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Sep 21, 25 •
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Springboks •
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Comments Off on Le Roux to train with Boks in Durban
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux will join the national squad in Durban on Sunday and train with the team until Wednesday as they prepare to face Argentina in their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship match at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday....
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Sep 21, 25 •
547 Views •
Currie Cup Results, South Africa •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #30 – Champions Edition
Experienced flyhalf George Whitehead wrote his name in the Carling Currie Cup history books when he kicked the winning points for Suzuki Griquas to defeat the Fidelity ADT Lions 27-25 in yet another dramatic final staged at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon....
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Sep 19, 25 •
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Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Boks kick off preparations for Pumas duel in Durban
The Springboks kicked off their preparations on a strong note for the first of two crucial Tests against Argentina in Durban next week Saturday, as both teams prepare for the closing stretch of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, which features matches in...
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Sep 17, 25 •
580 Views •
Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Erasmus keeps faith in core of Bok squad to face Pumas
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Wednesday named most of the players who were members of the squad that retained the Freedom Cup in New Zealand last weekend in his 33-man squad for their closing two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Argentina...
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Sep 16, 25 •
546 Views •
United Rugby Championship •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on URC and Castle Lager join forces to elevate the South African Fan Experience
South Africa; Rugby is tough. It’s relentless. And it brings people together like nothing else. That’s why the URC is proud to team up with Castle Lager — the taste that stood the test of time — as the official beer sponsor of the Championship in...
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Sep 15, 25 •
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Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Dolf rakes in the records at Women’s Rugby World Cup
Utility backline player Byrhandré Dolf topped the points charts for the Springbok Women at the conclusion of their 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign and spearheaded a number of records achieved by the team in their best ever performance at the global...
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Sep 14, 25 •
551 Views •
Currie Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #28
The Fidelity ADT Lions will host the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division final for the second successive season when Suzuki Griquas travel to Johannesburg next weekend after the two teams managed to progress to the decider by winning their semi-finals matches...
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Sep 13, 25 •
880 Views •
Australia, Cell C Community Cup, International, Pale Toe, Springboks, Top 14, Top 14, TRC Rules, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup, Video, Vodacom Cup, Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Erasmus pleased with record, but said Boks have not achieved anything yet
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was delighted with his team’s biggest victory ever against the All Blacks in Wellinton on Saturday night, but he said they would keep their feet on the ground with a tough task ahead against Argentina in their remaining two...
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Sep 12, 25 •
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Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Booi: “This is what we’ve worked for”
There is no way that the Springbok Women will simply roll over in their Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Exeter after fighting the odds, training for hours and hours, and spending months away from family and friends. That was the...
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Sep 12, 25 •
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General News •
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Comments Off on Stick: “We have to be at our best for 80 minutes against NZ”
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi admitted on Friday that they had learned many lessons from last weekend’s 24-17 defeat against New Zealand in Auckland as they gear up for Saturday’s Test against their archrivals in...
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Sep 11, 25 •
587 Views •
Currie Cup •
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Comments Off on The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #27
A place in this year’s Carling Currie Cup Premier Division final is the big prize on offer when the two semi-finals will be staged in Johannesburg and Kimberley on Saturday. The Fidelity ADT Lions host the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers at 17h00 at Ellis Park in...
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Sep 11, 25 •
564 Views •
Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Booi returns to lead Bok Women against Black Ferns
Springbok Women head coach Swys de Bruin named Nolusindiso Booi at lock for Saturday’s historic Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Exeter, where South Africa will take on the Black Ferns with a bench consisting of seven...
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Sep 10, 25 •
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Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Johannes-Haupt: Bok Women will show up and represent
The Springbok Women have already reached their primary objective – to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England – and will go into their playoff against New Zealand’s Black Ferns at Sandy Park on Saturday with no fear...
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Sep 8, 25 •
597 Views •
Currie Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #26
With the final league round of the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division concluded over the past weekend, the Fidelity ADT Lions, Suzuki Griquas, Toyota Cheetahs and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers sealed their spots in next weekend’s semi-finals, which are set for...
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Sep 8, 25 •
692 Views •
Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Erasmus names new-look backline for second All Black Test
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a new-look backline for the second Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday, where Ethan Hooker will earn his first start in the green and gold jumper. The fourth-round Castle Lager Rugby Championship...
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Sep 8, 25 •
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Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Bok Women still have eyes on the bigger picture
The Springbok Women are not proud of their big defeat against France in their final Pool D match of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, but there are many positives out of their performance in Northampton on Sunday. That is the view of SA head coach Swys de...
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Sep 6, 25 •
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General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Disappointed Erasmus and Kriel take defeat on the chin
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Jesse Kriel were both bitterly disappointed by the team’s 24-17 defeat against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday, which dashed their hopes of beating the hosts for the first time at Eden Park since 1937, and...
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Sep 6, 25 •
611 Views •
Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Latsha: “We are ready for the French challenge”
The Springbok Women are determined to show that their strong start at the Women’s Rugby World Cup was no fluke and want to keep their winning momentum going when they face France in their final pool match in Northampton on Sunday. That was the message from...
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Sep 5, 25 •
698 Views •
Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Latsha to lead Bok Women as Zulu and Qolo earn first WRWC starts
Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women into battle when they take on France in Northampton on Sunday, when Mary Zulu (flyhalf) and Anathi Qolo (lock) will make their Women’s Rugby World Cup debuts in the starting team in the Pool D decider at...
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Sep 5, 25 •
1007 Views •
Australia, Cell C Community Cup, International, Pale Toe, Springboks, Top 14, Top 14, TRC Rules, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup, Video, Vodacom Cup, Womens Rugby, World in Union Song •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Rugby stats over history for Boks as Eden Park Test draws closer
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick brushed off the pressure and the challenge of playing at Eden Park as they prepare mentally for the challenge that awaits them against the All Blacks in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on Saturday. Stick said only...
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Sep 4, 25 •
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General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Bok Women in England to compete against the best
The Springbok Women are not looking at permutations or wishing for a potential opponent in next weekend’s Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as they came to England to compete and play against the best. That is the view of Laurian Johannes-Haupt, one...
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Sep 4, 25 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup Results, South Africa •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #25
The race for the 2025 Carling Currie Cup semi-finals is going down to the wire, with five teams battling for the top four spots on the log, and with just one round of league fixtures remaining, the stage is set for a dramatic climax to the regular season. One...
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Sep 4, 25 •
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Springbok News, Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Erasmus sticks to tried and tested combinations for All Blacks battle
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes to the starting team that beat the...
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Sep 3, 25 •
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British & Irish Lions, General News, South Africa, South Africa U18, Springboks, Springboks by School, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby Results, The Rugby Championship, Tournament Rules, United Rugby Championship •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA Rugby becomes shareholder in United Rugby Championship
The United Rugby Championship confirmed on Wednesday that the South African Rugby Union has become the league’s sixth shareholder, joining the Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Welsh rugby unions, along with CVC Capital Partners, as shareholders in Pro Rugby...
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Sep 2, 25 •
629 Views •
Womens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Libbie Janse van Rensburg: “We are not done yet”
Few people who watched the Springbok Women and their remarkable victory over Italy at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in York on Sunday would not have been touched by the South Africans’ raw emotions at the final whistle. The Bok Women made history with a...
