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Jul 19, 19 •
1743 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Etzebeth: This Springbok team couldn’t be much stronger
Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth shrugged off any suggestion of a second string line-up for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Emirates Airline Park when he gave his captain’s media conference on Friday. The big lock will...
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Jul 19, 19 •
1562 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Samsung joins SA Rugby family to back the Boks
SA Rugby was delighted to announce on Friday that Samsung South Africa had joined their family of partners to become the official electronics partner to the Springboks and the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The famous name will appear on the team’s...
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Jul 19, 19 •
2390 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Siya: Make the Green and Gold your #BokFriday dress code
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has appealed to South Africans to throw their weight behind the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup season by going big on #BokFriday. Kolisi appealed to supporters to wear their green and gold jerseys tomorrow and every Friday...
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Jul 15, 19 •
1954 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dyantyi injury setback for Springboks
Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi has returned to the Xerox Golden Lions in Johannesburg where he will undergo rehabilitation for a hamstring injury, the Springbok management announced on Monday. The injury has ruled Dyantyi out of the start of the Springboks’...
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Jul 11, 19 •
1675 Views •
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Comments Off on Springboks – South Africa, let’s be #StrongerTogether
Siya Kolisi, Duane Vermeulen, Elton Jantjies, Malcolm Marx and a number of their Springbok team mates made a passionate appeal to South Africans to throw their considerable weight behind the men in Green and Gold as they get set to kick off the all-important...
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Jul 1, 19 •
1452 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Marco van Staden invited to Springbok training group in Pretoria
Springbok loose forward Marco van Staden of the Vodacom Bulls was on Monday added to the Springbok training group and will join the rest of the squad immediately at their preparation camp in Pretoria. Van Staden has been drafted in as cover for Siya Kolisi...
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Jun 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Thirteen players added to Springbok training group in Pretoria
Duane Vermeulen, Handre Pollard (both Vodacom Bulls), Lukhanyo Am, Sibusiso Nkosi (both Cell C Sharks) and Francois Louw (Bath) are amongst a group of 13 players who have been added to the Springbok training group in Pretoria in preparation of the forthcoming...
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Jun 24, 19 •
1265 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks resume alignment activities in Pretoria
A group of twenty six players have gathered in Pretoria on Sunday for the next installment of the national alignment and conditioning camps as the Springboks continue with their preparations for the forthcoming international season. Players from the Vodacom...
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May 6, 19 •
1493 Views •
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Comments Off on SA national rugby teams and Wolverines from Michigan exchange sporting experiences
Springboks RG Snyman, Elton Jantjies, Marvin Orie and Aphiwe Dyantyi, as well as members of the Blitzbok squad, gave an impromptu rugby coaching clinic to 100 college football players from the visiting University of Michigan in the USA in Cape Town on Sunday....
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Apr 1, 19 •
1764 Views •
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Comments Off on Eugene Henning seconded to Springbok management
The Springboks have strengthened their management resources for Rugby World Cup year by creating a new role to look after player affairs and welfare. Eugene Henning, the Chief Executive Officer of MyPlayers (the players’ representative body), has been...
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Feb 8, 19 •
1702 Views •
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Comments Off on VYF DINGE WAT ONS UIT #SUPERHEROSUNDAY GELEER HET
Die eksperiment met die #SuperHeroSunday-rugbyspektakel, verlede Sondag het blykbaar gewerk, te oordeel aan die bywoning en terugvoer. Vir die eerste keer in die Suid-Afrikaanse rugbygeskiedenis het die betaalkanaal DStv, hande gevat met Marvel Worldwide...
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Feb 7, 19 •
1951 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Du Toit soars to second Player of the Year Award
Pieter-Steph du Toit produced a remarkable feat when he was named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2018 on Thursday, marking the second time in three years that the athletic Springbok forward scooped the top award in South African rugby. By walking away...
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Jan 25, 19 •
2179 Views •
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Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on BULLS V LIONS: VRIENDSKAP WEERSKANTE VAN DIE JUKSKEI
-Simon Riekert: Johannesburg Hoe “vriendskaplik” kan ʼn moderne SuperRugby-opwarmingswedstryd wees, kan jy jouself met reg afvra, want die bedoeling van hierdie woord in sport beteken eerder dat die wedstryd nie deel van die amptelike reeks wedstryde...
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Dec 11, 18 •
2603 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Test at Emirates Airline Park for 2019 confirmed
The news is out. Australia is coming to Emirates Airline Park in 2019 to face the Springboks on 20 July. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Wallabies will be in action in Johannesburg. Edgar Rathbone, managing director of EPS (Pty) Ltd was...
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Dec 5, 18 •
1606 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Accenture join SA Rugby as Official Digital Partner
SA Rugby unveiled on Tuesday how Accenture South Africa will champion the federation’s digital acceleration ambitions as the proud official digital partner to the South African Rugby Union and the Springboks. “To many South Africans, rugby is more...
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Dec 3, 18 •
1702 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok wing hopes to inspire others
Former University of Johannesburg star Aphiwe Dyantyi hopes his meteoric rise to stardom will provide inspiration for young rugby players coming through the ranks to follow in his footsteps. The 24-year-old wing shot to prominence this year with a series of...
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Nov 26, 18 •
1671 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulate Dyanyti on World Rugby Award
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, praised Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi for scooping the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award in association with Tudor at a glittering function in Monaco on Sunday evening. In doing so, the 24-year-old...
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Nov 22, 18 •
2125 Views •
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Comments Off on Springboks name unchanged starting side for Welsh Test
· Etzebeth on the bench for Cardiff encounter · Final match of 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Note to editors: The updated Springbok media guide can be downloaded by clicking here. An unchanged Springbok starting side will...
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Nov 21, 18 •
1559 Views •
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Comments Off on Springboks have adapted well to challenging conditions
Assistant Springbok coach Mzwandile Stick has commended the Bok squad for the manner in which they’ve adjusted to the very different and challenging conditions so far during their 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and Europe. The...
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Nov 19, 18 •
2010 Views •
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Comments Off on Wales will be our most difficult tour opponent
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Director of Rugby, has described Wales, the Springboks’ opponents on Saturday, as their “most difficult opponent” of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and France. The Boks finish their four-match tour on...
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Nov 18, 18 •
1671 Views •
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Comments Off on Erasmus credits growing maturity for Springbok win over
Rassie Erasmus praised the Springboks’ growing maturity following their hard-fought 26-20 victory over a good very Scotland team in front of a capacity crowd at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday evening. The South Africans held a small halftime lead...
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Nov 17, 18 •
1621 Views •
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Comments Off on Top performance needed against Scots
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi wants to see his team deliver a top-notch performance over the full 80 minutes when they take on Scotland on Saturday afternoon at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The match – the third Test of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour...
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Nov 15, 18 •
2100 Views •
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Comments Off on Boks make six changes for Scotland clash
The Springbok team for Saturday’s third Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Scotland in Edinburgh shows six changes, including two personnel changes and two positional switches in the starting lineup, in what promises to be another very tough...
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Nov 14, 18 •
1605 Views •
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Comments Off on Formidable Scots will test improving Springboks
Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot has described Scotland as a formidable side who will present the improving Springboks with a difficult contest on Saturday at BT Murrayfield. The match in Edinburgh kicks off at 17h20 (19h20 SA time). South Africa...
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Nov 13, 18 •
2465 Views •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth set to return to Springbok training
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is set to return to full training this week after recovering from a foot injury he sustained against England at Twickenham two weeks ago, but Warren Whiteley is doubtful for Saturday’s Test against Scotland in Edinburgh. The...
