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Nov 30, 12 •
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The SA Under-20 training group will assemble from 2 to 12 December at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for a second planning camp in preparation for the defence of their IRB Junior World Championship title in France next June. The extended group of players...
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Nov 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke face England in Dubai opener
South Africa will have to navigate a tough pool assignment on Friday on match day one of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, where they will face England, Samoa and Portugal in Pool C. The Springbok Sevens start their campaign tomorrow morning against...
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Nov 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana Wins IRPA Try of the Year Award
Bryan Habana’s spectacular score against New Zealand in the inaugural Castle Rugby Championship was named as the International Rugby Players’ Association’s (IRPA) Try of the Year 2012. Habana became the second Springbok to win the award after...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Afrika now a Laureus SA Ambassador
Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika was on Wednesday confirmed as the latest Laureus South Africa Ambassador, joining the ranks of other illustrious South African sports personalities such as Springboks Bryan Habana and Schalk Burger, Shaun Pollock, Mike...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Geldenhuys joins SA Women in Dubai
Injury has forced South Africa to make one change to their squad for the historic IRB Women’s Sevens World Series tournament to be held on Friday and Saturday in Dubai. Versatile forward Ziyanda Tywaleni of Border returned home after she suffered a broken...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke suffer Du Preez setback in Dubai
Springbok Sevens scrumhalf Branco du Preez suffered a hamstring injury during training earlier today and will not play in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, SARU confirmed on Wednesday. Du Preez, one of the senior players in the squad, will travel home on...
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Nov 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Meyer very happy with tour, win over England
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer applauded his team’s defence, discipline and guts after South Africa edged out England 16-15 at Twickenham on Saturday. This win secured the Springboks a third win on tour and ended the Castle Outgoing Tour in a very positive...
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Nov 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on John Smit hands out Springbok jerseys
The most capped Springbok of all time, John Smit, delivered a strong message to the Springboks when he handed out the jerseys ahead of Saturday’s Test against England at Twickenham. Smit, who led the Springboks a world record 83 times, currently plays for...
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Nov 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke make three changes for Dubai
The Springbok Sevens have made three changes to their squad for the next two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai and Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth. Blitzbokke playmaker and former IRB Player of the Year Cecil Afrika, has not yet recovered...
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Nov 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named to tackle the English at Twickenham
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer named an unchanged starting line-up on Wednesday for their final Test of the season, against England at Twickenham on Saturday. He retained the team that defeated Scotland, 21-10, last weekend with JP Pietersen and...
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Nov 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Concern over Pietersen ahead of England showdown
Experienced wing JP Pietersen has a mild groin strain and will be medically managed this week as the Springboks prepare for Saturday’s Test against England at Twickenham. Pietersen picked up the injury in last weekend’s 21-10 win over Scotland at...
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Nov 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boks wary of Scottish tighthead
Morgan Piek – According to Die Burger, Springbok lock Juandré Kruger has warmed his Bok team mates about Scottish prop Euan Murray. The bulky Scottish tigthead missed his teams match against the highflying World Champions, the All Blacks at the...
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Nov 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp, De Jongh in for Scotland Test
The Springbok team to face Scotland on Saturday has two changes from the one that beat Ireland last weekend, with Gurthrö Steenkamp and Juan de Jongh being included in the starting line-up at Murrayfield. Steenkamp replaces CJ van der Linde at loosehead prop...
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Nov 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 hopefuls conclude first training camp
An extended Junior Springbok training group concluded a very successful first training camp on Monday in Stellenbosch to kick-start the defending champion’s preparations for the IRB Junior World Championship next year in France. South Africa Under-20 coach,...
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Nov 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Malherbe drafted into the Springbok squad
DHL Western Province prop Frans Malherbe will join the Springbok squad in Edinburgh in the place of Tendai Mtawarira. The decision to bring in Malherbe, who is a tighthead prop, was taken as Jannie du Plessis has a mild ankle sprain he sustained in the Test...
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Nov 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tendai Mtawarira to return to South Africa
Springbok prop Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira will return to South Africa on Monday following a decision that it would be in the player’s best interests not to continue with the tour. This follows Mtawarira’s withdrawal from last Saturday’s Test against...
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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 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tough JWC draw for Junior Springboks
Defending champions South Africa was on Thursday drawn alongside hosts, France, England and the USA when the International Rugby Board and the Fédération Française de Rugby announced the venues, pools and match schedule (attached) for the IRB Junior World...
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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 Springboks take part in IRB scrum study
The Springboks took part in a scrum study conducted by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in conjunction with the University of Bath in Dublin on Tuesday. The unprecedented programme, called “Biomechanics of the Rugby Scrum”, was launched by the IRB in...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU nominated in Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards
The South African Rugby Union has again featured prominently in the nominations for the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards. SARU received five nominations – having also been nominated in 2011 and earlier this year – and was again the leading sports...
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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...