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Jul 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bakkies to captain the World XV against the Springboks
World XV team: 15. Delon Armitage (Toulon & England) 14. Lachlan Turner (Queensland Reds & Australia) 13. JJ Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls & South Africa) 12. Maxime Mermoz (Toulon & France) 11. David Smith (Toulon) 10. Mike Harris (Queensland...
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Jul 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen positive following surgery
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen said he is feeling positive after undergoing surgery on his neck in Durban on Wednesday. Vermeulen, the South African Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, will take a few days off to recuperate before starting with his...
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Jul 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on It’s official – Springbok jerseys are ‘business attire’ every Friday
The Minister of Sport has appealed to corporate South Africa to throw their weight behind the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup campaign in a public message. Mr Fikile Mbalula asked South Africa’s employers – large and small – to join their workforce...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Win tickets to the Springbok vs World XV game #BoksInAsics @Asics_ZA
Rugby Fifteen and Asics will be giving away 3 double tickets to the Springbok vs World XV game in Cape Town on Saturday. How to enter: Answer the following question: Name 2 of the Springbok players that will be at the signing session at Sportsman’s...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on @Asics_ZA invites you to a Springbok signing session #BoksInAsics
Springbok supporters are invited to a Bok signing session to be held at Sportsman’s Warehouse, Tygervalley on Thursday from 12h30 – 14h00. Six players from the squad will be available: Come down and meet Eben Etzebeth, Tendai “Beast”...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on JEAN TERUG IN DIE BOKSPAN- MEYER WAAG MET OUD EN JONK
Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Pale Toe “Dit is wonderlik om te weet dat sy terugkeer sodanig is dat ons hom speelkans van die bank af sal gee Saterdag. “Die blote feit dat hy weer in vorm is en reg is om te speel is ʼn testament van sy ongelooflike...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers makes long-awaited comeback vs World XV
Jean de Villiers will make an inspirational come-back to top-level rugby from the bench for the Springboks, almost eight months after suffering a horrific knee injury, when they take on the World XV at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Victor...
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Jul 7, 15 •
1642 Views •
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Comments Off on The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in England with the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour as the countdown continues
Rugby’s most prestigious prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, has arrived in England with the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour, counting down 75 days until the start of the Tournament. . This morning, RFU President and Rugby World Cup 2003 winner Jason Leonard OBE...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pieter-Steph du Toit Departs the Cell C Sharks
Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit, today confirmed his departure from the Cell C Sharks at the end of his contract, which expires in October 2015. Having made his debut for The Sharks in 2012, du Toit with his strong physicality and presence has become an...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Cape Town
Springbok No 8 and South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, Duane Vermeulen, is in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after it was revealed that he has to undergo surgery on a neck injury, but national skipper Jean de Villiers has...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on R.I.P Pieter (Piet) Malan 1919-2015
Piet Malan, whose brainchild was the establishment of the Craven Week and, until yesterday, the oldest living Springbok, passed away in his sleep on Sunday. He was 96. Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, expressed his...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Injury update on Duane Vermeulen
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok No 8 and South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, Duane Vermeulen, is in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup following a diagnosis that he will require surgery on a neck injury. The...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Andrew Horrell to join World XV in Cape Town
Chiefs utility back Andrew Horrell has been called up to the World XV squad for their match against the Springboks in Cape Town next Saturday. Horrell, a two-time Vodacom Super Rugby champion with the Waikato-based team, replaces Crusaders flyhalf Tom...
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Jul 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on South Africa hungry to host Rugby World Cup, 28 years on
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) was ready to prepare a compelling bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, said Jurie Roux, SARU CEO, on Friday following confirmation that four nations had expressed an interest to host the tournament. Tournament...
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Jul 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Two injured players released from Springbok squad
Two injured players in the Springbok training squad, Frans Steyn and Pieter-Steph du Toit, have been temporarily released from the squad to continue their rehabilitation in Durban for the next few weeks. Neither of them are expected to be fit for the...
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Jul 1, 15 •
1704 Views •
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Comments Off on University to host Bok alumni for rugby legacy event
Paul Treu: Former Blitzbokke coach Paul Treu will be among the many national rugby stars returning to their alma mater, NMMU, for the glittering Madibaz Bok Banter dinner on September 3. Photo: Saspa Some of NMMU’s most famous South African...
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Jun 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Johannesburg
Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts on Monday said each of the injured players in the squad will be managed individually in terms of when they return to full training or playing in a match. A squad of 48 players gathered in Johannesburg on Monday...
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Jun 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on HEYNEKE MEYER VOL HOOP VIR FIKSE BOKSPAN #PaleToe
MONTECASINO-JOHANNESBURG SIMON RIEKERT #PALE TOE “Ek sou baie graag ʼn vol span spelers wou gehad het wat fiks en gesond was. Dis die ideaal om mee te begin, maar ek het dit nie. Ek en my afrigtingspan moet die beste doen wat ons kan om...
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Jun 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on HEYNEKE MEYER’S INJURY WOES CONTINUE #PaleToe
Montecasiono- Johannesburg Simon Riekert The National coach of the Springboks, Heyneke Meyer on Monday sounded concerned about a long list of injuries on players who are eligible for selection in the Springbok squad. Assisted by the team physician,...
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Jun 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eight uncapped players in extended #Springbok squad
The selection of eight uncapped players and the return of a further six are the features of the Springbok squad named on Saturday for the five matches leading up to the Rugby World Cup later this season. In addition to the 36 squad members, the national...
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Jun 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on 1995 Rugby World Cup final ‘live Tweet’ produces 181 million impressions #HomeGroundAdvantage
A South African Rugby Union initiative to ‘live Tweet’ a re-broadcast of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final generated phenomenal interest, according to statistics prepared for SARU. The hashtag #19995reunited trended for almost the entire duration of...
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Jun 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Big Bok support from Tsogo Sun
The Rugby World Cup is around the corner and “Destiny is knocking again. When we stand together we are unstoppable…” That’s according to the #HomeGroundAdvantage SA Rugby social media campaign for the RWC. And that’s Tsogo Sun’s commitment to the...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok quintet confirmed in World XV squad
Bakkies Botha will be joined by three more South African Test players in the confirmed World XV squad for their match on Saturday, July 11 at DHL Newlands in Cape Town against the Springboks. The World XV squad boasts a combined total of 460 Test...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Kobus Wiese praat Springbok en Wêreldbeker Rugby
2015 Springbok span? Ons het al die talent in die wêreld en ongelooflike jong talent wat deurkom. Die belangrike faktor is dat Heyneke Meyer die spelers moet kies wat in vorm is op hierdie stadium en spelers met groot wedstryd temprament. Dis geweldige druk...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Joel Stransky – 20 years on
Rugby Fifteen caught up with 1995 World Cup winning Springbok Flyhalf, Joel Stransky. The man who kicked an extra time drop goal to clinch victory over the mighty All Blacks. We got to relive some special moments with the players at the 1995 reunion held at...