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Aug 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in Argentina in high spirits
The Springboks arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday afternoon in high spirits and will transfer to Mendoza on Monday morning, where they will face Argentina in the second Test of The Castle Rugby Championship this weekend. Springbok captain Jean de Villiers said...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Super Rugby White Card Rules extended to The Rugby Championship
The Disciplinary Rules trial in place during the Super Rugby tournament will extend to The Rugby Championship, with the new system being fully reviewed at the end of the Southern Hemisphere season. All elements of the trial will be in place again as Argentina...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: Australia vs New Zealand
Australia versus New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney One of the most celebrated rivalries in rugby re-commences when the Wallabies host their great nemesis, the World Champion All Blacks. While for New Zealanders there may be the ‘little brother/sister’...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: South Africa vs Argentina
South Africa versus Argentina at DHL Newlands, Cape Town The Pumas will make their debut into the Southern Hemisphere’s elite tournament in the historic surroundings of Cape Town, with the Springboks hosting the South Americans at one of their greatest...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR announces online viewing for The Rugby Championship
SANZAR today wishes to remind fans of a new service that allows viewers in countries where there is no television broadcast agreement in place to watch The Rugby Championship for 2012. The new service will allow viewers from many countries, especially in...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test
Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The 25-year-old Steyn, who made his Test debut against Ireland...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town
Morgan Piek – The Argentine Rugby community is a buzz with excitement in anticipation to making their bow in the Southern Hemispheres premier International Rugby competition. Speaking to sources in Argentina these sentiments have been confirmed numerous...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands
The new trophy – unveiled for the first time by SANZAR on Thursday – is being flown into Cape Town to celebrate the ground-breaking arrival of the Pumas into the former Tri-Nations competition. The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy weighs 5kg, stands...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on 10 Day Countdown begins to The Rugby Championship
First, second, third and eighth ranked nations in world rugby participating On 18 August 2012 rugby history will have an exciting new chapter added with the first matches in the inaugural year of The Rugby Championship, the evolution of a Tri-Nations...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR unveils The Rugby Championship Trophy
The Rugby Championship will be one of the world’s premier international rugby competitions and the new trophy that will represent the ultimate symbol of Southern Hemisphere supremacy has been revealed by SANZAR. The exciting new evolution of the Tri-Nations...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update on Eben Etzebeth
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth should be fit to be considered for selection to face Argentina in the first Test of The Castle Rugby Championship in Cape Town next Saturday (August 18). Etzebeth and Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts travelled to Johannesburg...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on De Jongh called up to Springbok squad
DHL Western Province centre Juan de Jongh has been called up to the Springbok squad in the place of the injured JP Pietersen. The Sharks winger Pietersen fractured his thumb in the Vodacom Super Rugby final in Hamilton on Saturday. He underwent scans on...
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Aug 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad announced for Rugby Championship
The Springbok selectors on Saturday included five uncapped players in a 30-man Springbok squad for the inaugural Castle Rugby Championship. The DHL Stormers loose forward, Siya Kolisi, and MTN Lions prop, Pat Cilliers, join JJ Engelbrecht (centre/wing), Elton...
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Aug 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and the All Blacks Test on 6 October 2012
It was announced by the South African Rugby Union that the Test match between the Springboks and the All Blacks on 6 October 2012 will be played at Soccer City. To avoid any possible misunderstanding, the Golden Lions Rugby Union and Coca- Cola Park...
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Nov 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR fancy Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires – SANZAR would like Argentina to stage two of their three home matches in their debut Rugby Championship next year in Buenos Aires, the southern hemisphere ruling body’s CEO Greg Peters said on Tuesday. “I strongly recommend the...
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Nov 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springboks meet Pumas in “The Castle Rugby Championship”
The Springboks will kick off against the Pumas when the all-new “The Castle Rugby Championship” launches in 2012 – the exciting and ground-breaking replacement for the Tri-Nations series, SANZAR announced on Tuesday. An agreement confirming...
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Aug 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks ring the changes.
Morgan Piek – All Blacks coach, Graham Henry selected just four players from the All Blacks side that beat the Wallabies two weeks ago will run out to face the underperforming Springboks at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth Saturday...
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Aug 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Haka, Its Meaning and Origin
The Maori haka performed by the All Blacks, has become famous around the world, though few realise it’s origin or meaning. Te Rauparaha, the warrior chief of Ngati Toarangatira, originally from Kawhia, had visited Tuwharetoa to solicit aid against the...
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Aug 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies in Durban
Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brüssow will return to the Springbok starting line-up for the first time in 21 months, following the announcement of the team to meet Australia in a Castle Tri-Nations Series Test at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday....
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Jul 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Gio Aplon and Flip van der Merwe returning home after injuries
Lock forward Flip van der Merwe and fullback Gio Aplon will return home from the Springboks’ Castle Tri-Nations Series tour on Wednesday. The Vodacom Bulls’ second rower, Van der Merwe, injured a rib cartilage in Saturday’s Test against Australia and...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok travel arrangements tonight to Autralia
The Springbok team will now leave on the away leg of their Castle Tri-Nations tour at 23h15 on Saturday on a specially arranged Qantas flight it was announced on Saturday. The team is scheduled to arrive in Sydney at 19h05 (local time) on Sunday – 31 hours...
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Jul 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on 15 Reds players named in 40 man squad for Australia's Wallabies for the Tri-Nations
15 Reds players named in 40 man squad for Australia’s Wallabies for the Tri-Nations & the test against Samoa. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans, reduce his squad by another 10 players to a total of 30 players to represent Australia in the 2011 IRB Rugby...
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Jul 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks squad announced for 2011 Tri-Nations
All Blacks kicking off their Tri-Nations campaign on Saturday 30 July 2011 against Springboks at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Squad: Backs: Mils Muliaina Israel Dagg Isaia Toeava Hosea Gear Zac Guildford Richard Kahui Conrad Smith Sonny Bill Williams...
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Aug 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team announced
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers announced his team for their penultimate Tri-Nations Test against the Wallabies at Loftus in Pretoria on 28 August 2010 at 17h00. Frans Steyn makes a welcome return to the squad while Gio Aplon drops out of the match 22....
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Aug 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Improved Boks get their hearts broken
A much improved Springbok team had to watch in disbelieve as the All Blacks scored 12 points in the final five minutes of the historic Tri-Nations Test at FNB Stadium in Gauteng, breaking 90’000+ Bok fans’ hearts with a 22-29 victory over the...
