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Nov 6, 23 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi thanks South Africa for passionate support
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi expressed his sincere gratitude to South Africa’s passionate rugby supporters on behalf of the national team on Monday after they concluded their four-day trophy tour, saying they witnessed a “united nation” in the last few...
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Oct 30, 23 •
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Comments Off on Ardie Savea named World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year
Ardie Savea has been named World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in partnership with Mastercard at the 2023 World Rugby Awards at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Savea’s award came just hours after the All Blacks loss to South Africa in the Rugby World...
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Oct 26, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber, Etzebeth, Libbok nominated for World Rugby awards
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, centurion lock Eben Etzebeth and flyhalf Manie Libbok are among a top-class list of nominees for the 2023 World Rugby Awards, which will be presented at the Opéra Garnier in Paris on Sunday, 29 October – a day after...
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Oct 26, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber recalls record-breaking 2019 RWC final halfback duo for NZ showdown
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made only two changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final, recalling the 2019 final halfback pairing of Handré Pollard and Faf de Klerk to the run-on side, making them the most capped nine-and-ten...
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Oct 19, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber names unchanged team for England showdown
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber showed faith in his match-winning Rugby World Cup quarter-final squad by retaining the same starting XV and replacements’ bench for Saturday’s semi-final against England at the Stade de France in Paris. The selection is...
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Oct 16, 23 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi: “We knew it would take something special”
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi declared in the early hours of Monday morning that they knew it would take something special to beat France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, and both him and Bok head coach Jacques Nienaber lauded the team’s...
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Oct 13, 23 •
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Comments Off on Experienced Springbok team named for RWC quarter-final
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced team – including 15 players who featured in the 2019 final – for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday evening. A further four players in the...
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Oct 2, 23 •
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Comments Off on Lukhanyo Am called into Springbok Rugby World Cup squad
Lukhanyo Am, a member of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup winning team, has been called into the 2023 squad as an injury replacement for wing Makazole Mapimpi who suffered a fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s 49-18 victory over Tonga. Mapimpi is expected...
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Oct 2, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber praises Boks for doing what they could to stay in RWC
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team’s effort and physicality against Tonga on Sunday night in their final Rugby World Cup pool match in Marseille – steering them to a 49-18 victory – and doing all they could to...
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Sep 20, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber makes wholesale changes for Rugby World Cup duel with Ireland
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third Rugby World Cup pool encounter against Ireland. Nine players who...
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Sep 14, 23 •
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Comments Off on Marx ruled out of Rugby World Cup
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup in France with a long-term knee injury. Marx, who was not included in Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber’s matchday squad to face Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday, went down...
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Sep 14, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber names four scrumhalves in squad to face Romania
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named all four scrumhalves in the Springbok squad in the match-23 to face Romania in Bordeaux as he spread the playing load for the team’s second Pool B Rugby World Cup clash on Sunday, when Bongi Mbonambi will lead the team...
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Sep 12, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women ready for Kenyan challenge
The Springbok Women have been hard at work over the last couple of weeks and cannot wait to have their efforts tested in a match, so they are keenly anticipating Saturday’s Test against Kenya in Cape Town. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant...
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Sep 8, 23 •
1993 Views •
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Comments Off on SAB PARTNERS WITH THE SABC TO SECURE BROADCAST RIGHTS TO TELEVISE 2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP MATCHES
Millions of sport-loving South Africans will have a collective sigh of relief after The South African Breweries (SAB) through Mzansi’s national beer, Castle Lager, announced that, together with another corporate, it has inked a partnership with the South...
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Sep 7, 23 •
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Comments Off on RG talks Munster and loving playing lock
What are your proudest achievements? Winning the World Cup in 2019 and winning the URC with Munster. What do you love about your position? Playing lock is great because you are involved in most aspects of the game. Keys to excelling are getting the basics...
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Sep 7, 23 •
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Comments Off on De Klerk reaches 50 in settled Springbok team for momentous RWC opener
Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk wins his 50th Test cap in a settled Springbok team for the momentous Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland in Marseille on Sunday. De Klerk is one of 11 players to retain their starting places from the team which recorded a...
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Sep 6, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to face Barbarians in WXV warm-up
The Springbok Women will face the world famous and star-studded Barbarians Women in Cape Town in two weeks’ time, while also playing Test matches against Kenya and Samoa as part of their preparations for the WXV 2 tournament in October. The South Africans...
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Sep 6, 23 •
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Comments Off on Jean talks all things rugby, becoming a dad, and owning two Beagles
What is the strength of the Springbok team? We are proud to represent our country and are united in our dream and cause. How do you stay focused on the now when the World Cup is so close? Every week is as important as the next in the lead up to the World Cup....
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Sep 5, 23 •
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Comments Off on Duane talks about his proudest achievements, playing for Ulster and campervanning.
What are your proudest achievements? My proudest achievement is being selected to represent my country and everything after that was a bonus. What do you love about your position? Being able to connect between the forwards and the backs and carrying the ball...
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Sep 4, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women step up WXV preparations
Springbok Women interim head coach Louis Koen invited 34 players to a training camp in Potchefstroom as the squad start the next phase of preparations for the new WXV tournament, to be held in Stellenbosch and Cape Town next month. A two-week alignment camp...
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Aug 26, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber pleased with win, but says there’s still work to do
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was proud of his charges on Saturday after delivering a record 35-7 victory over New Zealand in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up game at Twickenham, but he said there was still work to do before they arrived in France and...
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Aug 21, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber mixes things up for All Blacks Test
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight personnel changes – and one positional switch – to his starting lineup for the final warm-up game, against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday, as he continued to fine tune preparations for the opening Rugby...
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Aug 15, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and All Blacks to clash for Qatar Airways Cup at Twickenham
One of global rugby’s greatest rivalries, between South Africa and New Zealand, will be reignited at Twickenham in London later this month with the two nations playing for a brand-new trophy, the Qatar Airways Cup, on Friday 25 August. The match – which...
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Aug 8, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber names youth and experience in exciting RWC squad
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third RWC tournament) when he revealed the defending champion’s squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on Tuesday....
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Jul 25, 23 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen leads new-look Springbok team against Los Pumas
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead a new-look Bok team in their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday in what could be the competition decider depending on the result between...
