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Aug 30, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Lager sends lucky fan to New Zealand
Castle Lager has crowned the winner of its online competition: lucky Springbok fan Will Guillum-Scott, who will be cheering on the boys as they take on the world in New Zealand. The competition, which centered on the main protagonists of Castle...
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Aug 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2011 Fixtures
Fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2011 Date Time (South Africa) Pool Match Details Locations Stadium Fri Sept 9 10:30am A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park Sat Sept 10 03:00am B Scotland v Romania Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium Sat Sept 10 05:30am D Fiji...
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Aug 29, 11 •
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Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on All Blacks medical update – Kieran Read and Adam Thomson
Injured All Blacks number eight Kieran Read will miss the opening weeks of the Rugby World Cup while fellow injured loose forward Adam Thomson looks set to be unavailable for the opening match against Tonga, All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson says. Read (high...
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Aug 29, 11 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springboks enjoy Presidential send off
The Springboks carried the hopes of 50 million South Africans on their shoulders, State President Jacob Zuma, told the 30-man squad and management during the team’s official send off to the Rugby World Cup at the President’s Guest House in Pretoria on...
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Aug 27, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Road to be closed in Sandton for Springbok Fans' Farewell on 1st of September
Rugby supporters will have the opportunity to send off the Springbok team to the Rugby World Cup next Thursday (September 1) when the team will make a public farewell from Sandton, broadcast live on national television and radio. Thousands of fans are...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Lager crowns ultimate Springbok SuperFans
Castle Lager has crowned its Springbok SuperFans in a tightly contested “scrum-off” held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during halftime when our very own Springboks took on the New Zealand All Blacks on the 20th of August. Five friends from Cape...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, School, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on The Schools represented by the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) Springbok squad
The schools are listed in alphabetical order in which the Springbok players attended that’s chosen to represent South Africa at the 2011 New Zealand Rugby World Cup. The 6 Boks that attended Grey College is the most by a school in the squad, followed by...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Rugby World Cup standby players
Bok line-up in Port Elizabeth (Photo: Denese Lups/Rugby15) The Springbok selectors on Wednesday confirmed the names of 12 players who have been placed on standby should the Rugby World Cup squad be affected by injury. Meanwhile a number of players sat out the...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on England and Australia RWC 2011 teams to visit Christchurch
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 today welcomed the decision of the England and Australian Rugby World Cup 2011 teams to include Christchurch in their Tournament itineraries. “Both teams were due to play matches in Christchurch, but the...
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Aug 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad announced for Rugby World Cup 2011
Eighteen members of South Africa’s triumphant 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning squad were included in the 2011 party when the 30 players selected to attempt to retain the title were revealed in a live broadcast announcement on Tuesday. John Smit will again lead...
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Aug 22, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Lambie, Steyn cleared for selection
Patrick Lambie and Frans Steyn were on Monday cleared as available for selection to the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad, Springbok management confirmed on Monday. Steyn missed Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test with a slight hamstring strain while Lambie...
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Aug 19, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Tri Nations comes to Nelson Mandela Bay
The Springboks will host and take on the New Zealand All Blacks for their Tri-Nations Rugby encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 20 August 2011. Nelson Mandela Bay plays host to the return match between South Africa and New Zealand to round out the...
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Aug 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Smith withdrawal confirmed by Springboks
Looseforward Juan Smith will not be considered for the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad because of injury. Smith made the decision to rule himself out of contention on Wednesday and informed Springbok coach Peter de Villiers. “Juan had been in a race...
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Aug 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks ring the changes.
Morgan Piek – All Blacks coach, Graham Henry selected just four players from the All Blacks side that beat the Wallabies two weeks ago will run out to face the underperforming Springboks at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth Saturday...
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Aug 16, 11 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Bok team to face All Blacks in PE.
For the Boks’ final Tri-Nations match against the All Blacks, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has decided to make five changes to the squad that narrowly lost to Australia in Durban. There were recalls for flyhalf Morné Steyn, loose forward Willem...
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Aug 14, 11 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Three added to Springbok squad
The Springbok selectors have added Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo and Chiliboy Ralepelle to the training squad for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The players’ provinces were contacted last week to...
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Aug 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Haka, Its Meaning and Origin
The Maori haka performed by the All Blacks, has become famous around the world, though few realise it’s origin or meaning. Te Rauparaha, the warrior chief of Ngati Toarangatira, originally from Kawhia, had visited Tuwharetoa to solicit aid against the...
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Aug 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fund raises over R1.1-million for injured rugby players
The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund celebrated the one-month countdown to the Rugby World Cup in style on Tuesday 9 August when over R1.1-million was raised for the victims of serious rugby injuries at its Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby...
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Aug 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies in Durban
Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brüssow will return to the Springbok starting line-up for the first time in 21 months, following the announcement of the team to meet Australia in a Castle Tri-Nations Series Test at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday....
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Aug 11, 11 •
3566 Views •
International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Wallabies change two for clash with Boks
Australia coach Robbie Deans has made two changes to his starting XV to face the Springboks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Nathan Sharpe makes his return to the squad for the injured Rob Simmons while Scott Higginbotham gets the nod ahead of...
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Aug 10, 11 •
1698 Views •
International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA
The South African Women’s rugby team scored a historic victory on Tuesday evening (SA time) when they defeated the United States 26-23 in an exciting Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. The victory marked the first win for the SA Women’s team...
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Aug 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber joins Springboks as defensive consultant
Defensive coaching specialist Jacques Nienaber has joined the Springboks as a consultant, Springbok management announced on Tuesday. Nienaber, 38, the defence coach of DHL Western Province and the Stormers, has been released by his union to work as part of...
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Aug 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday
The Springbok team for this weekend’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban will now be named on Thursday. The scheduled naming was postponed on Tuesday due to a number of injury and illness concerns among the loose forwards. Pierre Spies...
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Aug 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Johnson, Kankowski added to Springbok squad
Looseforwards Ashley Johnson and Ryan Kankowski were on Monday added to the Springbok squad to cover for a number of injury concerns among back row forwards. Johnson, who made his Test debut against Australia in Sydney last month, and Kankowski were added as...
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Aug 7, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests
Looseforward Heinrich Brüssow was on Sunday confirmed as an addition to the Springbok squad for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Brüssow made a successful comeback from a hamstring injury in an Absa Currie Cup match on Saturday and assembled...
