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Oct 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and ASICS look for extra technical advantage ahead of RWC2015
Photo: Anton Geyser Finding extra technical advantage at next year’s Rugby World Cup will be the focus for a delegation of leading personnel from the South African Rugby Union, who will visit Japan next week on invitation of apparel sponsor, ASICS. The...
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Oct 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch
Twenty Springboks contracted by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will take part in a training camp in Stellenbosch from 20 to 24 October as preparation for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour next month. The decision to invite the contracted players to the...
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Oct 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team effort and Ellis Park crowd made the difference
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer described the 27-25 win over New Zealand in the final match of the Springboks Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign as one of the best matches in which he had been involved. The support of the sell-out Ellis Park crowd...
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Oct 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks vs All Blacks Teamsheets
Photo: Anton Geyser Venue: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Date: 4/10/2014 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzère (France), JP Doyle (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)...
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Sep 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Johannesburg
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will be managed this week as he recovers from injury in the build-up to the final Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Vermeulen...
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Sep 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visit recuperating Salie Fredericks at home
Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), accompanied by a Springbok delegation on Friday visited the recuperating former “Coloured Springboks” captain Salie Fredericks at his house in Gordon’s Bay. Springbok coach Heyneke...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens team to help Rugby Museum celebrate 1st birthday
The Springbok Sevens team will help the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum celebrate its first birthday on Wednesday – Heritage Day – by making a special donation to the collection at a public ceremony. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and his team will...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lizo Gqoboka called up to Springbok Training Camp
Lizo Gqoboka is one of three young, up and coming players that have been selected to attend the Springbok Training Camp ahead of their final two matches in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Gqoboka, along with Nizaam Carr, Seabelo Senatla, will join the...
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Sep 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Carr, Senatla and Gqoboka to work with Springboks in Cape Town
Photo: Etienne Burger Featured photo: William Brown The promising trio of Nizaam Carr, Seabelo Senatla and Lizo Gqoboka have been invited to join the Springboks squad for on and off-field sessions in Cape Town in the next three days. The Springboks...
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Sep 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Burger replaces injured Louw in Springbok squad
Photo: African Drums Port Elizabeth Experienced and versatile loose forward Schalk Burger has been called up to the Springbok squad for the final two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship for the injured Francois Louw. Burger, capped 71 times...
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Sep 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Francois Louw out of Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Photo: Rugby 15 Springbok flank Francois Louw has been ruled out of the remainder of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a pinched nerve in his neck. He picked up the injury during last Saturday’s Test against New Zealand in Wellington and the extent...
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Sep 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pietersen replaces injured Pienaar for Springboks
Experienced Test back JP Pietersen has been called up to the Springbok squad in place of the injured Ruan Pienaar. Pienaar injured his medial cruciate knee ligaments in Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Wellington and...
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Sep 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on 100th Springbok Test – Jean de Villiers
Photo: Werner Nysschen Springbok captain Jean de Villiers doesn’t want his 100th Test, on Saturday against New Zealand in Wellington, to detract from his team’s tough task at hand. De Villiers, Springbok number 735, will lead South Africa for the...
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Sep 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named for All Black Clash in Wellington
Photo: Werner Nysschen Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will on Saturday join four other South Africans when he leads the team out in his 100th Test, against New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington (kick-off 09h35 SA time). The Springbok...
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Sep 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on “Recognise and Remove” concussion message underlined by new regulations
New concussion regulations, emphasising the need to “recognise and remove” at amateur level have been approved by the General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The new SARU Concussion Regulations, which came into force this month, clarify...
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Sep 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks very disappointed after Perth defeat
The Springboks were very disappointed after losing their first match in more than 11 months when they were beaten by Australia by 24-23 in a Castle Lager Rugby Championship match in a wet and windy Perth on Saturday. Australia won thanks to a converted try by...
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Sep 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana congratulated on 100th Springbok appearance
Bryan Habana was on Saturday congratulated by Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on the landmark of reaching a century of Test appearances for the Springboks. He is the fourth South African and only the 33rd player in world...
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Sep 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on 100th Springbok Test – Bryan Habana
On Saturday, Bryan Gary Habana will become the fourth Springbok to play 100 Tests for South Africa. Springbok number 766, Habana, was born in Johannesburg on 12 June 1983. He attended Meredale Primary and King Edward VII School before enrolling at the...
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Sep 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby mourns passing of leading African historian
South African rugby is mourning the passing of one of its foremost historians following the death of Vuyisa Qunta, 65, in Pretoria on August 26. Qunta was foremost a Struggle activist and foremost intellectual of black consciousness but he was also a...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Alberts replaced by Whiteley for Springboks tour
Willem Alberts has been ruled out of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour to Australia and New Zealand and will be replaced in the 30-man squad by Warren Whiteley. Alberts missed both Test victories against Argentina because of a hamstring...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ewen McKenzie names 30-man squad for next two Rugby Championship matches
Australia head coach Ewen McKenzie has named a 30-man squad for their next two Rugby Championship matches and included Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau. The Wallabies will be without Western Force hooker Nathan Charles for the Test against the Springboks...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad named for Australasian tour
Photo: Ruby Wolff Victor Matfield is over his injury problems and will rejoin the Springbok squad when they get together for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while Marcel van der Merwe has been called up for the injured Frans...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks honour Mateo Uriburu of San Isidro
The Springboks on Tuesday honoured the life of Mateo Uriburu, a young Argentinean rugby player who sadly passed away during a tour of San Isidro Club’s Under-18 side to South Africa earlier this year. The 17-year-old Uriburu passed away in March. He felt...
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Aug 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jurie Roux reappointed as SARU CEO
The General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday unanimously approved the extension of the contract of Jurie Roux as the chief executive officer of the organisation. The Council accepted the recommendation of the SARU Executive Council...
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Aug 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers back to lead Springboks in Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has recovered from the knee injury which kept him out of the June Tests and is back in the national squad for the forthcoming Castle Lager Rugby Championship. De Villiers is one of six players returning from injury...