Posts Tagged ‘Springboks’

  • Facing the All Blacks in New Zealand is always special – Van Graan

    Sep 13, 16 • 1542 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Facing the All Blacks in New Zealand is always special – Van Graan

    Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan said the South Africans are looking forward to the challenge to go into battle with the in-form All Blacks on Saturday in Christchurch. Speaking during a media briefing in Christchurch on Tuesday, Van Graan...

  • BOKS DROP THE BALL

    Sep 12, 16 • 2356 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on BOKS DROP THE BALL

    Australia walked away with a deserving victory but the Springboks literally dropped the ball in their 23-17 defeat to the home side in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane over the weekend. In a close encounter of this kind, little...

  • Springboks to focus on getting the detail right

    Sep 12, 16 • 1667 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Springboks to focus on getting the detail right

    The Springboks will continue to stay positive and focus on cutting out the small errors which have proved costly in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign, No 8 Warren Whiteley said on Monday. The South Africans arrived in Christchurch in the early...

  • Springboks let slip good start in Brisbane

    Sep 10, 16 • 3426 Views • General News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Springboks let slip good start in Brisbane

    The Wallabies defeated the Springboks 23-17 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday after the South Africans failed to capitalise on a good start in the first half. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said afterwards he was not pleased with his team’s...

  • Strauss urges Springboks to be more clinical

    Sep 9, 16 • 1775 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Strauss urges Springboks to be more clinical

    Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss wants his team to be more clinical when they tackle the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. SuperSport will broadcast the match live and kick-off in the Suncorp Stadium is 12h05 (SA...

  • Middelburg #LoveRugby video goes social

    Sep 6, 16 • 1990 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Middelburg #LoveRugby video goes social

    A behind-the-scenes video of the Springboks’ surprise #LoveRugby visit to Middelburg, as they took the Bok bus from Johannesburg to Nelspruit, was released online by SA Rugby on Tuesday. It’s the fourth in a series of #LoveRugby short videos released so...

  • Proudfoot expects fired-up Wallaby pack

    Sep 6, 16 • 1757 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Proudfoot expects fired-up Wallaby pack

    Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot on Tuesday said the South Africans are expecting a huge challenge by the Wallaby pack when the two teams meet in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday....

  • Massive task awaits Boks in Brisbane – De Jongh

    Sep 5, 16 • 1917 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Massive task awaits Boks in Brisbane – De Jongh

    Springbok centre Juan de Jongh said on Monday in Brisbane that the Springboks will face the huge challenge from the Wallabies when the two sides meet on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. According to De Jongh, he is under no...

  • Bok MVP played off the bench!

    Aug 31, 16 • 2259 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Bok MVP played off the bench!

    South Africa’s first loss in Argentina might have had something to do with the decision to leave their Most Valuable Player on the bench. Pieter-Steph du Toit replaced Lood de Jager six minutes into the second half of the Springboks’ 26-24 loss in Salta,...

  • Vincent Koch earns Springbok start in Salta

    Aug 24, 16 • 2647 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vincent Koch earns Springbok start in Salta

    Tendai Mtawarira to reach record-equalling 80th Test cap Top points’ scorer against Argentina, Morné Steyn, on the bench Vincent Koch will replace the injured Julian Redelinghuys in the only change to the Springboks’ starting fifteen to face Argentina on...

  • Boks move on from Lambie

    Aug 23, 16 • 2104 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Boks move on from Lambie

    The Springboks are planning on being without Pat Lambie for at least the remainder of 2016 as the flyhalf battles to overcome the effects of a serious concussion. It is believed that Johan Goosen and Morne Steyn’s French clubs, Racing Metro and Stade...

  • Steval Pumas inspired by Springbok visit

    Aug 22, 16 • 1612 Views • General NewsComments Off on Steval Pumas inspired by Springbok visit

    For the Steval Pumas, the visit of the Springboks to Nelspruit went far beyond just the thrilling victory over Argentina at Mbombela Stadium. The provincial side benefitted hugely from training with the Springboks, and also looked on with pride as former...

  • Coetzee happy with composure in Springboks opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship win

    Aug 22, 16 • 2001 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Coetzee happy with composure in Springboks opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship win

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee expressed his satisfaction in the composure shown by his team in their 30-23 win over Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday. The victory in the Mbombela Stadium opened the Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign for the...

  • Redelinghuys earns first Springbok start against Pumas

    Aug 18, 16 • 2483 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Redelinghuys earns first Springbok start against Pumas

    Habana, Goosen, Mohoje, De Jager return to starting line-up Tough start to Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign Julian Redelinghuys will earn his first start for the Springboks against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday, while Bryan Habana, Johan Goosen,...

  • Boks treat Lowveld learners to unforgettable assembly

    Aug 17, 16 • 2155 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Boks treat Lowveld learners to unforgettable assembly

    Springboks Oupa Mohoje, Warren Whiteley, Jesse Kriel, Bongi Mbonambi and Jaco Kriel treated 400 high school learners from across the Lowveld to a special #LoveRugby school assembly at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Wednesday morning. The stadium is the...

  • Springbok Assembly with 400 local kids at Mbombela Stadium

    Aug 17, 16 • 1424 Views • General NewsComments Off on Springbok Assembly with 400 local kids at Mbombela Stadium

    The Grade 11 pupils from schools as far afield as Barberton got the chance to interact with Warren Whiteley, Oupa Mahoje, Jaco Kriel, Jesse Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi. The assembly kicked off with the players answering questions, sharing their favourite...

  • Argentina aim for Nelspruit upset

    Aug 16, 16 • 4099 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Argentina aim for Nelspruit upset

    The Pumas will be buoyed by the fact that they were able to beat the Springboks at home in last year’s Rugby Championship as they take on South African in Nelspruit on Saturday.  Argentina beat South Africa last year 37-25 in Durban, the first time the...

  • Springbok open training session, Mbombela 15th August 2016

    Aug 16, 16 • 2325 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Springbok open training session, Mbombela 15th August 2016

    Hundreds get first look at Boks during open training session Nelspruiters turned up in their hundreds at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday afternoon to get their first look at the Springbok team during a free open training and signing session. For both players...

  • If Boks are going to run, the time is now

    Aug 16, 16 • 3852 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on If Boks are going to run, the time is now

    The loss of Duane Vermeulen for the Rugby Championship has understandably been described as a massive blow to the Springboks – but could it be a blessing in disguise? Talismanic Vermeulen, thanks to his workload, has become yet another victim of...

  • Springboks light up Middelburg with #LoveRugby

    Aug 15, 16 • 2220 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Springboks light up Middelburg with #LoveRugby

    Springbok forwards Beast Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth and a bunch of their team mates lit up a home for the aged in Middelburg on Sunday by serving the elderly residents tea and coffee with cupcakes, while a few streets away, Francois Hougaard, Lionel Mapoe,...

  • SA Rugby, Blue Label Telecoms to continue successful partnership

    Aug 11, 16 • 2316 Views • General NewsComments Off on SA Rugby, Blue Label Telecoms to continue successful partnership

    SA Rugby announced on Thursday that Blue Label Telecoms has extended its partnership with the Springboks to cover the rest of the 2016 season after joining SA Rugby’s sponsorship family for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland in June this year....

  • Meet the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium

    Aug 11, 16 • 2414 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Meet the Springboks at Mbombela Stadium

    After eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Springboks, members of the public will have a chance to see the team up close at an open training session at Mbombela Stadium which is free for members of the public on Monday. This is the perfect opportunity to get...

  • Springboks not taking Argentina lightly

    Aug 10, 16 • 2002 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Springboks not taking Argentina lightly

    The Springboks are not underestimating Argentina in this year’s Rugby Championship despite the struggles of their Super Rugby team, the Jaguares. The Springboks are currently preparing for their opening Rugby Championship match against the Pumas in...

  • Springbok call up Adriaanse for injured Nyakane

    Aug 8, 16 • 2419 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Springbok call up Adriaanse for injured Nyakane

    Springbok prop Lourens Adriaanse was on Monday called up to the Springbok squad after Trevor Nyakane was ruled out of Boks’ first two matches of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina because of an ankle injury. Nyakane will continue his...

  • SA Rugby searching for Mbombela Test ‘debutants’

    Aug 5, 16 • 2694 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on SA Rugby searching for Mbombela Test ‘debutants’

    SA Rugby is looking to host five Springbok fans to an unforgettable rugby experience when the Springboks battle Argentina at Mbombela Stadium on August 20. On one condition – that they have never attended a test before! The #LoveRugby movement spreads to...