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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Seven Springbok debutants to start against Wales in USA
Pieter-Steph du Toit will captain a young Springbok team featuring seven uncapped players in the starting line-up against Wales on Saturday evening (SA time) in Washington DC. Du Toit (lock) will lead South Africa for the first time when they take on the...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Siya Kolisi to lead Springboks against England
Pieter-Steph du Toit captain Boks in Washington Siya Kolisi will lead the Springboks against England in the forthcoming Castle Lager Incoming Series while Pieter Steph-du Toit has been entrusted with the captaincy for Saturday’s historic Test in Washington...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus names first Springbok squad for June Tests
Seventeen uncapped players in 43-man squad Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, has included 17 uncapped players in his first Springbok squad of 43 for the four Tests next month, against Wales in the USA and Castle Lager Incoming Series at...
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May 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on England squad announced for South Africa tour
England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 34-man squad to tour South Africa for a three-Test series in June (live on Sky Sports). Jones has selected seven new players for the tour including Ben Earl (Saracens), Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Dan Robson (Wasps),...
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May 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks, Kagoshima City confirm RWC 2019 holding camp
Kagoshima City will host the Springboks’ pre-tournament holding camp for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, the City and SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday. In the build-up to the Springboks’ participation in the RWC2019, the Kagoshima City will host the...
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Apr 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus delighted with outcome of three Springbok camps
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, said on Wednesday he is very pleased with the outcome of the three Springbok alignment camps used to accelerate preparations for the forthcoming international rugby season. The third and last four-day camp,...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus happy with RWC 2019 team camp venues
Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, on Friday welcomed World Rugby’s confirmation of the team camp venues for the Springboks and the rest of the participating teams for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Every Rugby World Cup 2019 team camp will...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on DHL Newlands Test ticket prices announced
Tickets for the third and final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series between the Springboks and England at DHL Newlands in Cape Town will go on sale at 12h00 on Monday, 7 May. Host union Western Province announced on Friday that the bulk of publicly...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ox Nche invited to Springbok alignment camp
Toyota Cheetahs prop Ox Nche has been added to the invited group of players for the final Springbok alignment camp, which starts in Durban on Sunday. The former Junior Springbok front rower will join the 15 Cell C Sharks players at the third camp, from 22 to...
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Apr 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Fifteen players invited to Springbok camp in Durban
Fifteen Cell C Sharks players, including the uncapped Sbu Nkosi, André Esterhuizen, Robert du Preez, Cameron Wright, Thomas du Toit and Akker van der Merwe, have been invited to the third and final Springbok alignment camp, in Durban from 22 to 25 April. The...
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Apr 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on De Bruin to assist Springboks during June Tests
Emirates Lions head coach Swys de Bruin will join the Springbok coaching staff on a consultancy basis for the June Tests, SA Rugby confirmed on Friday. The addition of De Bruin is part of the process to involve coaches from all local franchises with the...
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Apr 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Proudfoot resumes Springbok coaching role
SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday that Matt Proudfoot will resume his role as Springbok assistant coach and will be responsible for scrums and lineouts in the current team setup. Proudfoot, who was part of the Springbok coaching team the past two years as scrum...
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Apr 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2018 Match Schedule
SANZAAR has today confirmed the 12-match schedule for this year’s The Rugby Championship including match venues and kick-off times. The schedule includes a new Rugby Championship venue. Trafalgar Park, Nelson, will host the New Zealand versus Argentina...
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Apr 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus satisfied with Springbok preparations
The second Springbok alignment camp concluded on Wednesday in Vanderbijlpark with Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, expressing his satisfaction with the progress of the team’s preparations for the forthcoming international season. Erasmus and...
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Apr 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Twenty two players invited to second Springbok alignment camp
A total of 22 players from the DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions have been invited to attend the second Springbok alignment camp from 8 to 11 April at the Riverside Resort in Vanderbijlpark situated in the south of Johannesburg. The Springbok management are...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alignment sessions to accelerate Springbok preparations
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will step up preparations for the forthcoming international season when the first of three alignment camps will be hosted from 1 to 4 April in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg. The second camp is scheduled to run from 8 to...
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Mar 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for Boks’ Bloemfontein Test go on sale
Tickets for the Springboks’ second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against England – which will be the 40th Test between these sides – on Saturday, 16 June at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein is now available, with prices starting at only R100. In...
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Mar 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ticket sales for Test in Bloemfontein now available
Free State Rugby is excited to announce that tickets for the Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and England on Saturday, 16 June 2018 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein are now availible. “We are very excited to host a Test again this...
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Mar 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Test tickets for England series opener now available
Tickets for the Springboks’ first Test at home under the guidance of Rassie Erasmus, against England at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on 9 June, have gone on sale today. Ticket prices for this highly-anticipated Castle Lager Incoming Series opener...
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Mar 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Rassie Erasmus confirmed as new Springbok coach
Rassie Erasmus will spearhead a streamlined but experienced Springbok management team until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday, as the former Springbok captain will combine his Springbok coaching duties with his current role...
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Feb 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to play ground-breaking Test in Washington DC
The Springboks will kick off their 2018 international season on an historic note when they face Wales in a once-off Test in Washington DC in the USA on Saturday 2 June. This momentous match – the first time the Boks will face Tier One opposition on neutral...
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Feb 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby and Allister Coetzee conclude relationship
SA Rugby announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Allister Coetzee to part ways with immediate effect. The Rugby Department of SA Rugby will manage the responsibilities of the Springbok coach, until the national team’s coaching and...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Castle Lager Rugby Championship home fixtures confirmed for 2018
The Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship home fixtures for 2018 were confirmed on Monday with matches scheduled for Pretoria, Durban and Port Elizabeth in the 22nd edition of the Southern Hemisphere championship. The Wallabies will appear in Port...
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Dec 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth to see specialist in Cape Town
Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth will see a specialist in Cape Town to further examine his shoulder and back injuries. The towering lock was forced off the field just before halftime against Wales in Cardiff after he sustained a nerve injury, which caused...
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Dec 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Motivated Springboks looking forward to Welsh clash
The Springboks play their last match of the season on Saturday against Wales in Cardiff, but captain Eben Etzebeth said his side will not need any extra motivation for the clash in the Principality Stadium. The South Africans have gone on to register...
