africa’s Rugby World Cup victories in 1995 and 2007 united a nation. More than having the most passionate and dedicated players on the field, these victories were made possible by so many people – people who went the extra mile, in many cases...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Challenge to win RWC Sevens will be mental – Powell
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell feels that the Blitzboks will have to overcome a psychological, rather than a physical challenge on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), when they start their Rugby World Cup Sevens campaign at AT&T Park in...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens ready for Russian rumble
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team have a plan and the willpower to try and beat Russia when the two teams open their Rugby World Cup Women’s Sevens campaigns at AT&T Park, San Francisco on Friday. Springbok Women’s Sevens captain Zintle Mpupha...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks will be ready on Friday – Kok
Ask any of the Blitzboks who their toughest player at training is, and the name of Werner Kok is bound to come up as answer – and that has been the case for the last five seasons. So when the popular player with his firebrand style expresses his happiness...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on World Cup dream a reality for SA’s Shozi
She was a soccer star at school and was destined to play for her country, and this weekend Snenhlanhla Shozi will finally realise her dream of representing South Africa at the highest level on the sports field. However, it will not be with a round ball, but...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Five uncapped players invited to Springbok camp
Salmaan Moerat, Marco van Staden, Damian Willemse, JD Schickerling and Cobus Wiese are the five uncapped players invited to a Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch, consisting of players from the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, as preparation for next...
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Jul 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks enter final phase of RWC Sevens preparations
The Springbok Sevens squad assembled in Mossel Bay on Sunday for a final training camp before departure to San Francisco, where the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played at AT&T Park from 20-22 July. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell will name...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Delport pleased with Rugby World Cup Sevens progress
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said he was pleased with the progress and improvement showed by his squad as they enter the final stage of preparation for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, to be played at AT&T Stadium in San Francisco from...
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Jun 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Powell looking for best combinations for destination San Francisco
Neil Powell is using the Springbok Sevens training camp in Johannesburg to fine-tune his selection options for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in San Francisco, USA from 20-22 July. The Blitzboks are currently preparing for the showpiece,...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss hits the home stretch
Every now and then there comes along a rugby player that helps define the essence of what the term ‘#BullsFamily’ stands for, both on and off the field. Vodacom Bulls hooker, Adriaan Strauss, certainly epitomises that sentiment. The 32-year-old hooker has...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus shuffles Bok team for English clash in Cape Town
The Springbok team for the third and final Test in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against England in Cape Town on Saturday, shows five changes from the starting team that beat the English last week in Bloemfontein. Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visit Robben Island in Cape Town
Siya Kolisi and his Springbok team mates visited the iconic Robben Island in Table Bay, north of the Cape Town city centre, on Wednesday, a #LoveRugby initiative. The Boks enjoyed lunch at the V&A Waterfront before embarking on a ferry for the half hour...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mtawarira delighted to clinch series win against England in 100th Test
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira celebrated victory in his 100th Test appearance for the Springboks as the team clinched the Castle Lager Incoming Series over England at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. South Africa overturned a 12-0 deficit to win...
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Jun 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi: Boks extremely proud of ‘Beast’ milestone
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said the entire Bok team was extremely proud of Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, who will make his 100th Test appearance for South Africa on Saturday. The Boks and England tackle each other in the second of three Castle Lager...
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Jun 14, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mtawarira reaches century of Springbok caps
Malherbe, Du Toit return to starting line-up for Bloemfontein clash Kriel and Du Preez amongst the replacements Tendai Mtawarira will make his 100th Test appearance for South Africa in Bloemfontein on Saturday in the second Test in the Castle Lager Incoming...
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Jun 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks light up the Free State
The Springboks spread some #LoveRugby in a number of Free State cities and towns on Wednesday as the build-up continues to Saturday’s big Test – the second in the Castle Lager Incoming Series – against England in Bloemfontein. The Bok squad were...
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Jun 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Bokke in Bloem
Toyota Stadium is ready to host the second Test between the Springboks and England on Saturday, 16 June 2018 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. Tickets are in high demand after the comeback victory over England on Saturday at Ellis Park. There are still...
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Jun 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Triumphant Blitzboks back in South Africa as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, on Tuesday congratulated the Springbok Sevens squad on winning the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the second consecutive season. The record-breaking Blitzbok team of Neil Powell landed in Cape Town on Tuesday with...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks humbled and proud to deliver back-to-back World Series titles to SA
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman said it is an extremely humbling and proud feeling to return to South Africa as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions for the second time in as many years. The Blitzboks clinched the series, played over eight...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits added to Springbok squad
Hooker Schalk Brits has been added to the Springbok squad and has already joined the group in Bloemfontein, it was confirmed on Monday. Rassie Erasmus, the Director of Rugby at SA Rugby, believes that Brits can play a similar role in the current Springbok...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks make history with consecutive World Series titles
The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday did a French double by not only defending their HSBC Paris Sevens title, but in the process the Blitzboks also clinched a second consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title. The victory in Paris, where the Blitzboks...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad reduced for Bloemfontein Test
Nyakane withdrawn from group because of injury Ox Nche, Jason Jenkins, Kwagga Smith, Nizaam Carr, Travis Ismaiel, Curwin Bosch and Cameron Wright have been released from the Springbok squad back to their franchises following Saturday’s Castle Lager Incoming...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus and Kolisi laud Bok character for victory
The character shown by a team full of inexperienced players and some tactical changes on the field were two of the main reasons Rassie Erasmus felt the Springboks managed to overturn a significant deficit to beat England by 42-39 in the opening Test of the...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks to redeem themselves – Snyman
The Blitzboks will face Spain the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC Paris Sevens on Sunday as they look for a perfect ending to their 2017/118 season in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks topped pool B of the event, but had a very slow start to the...
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Jun 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks want final fling in Paris to be memorable
The hallmark of the Springbok Sevens team in the 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series was one of consistency, which saw them playing in all nine semi-finals thus far – the only team to do so – and Blitzbok coach Neil Powell is looking for more of the...
