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May 31, 12 •
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PUMA have signed a contract with explosive Springbok and Bulls scrumhalf Francois Hougaard that will run from 01 June beyond the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup™. The sponsorship deal between the skilled backline player and the Sportlifestyle brand...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Venues and kick-off times for Castle Rugby Championship confirmed
Argentina will get their first taste of the new Castle Rugby Championship 2012 in South Africa, when they face the Springboks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, August 18. SANZAR confirmed the final draw and kick-off times for the Castle Rugby...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza
The Springboks will attend the popular Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza, hosted by the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, on Wednesday, June 13 in Johannesburg. The Springbok squad will be showing their support to the Players’ Fund in...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Francois Steyn signs with The Sharks
The Sharks are delighted to announce the signing of Francois Steyn, incumbent Springbok and Racing Metro centre, who makes a welcome return to Mr Price KINGS PARK by signing a three-year contract to play for The Sharks. Amid rumours and speculation doing the...
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May 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Meyer excited about Castle Incoming Tour Series
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer expressed his excitement at the upcoming international season as the national planning camp concluded in Durban today (Monday), with less than two weeks to go before the first Test of the Castle Incoming Tour 2012 against...
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May 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Former Internationals to join Springbok Management
Two former Test players, Louis Koen and Pieter de Villiers, have been added to the Springbok management team as consultants for the forthcoming international season. The appointments were approved by the Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union at a...
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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15's Fans Choice Bok team revealed
Over the past two weeks we have asked rugby fans on our Twitter and Facebook to share their choice of Springbok starting line-up for the upcoming Test series against England. After thousands of votes we can finally reveal that team today. *All injured players...
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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15 Editors Choice Springbok squads
The Springboks singing the National Anthem in Port Elizabeth ahead of their famous victory over the mighty All Blacks. Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15. With the Heyneke Meyer due to name his first ever Springbok squad shortly for the Castle Incoming Tour...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes Rugby World Cup 2015 agreement
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has welcomed a compromise agreement on the kick-off date for the 2015 Rugby World Cup tournament as well on a new funding model to recognise impacts on unions in Rugby World Cup years. The IRB Council on Tuesday reached...
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May 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on England squad for South Africa named
England squad for South Africa Forwards: Mouritz Botha (Saracens) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Alex Corbisiero (London Irish) Paul Doran Jones (Northampton Saints) Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints) Carl Fearns (Bath Rugby) Joe Gray (Harlequins) Dylan...
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May 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Suntory Sungoliath respond to media speculation regarding return of Fourie du Preez
Suntory Sungoliath have responded to recent speculation linking celebrated scrumhalf Fourie du Preez with a return to the Springbok fold for the series against England, indicating that they will not stand in his way if his assistance is requested by Coach...
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May 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer shows his hand with new Bok coaching staff
Morgan Piek – The new Springbok coaching staff was announced today and will be joining Heyneke Meyer to start preparations for England’s inbound tour. As is expected it is a Bulls dominated coaching team. It’s still too early to tell what kind of...
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May 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Meyer proclaims Planning Camps successful
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer left Cape Town a happy man after overseeing three very successful Planning Camps over the past three weeks. It was Meyer’s first interaction with the country’s leading players since his appointment at the end of January. Two...
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May 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Three SA U20 players called up to Springbok Planning Camp
Three local members of the wider South African Under-20 squad were called up to the Springbok Planning Camp that started in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. Centres Pat Howard and Kobus van Wyk, as well as prop Oliver Kebble have been drafted into the Planning...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 lock called up to Springbok Planning Camp
Sharks lock Pieter Steph du Toit, a member of the wider South African Under-20 squad, has been called up to the Springbok Planning Camp in Pretoria. Du Toit played for the SA U20s in their first international against the touring Argentina team last Saturday...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Virgin Active SA to help JWC players reach peak performance
All twelve participating teams in the upcoming IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa will have access to world-class health and fitness facilities thanks to an agreement between the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and Virgin Active SA. The pair...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Invited players to attend second Springbok Planning Camp
A total of 45 players from the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks have been invited to the second Springbok Planning Camp, which will be held in Pretoria next week. The camp starts on Sunday, 23 April and will conclude on Thursday, 26 April. The first Planning Camp...
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Apr 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes Klipdrift as new sponsor
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today welcomed Klipdrift into their sponsorship family at a launch event at the famous brandy distillery in Robertson. Jurie Roux, SARU CEO, said he was delighted to announce a new sponsorship, especially in difficult...
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Apr 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on England tour dates confirmed
England will play midweek tour matches in Kimberley and Potchefstroom during their three Test series against the Springboks in June, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Monday. The series is a return to “traditional-style” touring which will...
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Apr 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup winner Butch James retires from Test rugby
Veteran Springbok flyhalf Butch James, a member of the Rugby World Cup winning team in 2007, has decided to retire from Test rugby with immediate effect. James is the most capped Springbok flyhalf, having played 37 of his 42 Tests for South Africa in the No....
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Apr 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Matfield possibly a Cheetah?
Morgan Piek – This latest news on former Springbok Victor Matfield’s return to the rugby field is that he will be placed by either the Toyota Cheetahs or The Sharks. When I heard about this I could not believe what I was hearing. Apparently he will...
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Apr 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU name Bok assistants and consultants
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Sunday announced the appointment of former Springbok loose forward Rassie Erasmus into a senior management position at the organisation. Erasmus has been appointed at SARU to fill the vacant position of General Manager:...
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Apr 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Planning Camps
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named a group of players that will be attending the first planning camp in Pretoria next week. This will be the first of three camps planned during the following two months of Vodacom Super Rugby, in preparation of the...
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Mar 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two elected to SARU Executive Council
Pat Kuhn and Tobie Titus were elected as members of the Executive Council (Exco) of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) at the organisation’s Annual General Council Meeting in Cape Town on Friday. They will serve a four-year term on the 12-person Exco. Mr...
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Mar 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU and Gilbert Rugby extend Ball and Equipment deal
Gilbert Rugby South Africa are proud to announce that they have been re-awarded the contract to be the Official Ball and Equipment Supplier to the Springboks. Gilbert has been the Official Ball and Equipment Supplier to South African Rugby Union (“SARU”)...
