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Nov 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on From Eire to Alba – Next stop Scotland
Morgan Piek – This past Saturday South Africa faced the Irish at the AVIVA Stadium in Dublin. Despite many believing a victory over the proud Irish would be a walk in the park, it was always going to be easier said than done. Including Saturdays win...
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Nov 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Van der Linde replaces Mtawarira against Ireland
CJ van der Linde, capped 73 times for the Springboks, will start at loosehead prop against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday following the late withdrawal of Tendai Mtawarira from the Test. Heinke van der Merwe, who has played in one Test for the Springboks in...
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Nov 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on 10-11 November Test match teams
10 November 2012 Wales vs Argentina, Millienium Stadium, Cardiff – Kick-off at 16:30 CAT Wales: 15. Leigh Halfpenny, 14. Alex Cuthbert, 13. Scott Williams, 12. Jamie Roberts, 11. George North, 10. Rhys Priestland, 9. Tavis Knoyle, 1. Gethin Jenkins,...
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Nov 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boks named to tackle Ireland
The Springboks have gone for continuity in selection in their team to face Ireland on Saturday in the opening Test of the Castle Outgoing Tour at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. There were only three changes to the team that started in the Springboks’ last...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ireland vs South Africa Results
24 November 1906 – Ireland 12 vs South Africa 15 – Balrmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, N. Ireland. 30 November 1912 – Ireland 0 vs South Africa 38 – Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland. 19 December 1931 – Ireland 3 vs South Africa 8 – Lansdowne Road,...
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Nov 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in cold and wet Dublin
The Springboks arrived in a cold and wet Dublin on Sunday afternoon at the start of their Castle Outgoing Tour ahead of the first Test against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The squad of 27 players left South Africa on Saturday evening and after a...
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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana named SARU Player of the Year
Springbok winger Bryan Habana was on Thursday named South African Rugby Player of the Year for the third time, while DHL Western Province picked up a brace of awards as their Absa Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup success was recognised at a glittering ceremony at...
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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on End of Year Tour – Opportunity for Redemption
Morgan Piek – It’s that time of year again when the rugby starts winding down after yet another long season. With only the annual End of Year Tour remaining on the South African Rugby calendar, it’s time for our players to rest up for a little while...
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Oct 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Raymond Rhule: Superstar in the making
Morgan Piek – When a person thinks of a dream season, one has to look no further than Raymond Rhule of the Toyota Cheetahs. Just last year the nineteen year old from Bloemfontein was still playing his rugby at centre for his high school HTS Louis Botha....
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Oct 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bok squad announced for End of Year Tour
The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere next weekend with five uncapped players but without their all-time leading try-scorer and most experienced player, Bryan Habana. Habana was the latest key player to be added to a long injury list when he...
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Oct 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pierre Spies re-signs with Bulls until 2015
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd is happy to announce that Pierre Spies has extended his contract till November 2015. The loose forward and current Vodacom Bulls Super Rugby captain will be available for Super Rugby and Currie Cup duty for the next three...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tickets still available for Soccer City’s Castle Rugby Championship clash
Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Springboks/ All Blacks Test match at Soccer City, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Friday. Tickets costing R250 and R450 can be bought through Computicket. “Contrary to what seems to be...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Minister of Sport hands out Springboks’ jerseys
South Africa’s Minister of Sport and Recreation, the Rt Hon Fikile Mbalula, on Friday morning urged the Springboks to make South Africa proud when they face New Zealand at Soccer City in their final Test of The Castle Rugby Championship. Minister Mbalula...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Six Preview – Springboks vs All Blacks
South Africa versus New Zealand at FNB Stadium, Soweto The All Blacks arrive in Soweto as The Rugby Championship champions, but it is somewhat fitting that with the ultimate symbol of Southern Hemisphere Rugby supremacy in hand, New Zealand still need to play...
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Soccer City Complex ready for Caste Rugby Championship
Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) is gearing up for what promises to be yet another thrilling encounter between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Soccer City Complex on Saturday afternoon. Tickets have been selling faster this week particularly after...
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on IRB Statement – Wallabies substitutions at Loftus Versfeld.
By SANZAR News Service and irb.com The IRB has confirmed that the match official team taking charge of Saturday’s The Investec Rugby Championship between South Africa and Australia in Pretoria incorrectly prevented Australia from making a substitute...
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Oct 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok side named to face the All Blacks at Soccer City
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named the same starting line-up that beat Australia last weekend for Saturday’s Test in The Castle Rugby Championship against New Zealand at Soccer City in Soweto. It’s the first time this season that the...
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Oct 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Coenie Oosthuizen cleared to play
Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen has been cleared to play after an examination by a neurosurgeon in Durban on Tuesday. Oosthuizen injured his neck during his Test debut for South Africa against England in Durban in June. He spent almost three months doing...
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Oct 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Injury Update – Steyn and Potgieter withdrawn from squad
Frans Steyn and Jacques Potgieter have been withdrawn from the Springbok squad currently preparing for the final Test in The Castle Rugby Championship against New Zealand in Soweto on Saturday. Steyn requires surgery on his injured ankle and Potgieter is...
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Oct 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU invites fans to vote for Player of the Year
Fans asked to vote for top players for the first time Public polling in six categories opens today Fans to vote through Facebook, closing date October 17 Lucky fans to attend awards Coaches to have biggest say in choosing players of tournaments Rugby fans...
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Oct 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU puts R250 tickets on general sale for Soccer City
Tickets costing R250 for the Springboks’ final match of the Castle Rugby Championship, against New Zealand at Soccer City on October 6, are now on general sale. Almost 7,000 tickets at R250 were released exclusively through Soweto outlets – but have now...
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Sep 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Test Rugby returns to Soweto after Two-Year wait
It has been two year’s since the rugby-starved Soweto community has watched an international test match at the world renowned Soccer City Complex and come October 6th, tens of thousands of local fans are expected to flock to the Stadium to get a glimpse of...
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Sep 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Five Preview – Springboks vs Wallabies
South Africa versus Australia at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria The Springboks will look to add to their solitary victory in The Rugby Championship so far, kicking off two straight home matches with the Wallabies arriving in the Republic for the first of two tour...
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Sep 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies at Loftus
Johan Goosen promoted to start for Springboks Johan Goosen will start his first Test for the Springboks when he runs out at flyhalf against Australia in The Castle Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The inclusion of the 20-year-old...
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Sep 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update
Springbok centre Frans Steyn went for x-rays on his injured right ankle on Monday evening and he has responded well to treatment. Steyn injured his ankle during a warm-up drill on Monday morning and sat out training on Tuesday. “The x-rays were clear and...