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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 •
1451 Views •
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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...
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Jul 20, 23 •
3601 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls bid Lizo Gqoboka farewell
The Vodacom Bulls family bids farewell to Springbok forward, Lizo Gqoboka who moves on to plie his trade at a club that will be confirmed by the player and his management team. Gqoboka joined and made his debut in the famous blue back in 2016, going on to...
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Jul 5, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nche injury forces late change to Bok team to face Wallabies
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was forced to make a late change to his team for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Pretoria on Saturday with prop Steven Kitshoff replacing Ox Nche, who suffered an injury to his...
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Jul 4, 23 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen to lead Boks as Kleyn earns SA debut against Australia
Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks for the third time in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vermeulen leads a team featuring a core of Rugby World Cup winners and...
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Jul 4, 23 •
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Comments Off on New Nike Springbok playing jersey and Kit Collection revealed
The nine-month long wait to reveal the new Nike-designed Springbok jersey finally ended on Tuesday when the Springboks’ new Castle Lager Rugby Championship jersey was revealed. The six-year partnership was announced in September since when the design and...
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Jun 23, 23 •
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Comments Off on Jean Kleyn eligible for Springbok Test selection
Former Irish international lock Jean Kleyn has been cleared for Springbok selection under new eligibility rules. World Rugby confirmed on Thursday that the Johannesburg-born 29-year-old fulfilled the necessary ‘birthright transfer’ requirements. The...
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Jun 10, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber names Springbok Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad of 40 players – which features a handful of overseas based players – for their next assignment, a three-week training camp in Pretoria from Sunday until Thursday, 29...
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May 22, 23 •
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Comments Off on LUKHANYO AM ENERGISED AS THE NEW DANUP AMBASSADOR
Lukhanyo Am has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador on one of Danone’s top brands, DanUp. As a brand, DanUp is committed to giving consumers the inner and outer courage to live their truth and is proud to partner with the South African rugby player....
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May 5, 23 •
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Comments Off on Loftus Versfeld sold out for Springboks’ season opener
The Springboks will start their 2023 season in front of a packed house at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 July after SA Rugby and hosts, the Blue Bulls Co (BBCo.), announced on Friday that all tickets for the opening Test in the Castle Lager Rugby...
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May 5, 23 •
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Comments Off on South Africa to host vibrant new international women’s competition
The Springbok Women will have an added incentive in their African Cup campaign later this month after World Rugby confirmed on Friday that South Africa will host one of the three exciting new WXV tournaments later this year. South Africa will play host to the...
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Mar 28, 23 •
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Comments Off on Latsha: Test against Spain the only focus for Bok Women
The next job at hand is the most important and that is to try and beat Spain in Madrid on Saturday, according to Springbok Women prop Babalwa Latsha, who said on Monday the focus for the week is firmly on the Test against their hosts at Estadio Nacional...
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Mar 3, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women include eight uncapped players for Spain tour
Nolusindiso Booi will lead a Springbok Women squad with eight potential debutants to Europe later this month – including a number of younger players and a former South African netball player – for Tests against Canada and Spain in Madrid. Booi captained...
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Mar 3, 23 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber satisfied as Boks wrap up week two of camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction with the strides made at their physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town and said they were ticking the desired boxes, as the second week of the camp concluded on Friday. A group of 14 players...
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Mar 1, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to play Canada and Spain in Madrid
The Springbok Women will face Canada and Spain later this month in a first outing for the national side since the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand last September. South Africa will play Canada in Madrid on Saturday 25 March, followed by a test against the hosts...
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Feb 18, 23 •
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Comments Off on Boks kick into gear with three-week camp
The Springbok coaches, management and a group of 14 players will kick off the 2023 season with a three-week physical and rugby development camp in Cape Town – from Sunday until Friday, 10 March – in the first team activity of the year as the side gear up...
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Feb 16, 23 •
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Comments Off on Mabenge ready for more as she joins Springbok Women in Cape Town
As she sat in the iconic Salle des Étoiles in Monaco in November last year and looked around at the who’s who of the rugby world, Springbok Women wing Nomawethu Mabenge felt a massive surge of pride and satisfaction. Not only because she shared a World...
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Feb 1, 23 •
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Comments Off on Springboks’ 2023 fixture list locked in
The Springboks will kick off a bumper 2023 season against Australia in Pretoria in July in the opening round of the shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship and will face Argentina in Johannesburg in their final match on home soil before the build-up to...
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Jan 31, 23 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth named SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2022
Springbok centurion Eben Etzebeth has been voted SA Rugby’s Player of the Year for 2022 following a string of excellent performances by the experienced lock last year, while Canan Moodie won the Young Player of the Year award and Nadine Roos was named...
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Jan 17, 23 •
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Comments Off on Malherbe extends DHL Stormers legacy
Experienced tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has signed a three-year contract extension to continue his considerable legacy as a DHL Stormer. The World Cup winner has only ever played for one team in his professional career and will continue to add to his 126...