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Apr 25, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, said on Wednesday he is very pleased with the outcome of the three Springbok alignment camps used to accelerate preparations for the forthcoming international rugby season. The third and last four-day camp,...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, on Friday welcomed World Rugby’s confirmation of the team camp venues for the Springboks and the rest of the participating teams for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Every Rugby World Cup 2019 team camp will...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Tickets for the third and final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series between the Springboks and England at DHL Newlands in Cape Town will go on sale at 12h00 on Monday, 7 May. Host union Western Province announced on Friday that the bulk of publicly...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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Toyota Cheetahs prop Ox Nche has been added to the invited group of players for the final Springbok alignment camp, which starts in Durban on Sunday. The former Junior Springbok front rower will join the 15 Cell C Sharks players at the third camp, from 22 to...
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Apr 17, 18 •
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Fifteen Cell C Sharks players, including the uncapped Sbu Nkosi, André Esterhuizen, Robert du Preez, Cameron Wright, Thomas du Toit and Akker van der Merwe, have been invited to the third and final Springbok alignment camp, in Durban from 22 to 25 April. The...
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Apr 13, 18 •
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Emirates Lions head coach Swys de Bruin will join the Springbok coaching staff on a consultancy basis for the June Tests, SA Rugby confirmed on Friday. The addition of De Bruin is part of the process to involve coaches from all local franchises with the...
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Apr 12, 18 •
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SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday that Matt Proudfoot will resume his role as Springbok assistant coach and will be responsible for scrums and lineouts in the current team setup. Proudfoot, who was part of the Springbok coaching team the past two years as scrum...
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Apr 12, 18 •
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SANZAAR has today confirmed the 12-match schedule for this year’s The Rugby Championship including match venues and kick-off times. The schedule includes a new Rugby Championship venue. Trafalgar Park, Nelson, will host the New Zealand versus Argentina...
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Apr 11, 18 •
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The second Springbok alignment camp concluded on Wednesday in Vanderbijlpark with Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, expressing his satisfaction with the progress of the team’s preparations for the forthcoming international season. Erasmus and...
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Apr 4, 18 •
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A total of 22 players from the DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions have been invited to attend the second Springbok alignment camp from 8 to 11 April at the Riverside Resort in Vanderbijlpark situated in the south of Johannesburg. The Springbok management are...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will step up preparations for the forthcoming international season when the first of three alignment camps will be hosted from 1 to 4 April in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg. The second camp is scheduled to run from 8 to...
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Mar 7, 18 •
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Tickets for the Springboks’ second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against England – which will be the 40th Test between these sides – on Saturday, 16 June at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein is now available, with prices starting at only R100. In...
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Mar 7, 18 •
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Free State Rugby is excited to announce that tickets for the Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and England on Saturday, 16 June 2018 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein are now availible. “We are very excited to host a Test again this...
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Mar 2, 18 •
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Tickets for the Springboks’ first Test at home under the guidance of Rassie Erasmus, against England at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on 9 June, have gone on sale today. Ticket prices for this highly-anticipated Castle Lager Incoming Series opener...
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Mar 1, 18 •
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Rassie Erasmus will spearhead a streamlined but experienced Springbok management team until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday, as the former Springbok captain will combine his Springbok coaching duties with his current role...
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Feb 27, 18 •
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The Springboks will kick off their 2018 international season on an historic note when they face Wales in a once-off Test in Washington DC in the USA on Saturday 2 June. This momentous match – the first time the Boks will face Tier One opposition on neutral...
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Feb 2, 18 •
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SA Rugby announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Allister Coetzee to part ways with immediate effect. The Rugby Department of SA Rugby will manage the responsibilities of the Springbok coach, until the national team’s coaching and...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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The Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship home fixtures for 2018 were confirmed on Monday with matches scheduled for Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth in the 22nd edition of the Southern Hemisphere championship. The Wallabies will appear in Port...
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Dec 3, 17 •
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Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth will see a specialist in Cape Town to further examine his shoulder and back injuries. The towering lock was forced off the field just before halftime against Wales in Cardiff after he sustained a nerve injury, which caused...
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Dec 1, 17 •
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The Springboks play their last match of the season on Saturday against Wales in Cardiff, but captain Eben Etzebeth said his side will not need any extra motivation for the clash in the Principality Stadium. The South Africans have gone on to register...
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Dec 1, 17 •
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The Springboks will host England in three Tests in Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Cape Town during the Castle Lager Incoming Series next June. It will be England’s first visit to South Africa in six years and SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that the three...
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Nov 30, 17 •
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Eleven changes for final Test of 2017 Uncapped Am and Schreuder in match day squad Warrick Gelant and Dan du Preez will get their first starts for the Springboks in the final Test of 2017, against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on...
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Nov 27, 17 •
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Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx and flanker Siya Kolisi will return to the training field on Monday as the team begins their preparations for the last Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Marx sat out of the previous Test...
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Nov 26, 17 •
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Thomas du Toit has been called up to provide front row cover for the Springboks and is set to join the tour squad on Monday in Cardiff, Wales. Tendai Mtawarira sustained a groin injury in Saturday’s 35-6 victory over Italy in Padova, and while the...
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Nov 26, 17 •
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Springbok coach Allister Coetzee praised his team for getting the job done by beating Italy 35-6 in very difficult conditions in Padova on Saturday. The Springboks kept the Azzurri tryless for their biggest victory in Italy since 1997, while the haul of...
