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Apr 15, 21 •
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The Springbok coaches and management wrapped up the first round of strategic alignment camps on Wednesday, with selected players around the country as they shifted their preparations for the 2021 Test season into a higher gear. Springbok Head coach Jacques...
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Apr 6, 21 •
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The Springboks’ preparations for the forthcoming international season will move up a gear in the next fortnight as Rassie Erasmus (Director of Rugby), Jacques Nienaber (head coach) and the rest of the management host of a series alignment camps. This week,...
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Mar 23, 21 •
432 Views •
British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
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SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed on Tuesday that they were aligned on delivering the Castle Lager Lions Series in South Africa in the scheduled playing window. The Lions Board confirmed its preference to SA Rugby on Monday evening, prior...
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Feb 26, 21 •
397 Views •
Fixtures, General News, International, National, Pools, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
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The Springboks will kick off the defence of their 2023 Rugby World Cup crown on Sunday, 10 September 2023 against Scotland in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, it was confirmed when World Rugby officially revealed the dates and venues during a live online...
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Feb 12, 21 •
471 Views •
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SA Rugby announced the kick-off of the 2021 season with a number of preparation fixtures for eight provincial teams as national planning focuses on entry to the international Rainbow Cup and the Springboks’ forthcoming Test season, starting with the series...
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Dec 14, 20 •
587 Views •
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DHL Express, an international leader in the logistics industry, has joined the family of official global partners for the Castle Lager Lions Series 2021, it was announced on Monday. The agreement sees DHL partner with both the British & Irish Lions and...
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Dec 8, 20 •
385 Views •
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South Africa and England will meet for the first time since the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when they clash at Twickenham on 20 November 2021 as part of the Springboks’ three-match tour of Europe. England announced the big clash on Tuesday as part of their...
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Dec 8, 20 •
623 Views •
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• Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis and Bryan Habana named in Team of the Decade • Siya Kolisi mentioned in special edition featuring rugby’s heroes of the pandemic Three Springbok Rugby World Cup winners, Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis and...
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Nov 17, 20 •
453 Views •
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A second tranche of tickets for matches in next year’s Castle Lager Lions Series has become available to South African residents – and they go on general sale on a first-come-first-served basis tomorrow. Tickets to see the British & Irish Lions take...
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Nov 12, 20 •
478 Views •
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The Famous Grouse, rated as the UK’s top whisky, has joined the roster of official tour sponsors for the British & Irish Lions’ eight-match trip to South Africa next year. The announcement, which was jointly made by SA Rugby and the British &...
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Nov 5, 20 •
645 Views •
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SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have today announced that Castle Lager has agreed to become the official title partner of the 2021 Tour of South Africa. The Castle Lager Lions Series kicks off on Saturday 3 July 2021 and sees the Lions visit some...
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Nov 2, 20 •
347 Views •
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The Springboks’ memorable 2019 Rugby World Cup victory continue to inspire South Africans and although the Boks were unable to play any Test rugby this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africans are in for a bumper 2021 rugby year, according to...
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Oct 16, 20 •
449 Views •
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SA Rugby has reluctantly been forced to withdraw the Springboks from the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The on-gong complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about seriously jeopardising player welfare, made it impossible to commit to...
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Oct 16, 20 •
393 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, The Rugby Championship •
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SANZAAR has announced today that the South African team will not travel to Australia to play in The Rugby Championship 2020 against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. Due to several factors, including South African government travel restrictions, player...
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Oct 15, 20 •
469 Views •
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South African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have...
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Oct 13, 20 •
388 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby and FNB confirmed on Tuesday that the South African banking giant has extended its sponsorship of the Springboks for a further five years. The new agreement will stretch FNB’s association with the team to eight years in total, with the...
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Oct 8, 20 •
824 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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SANZAAR and tournament hosts, Rugby Australia, have today announced a revised draw for the 2020 Rugby Championship. The 12-match tournament will now be played across seven weeks with Australia’s clash against New Zealand moved from Saturday 12 December to...
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Oct 3, 20 •
380 Views •
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Springbok Green turned on Test-style rugby to come away with a 25-9 victory and bragging rights over Springbok Gold in the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown as South African rugby took another step back to full competitive play with a second, post lockdown run...
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Oct 1, 20 •
538 Views •
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Friends will become foes for 80 minutes on Saturday when the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown kicks off at 17h05 at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, with two of the forwards in the Green and Gold teams, Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Bongi Mbonambi, admitting they were...
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Sep 30, 20 •
417 Views •
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Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will resume his leadership duties in the national team colours on Saturday for the first time since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup after being named alongside Springbok team-mate Lukhanyo Am as the captains of...
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Sep 29, 20 •
376 Views •
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Springbok wing Courtnall Skosan and former Junior Springboks, Carlü Sadie and Mnombo Zwelendaba, were named as injury replacements for the Springbok Gold and Green squads for the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands. Skosan, who earned the last of...
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Sep 16, 20 •
536 Views •
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South African rugby fans have only a few hours left to get into the virtual queue for tickets to the British & Irish Lions tour in 2021, before the ballot closes at midnight tonight (Wednesday 16 September), and those who have not yet registered are urged...
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Sep 11, 20 •
442 Views •
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The Castle Lager Rugby Championship 2020 would take place in Australia, in November and December this year, SANZAAR announced on Friday. The confirmation followed a detailed assessment of tournament hosting submissions from New Zealand Rugby and Rugby...
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Sep 9, 20 •
473 Views •
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There’s just one week to go and South African rugby fans are urged to get into the virtual queue for tickets to the British & Irish Lions tour in 2021, before the ballot closes at midnight next Wednesday (16 September). Interest in the three Tests –...
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Sep 2, 20 •
791 Views •
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The ballot for tickets to matches of the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa opened today (Wednesday, 2 September), with rugby supporters urged to pick the tickets they wish to purchase for next year’s eight-match tour in the coming...
