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Nov 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Paige and Boshoff called up to join Springbok Squad
Photo: Etienne Burger Rudy Paige and Marnitz Boshoff have been called up to the Springbok squad for the last week of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Cardiff next week. Paige, from the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Xerox Golden Lions’ Boshoff will join in the...
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Nov 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Two Springbok tries among contenders for IRPA Try of the Year
Springbok tries by Francois Hougaard and Cornal Hendricks are among the contenders for the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014, World Rugby (formerly known as the IRB) announced today. The winner will be named by the end of...
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Nov 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok side to face Italy
Foto: Anton Geyser The Springbok starting team to face Italy in Padova on Saturday shows four changes from the side which beat England at Twickenham last week, with three new faces amongst the pack and one in the backline. There are also five changes...
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Nov 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jannie du Plessis ruled out of Italy Test
Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against Italy in Padova with a hamstring injury. Du Plessis left the field in the Springboks’ 31-28 victory over England last Saturday after injuring his hamstring and knee. He...
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Nov 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dreyer called up to Springbok squad
Photo: Etienne Burger Xerox Golden Lions prop Ruan Dreyer has been called up to the Springbok squad as injury cover for Jannie du Plessis. Dreyer will join the squad in Italy as soon as his travel arrangements have been made. Du Plessis left the...
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Nov 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer lauds clinical Boks at Twickenham
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer lauded his team for a clinical performance in yet another wet-weather game as they beat England by 31-28 at Twickenham in London on Saturday afternoon. The win stretched the Springboks’ unbeaten run...
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Nov 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Preview: England vs Springboks
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Springboks take on England at Twickenham on Saturday in what can be described as a “must win” for both sides. They haven’t played each other since the end of year tour in 2012 where South Africa narrowly...
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Nov 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Watson wins first start for England against the Springboks
Anthony Watson will start his first international for England in Saturday’s QBE International against South Africa at Twickenham (kick-off 2.30pm, live on Sky Sports HD). Watson replaces Bath Rugby teammate Semesa Rokoduguni on the right wing in the only...
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Nov 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Le Roux, Vermeulen nominated for IRB World Player of the Year
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux and No8 Duane Vermeulen on Wednesday were named among five candidates for the IRB World Rugby Player of the year. The other nominees were Irish flyhalf Jonathan Sexton, New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick and wing Julian Savea....
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Nov 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks name team to take on Enland at Twickenham
Photo: Ruby Wolff Rugby World Cup winners JP Pietersen and Schalk Burger will start Saturday’s second Test in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against England at Twickenham as the Springbok match-23 is retained from last weekend. The five changes to...
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Nov 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Injured Rokoduguni out, Yarde in squad for SA
Stuart Lancaster retains 24 players to prepare for Springboks Marland Yarde and James Haskell are changes from All Blacks defeat Semesa Rokoduguni is out of the clash with South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, with Marland Yarde replacing the Bath...
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Nov 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Award winning Vodacom Rugby Stats App updated
The Vodacom Rugby Stats App, the most powerful tool in the hands of rugby supporters in South Africa, continues to blow users’ socks off with more functionality covering more competitions in 2015. Since its launch at the beginning of this year, the...
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Nov 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup Launched
The Springboks and Blue Label Telecoms Proteas will go head-to-head in the Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup T20 match at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on 5 December 2014. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) will partner with the...
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Nov 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: Ireland vs South Africa
Photo: Anton Geyser Ireland beat the Springboks 29 – 15 in Dublin on Saturday. The visitors dominated large parts of the first half and only had themselves to blame when they headed into the hut trailing 6-3. Jonathan Sexton slotting two penalties to...
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Nov 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ntubeni called up for injured Robbie Coetzee
Photo: Hennie Homanm DHL Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni, a Springbok tourist in November 2013, has been called up to the South African touring squad in place of the injured Robbie Coetzee. “Robbie has been struggling with a pinched nerve in his neck...
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Nov 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Ireland vs Springboks
Photo: Anton Geyser The Springboks take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. Heyneke Meyer named an unchanged starting fifteen that beat New Zealand last month. He is happy with the...
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Nov 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks name their team for the Ireland clash
Photo: Ruby Wolff Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named the same starting line-up that beat New Zealand a month ago to face Ireland in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour on Dublin on Saturday. The only change to the match-day...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vermaak replaces injured Pienaar in Springbok squad
Ruan Pienaar has been ruled out of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour because of a knee ligament injury and he will be replaced by Jano Vermaak. Pienaar picked up the injury in the Springboks’ Test against New Zealand in Wellington in September and has been out...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Decision on Pienaar to be made on Tuesday
Photo: Etienne Burger Experienced scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar on Monday afternoon underwent a battery of fitness tests at the Springboks’ first field session in Dublin. Although Pienaar came through the tests without any problems, a final decision on his...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive safely in sunny Dublin
Photo: Ruby Wolff A bright sunshiny but chilly day greeted the Springboks when they arrived in Dublin on Sunday, where they kick off the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Ireland this weekend. The South Africans left Johannesburg on Saturday night and...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on International Fixtures
Photo: Anton Geyser Times CAT (SA) November 2014 8 Italy v Samoa Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno 16:00 8 England v New Zealand Twickenham, London 16:30 8 Wales v Australia Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16:30 8 France v Fiji Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 18:45 8...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015: Pool B profile
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we continue our series of pool-by-pool guides with a look at Pool B Japan’s rise from 15th place to 11th in the IRB World Rankings since the Pool Allocation Draw was made in London in December 2012 has...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad extended
Photo: Werner Nysschen Five newcomers and two returnees have been added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in naming a 36-man squad for next month’s tour...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks training camp in Stellenbosch concludes
Picture caption: Four national rugby captains at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport are (from left) Handré Pollard (Junior Springboks), Kyle Brown (Springbok Sevens), Zenay Jordaan (Springbok Women Sevens) and Jean de Villiers (Springboks). Photo: SARU....
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Gabriel Frederick (Abie) Malan 1935-2014
Image: Abie Malan having his handprints captured in clay in 2013 for casting into bronze and installation at the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Picture credit: Gallo Images. The South African Rugby Union has...
