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Jun 24, 19 •
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A group of twenty six players have gathered in Pretoria on Sunday for the next installment of the national alignment and conditioning camps as the Springboks continue with their preparations for the forthcoming international season. Players from the Vodacom...
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May 6, 19 •
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Springboks RG Snyman, Elton Jantjies, Marvin Orie and Aphiwe Dyantyi, as well as members of the Blitzbok squad, gave an impromptu rugby coaching clinic to 100 college football players from the visiting University of Michigan in the USA in Cape Town on Sunday....
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Apr 1, 19 •
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The Springboks have strengthened their management resources for Rugby World Cup year by creating a new role to look after player affairs and welfare. Eugene Henning, the Chief Executive Officer of MyPlayers (the players’ representative body), has been...
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Feb 8, 19 •
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Die eksperiment met die #SuperHeroSunday-rugbyspektakel, verlede Sondag het blykbaar gewerk, te oordeel aan die bywoning en terugvoer. Vir die eerste keer in die Suid-Afrikaanse rugbygeskiedenis het die betaalkanaal DStv, hande gevat met Marvel Worldwide...
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Feb 7, 19 •
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Pieter-Steph du Toit produced a remarkable feat when he was named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2018 on Thursday, marking the second time in three years that the athletic Springbok forward scooped the top award in South African rugby. By walking away...
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Jan 25, 19 •
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-Simon Riekert: Johannesburg Hoe “vriendskaplik” kan ʼn moderne SuperRugby-opwarmingswedstryd wees, kan jy jouself met reg afvra, want die bedoeling van hierdie woord in sport beteken eerder dat die wedstryd nie deel van die amptelike reeks wedstryde...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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The news is out. Australia is coming to Emirates Airline Park in 2019 to face the Springboks on 20 July. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Wallabies will be in action in Johannesburg. Edgar Rathbone, managing director of EPS (Pty) Ltd was...
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Dec 5, 18 •
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SA Rugby unveiled on Tuesday how Accenture South Africa will champion the federation’s digital acceleration ambitions as the proud official digital partner to the South African Rugby Union and the Springboks. “To many South Africans, rugby is more...
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Dec 3, 18 •
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Former University of Johannesburg star Aphiwe Dyantyi hopes his meteoric rise to stardom will provide inspiration for young rugby players coming through the ranks to follow in his footsteps. The 24-year-old wing shot to prominence this year with a series of...
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Nov 26, 18 •
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SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, praised Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi for scooping the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award in association with Tudor at a glittering function in Monaco on Sunday evening. In doing so, the 24-year-old...
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Nov 22, 18 •
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· Etzebeth on the bench for Cardiff encounter · Final match of 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Note to editors: The updated Springbok media guide can be downloaded by clicking here. An unchanged Springbok starting side will...
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Nov 21, 18 •
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Assistant Springbok coach Mzwandile Stick has commended the Bok squad for the manner in which they’ve adjusted to the very different and challenging conditions so far during their 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and Europe. The...
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Nov 19, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus, the SA Director of Rugby, has described Wales, the Springboks’ opponents on Saturday, as their “most difficult opponent” of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and France. The Boks finish their four-match tour on...
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Nov 18, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus praised the Springboks’ growing maturity following their hard-fought 26-20 victory over a good very Scotland team in front of a capacity crowd at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday evening. The South Africans held a small halftime lead...
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Nov 17, 18 •
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi wants to see his team deliver a top-notch performance over the full 80 minutes when they take on Scotland on Saturday afternoon at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The match – the third Test of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour...
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Nov 15, 18 •
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The Springbok team for Saturday’s third Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Scotland in Edinburgh shows six changes, including two personnel changes and two positional switches in the starting lineup, in what promises to be another very tough...
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Nov 14, 18 •
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Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot has described Scotland as a formidable side who will present the improving Springboks with a difficult contest on Saturday at BT Murrayfield. The match in Edinburgh kicks off at 17h20 (19h20 SA time). South Africa...
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Nov 13, 18 •
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Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth is set to return to full training this week after recovering from a foot injury he sustained against England at Twickenham two weeks ago, but Warren Whiteley is doubtful for Saturday’s Test against Scotland in Edinburgh. The...
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Nov 11, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, praised the calmness of the Springboks to stay in the fight right to the end against France at the Stade de France late on Saturday evening despite enormous defensive pressure from the French side. Bongi...
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Nov 9, 18 •
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The Springboks and France will both be desperate for a win at Stade de France on Saturday according to Springboks captain, Siya Kolisi, who admits that his side is determined to return to winning ways following two close defeats against the All Blacks and...
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Nov 8, 18 •
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The experienced trio of Willie le Roux, Faf de Klerk and Franco Mostert are back in the Springbok starting team for Saturday’s Test against France at the Stade de France in Paris. The match in the French capital is South Africa’s second fixture of the...
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Nov 7, 18 •
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Springbok centre Damian de Allende said on Tuesday they are working hard this week in the build-up the Test against France, whom the South Africans are expecting to be a tough opponent in Paris on Saturday evening. The match is the second fixture of the...
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Nov 5, 18 •
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Faf de Klerk, Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Franco Mostert, Francois Louw and Vincent Koch have joined the Springbok squad in Paris and are all available for selection for Saturday’s Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test against France. De Klerk (scrumhalf)...
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Nov 4, 18 •
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The Springboks’ failure to finish off their opportunities and some ill-discipline, which resulted in crucial penalties for England, cost them the match at Twickenham on Saturday, according to Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby. England edged...
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Nov 2, 18 •
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Springbok skipper, Siya Kolisi, reckons his team can expect a huge physical and tactical battle on Saturday against England at Twickenham. The match is also the opening fixture of South Africa’s 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and...
