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Apr 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on DIS TOETIE MET DIE REGTE SPRINGBOK MOETIE! #PaleToe
“Hy is ‘n goeie afrigter…hy verdien om daar te wees. Ek het baie van die vorige ou (Meyer) gehou, maar dis ‘n baie taai omgewing waarin jy jou werk moet doen.”- Steve Hansen, All Black afrigter. Simon Riekert #Pale toe Vandeesweek het SARU...
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Apr 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Allister Coetzee Fact File
Photo: Anton Geyser Allister Coetzee has been involved with rugby since 1974, first as a player and then later as a team manager, assistant coach and head coach. Coetzee was born on 23 May 1963 in Grahamstown. He was an outstanding scrumhalf in...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on AANKONDIGING VAN DIE SPRINGBOKAFRIGTER #PaleToe
Simon Riekert #paletoe- Randburg SARU het vandag die naam van die nuwe Springbok breier onthul tydens ‘n mediakonferensie by die Supersport ateljee in Randburg. Allister Coetzee sal die Bokke vir die volgende vier jaar afrig en hy word bygestaan deur...
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Apr 12, 16 •
1938 Views •
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Comments Off on ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SPRINGBOK COACH #PaleToe
Simon Riekert #paletoe – Randburg SARU today announced the name of the new Springbok coach. Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU did the announcement at Supersport’s studios in Randburg. Allister Coetzee will coach the Boks for the next four years. He...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Experienced Springbok Team Management confirmed
SA Rugby has assembled a vastly experienced team management to assist the new Springbok head coach with the core duties in preparing the team for the next four years. Former Springbok Sevens captain Mzwandile Stick will join Johann van Graan as assistant...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Allister Coetzee appointed as new Springbok coach
Photo by Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Allister Coetzee has been named as head coach of the Springboks for the next four years, ushering in an exciting new era for rugby in South Africa, said Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of SA Rugby. The 52-year-old former...
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Apr 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on OREGAN HOSKINS EN SARU SE BAKEN VAN HOOP #PaleToe
“Kom ons hoop ons wen die Wêreldbeker in 2019, want ek dink ons is eenparig.”-Oregan Hoskins, SARU President. Simon Riekert #Pale toe Môre hierdie tyd weet ons wie SARU so lank weggesteek het as Springbok afrigter. Daar was soveel bespiegel in die pers...
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Apr 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Preferred candidate as Springbok coach ratified by General Council
The new Springbok coach will be named officially at a media conference on 12 April, Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of SA Rugby, confirmed on Friday. He made the announcement following the ratification of the coach’s appointment by rugby’s General Council...
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Mar 25, 16 •
21498 Views •
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Comments Off on Stand a chance to win a copy of the unrivalled ‘bible’ of the game we love courtesy of SA Rugby
South African rugby player of the year called the South African Rugby Annual “a must-have for any true supporter”. We agree. The 2016 edition is widely considered to be the finest yearbook in world rugby. In keeping with a long-standing...
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Mar 24, 16 •
2239 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to retired Fourie du Preez
SA Rugby President, Mr Oregan Hoskins, paid tribute to Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, who called time on his illustrious rugby career on Thursday. The 34-year-old Du Preez represented South Africa in 76 Tests between 2004 and 2015, captaining the...
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Mar 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on ROM-ROM, DIE BOKBREIER KOM! #PaleToe
Simon Riekert- Pale Toe! “SARU sal baie vinnig die volgende Supersport kontrak onderhandel, maar as dit kom by die aanstelling van die nuwe Springbokafrigter, rek hulle die proses só uit dat dit alle voorbereiding vir die nuwe seisoen negatief raak.”-...
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Mar 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Q&A WITH JESSE KRIEL
1 What are your thoughts on the all new expanded Super Rugby competition – new destinations, new teams and player rivalries? A: I think the new super rugby competition is great – new places to see and new people to meet, which will be a good...
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Feb 26, 16 •
16649 Views •
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Comments Off on South African Rugby Annual 2016 goes on sale
The 2016 edition of the South African Rugby Annual, widely considered to be the finest yearbook in world rugby, goes on sale nationwide on Friday. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, the 45th edition of the unrivalled ‘bible’ of the game...
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Dec 12, 15 •
2482 Views •
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Comments Off on Energade renews Springbok sponsorship
Market-leading sports drink Energade has renewed their associate sponsorship of the Springboks for a further five years, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Friday. Launched in 1993, Energade was the first sports drink on the South African...
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Dec 10, 15 •
4166 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on De Jager and De Allende stand out in SA Rugby Player of the Year nominations
Springboks Damian De Allende and Lood de Jager were rewarded for their good form at the Rugby World Cup when both earned two nominations in the annual SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards, while Warrick Gelant, Seabelo Senatla, Warren Whiteley and Jaco Kriel...
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Dec 10, 15 •
4239 Views •
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Comments Off on ASICS renews partnership with Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira and Eben Etzebeth until 2018
South Africa, 10 December 2015 – ASICS South Africa Pty. Ltd. is excited to announce that Springbok stalwarts Eben Etzebeth and Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira have extended their partnership as ASICS Ambassadors for the following two seasons. Both...
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Dec 9, 15 •
2461 Views •
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Comments Off on Springboks to face Barbarians at Wembley in November 2016
The iconic Wembley Stadium in London will host the Springboks when they aim to break a 16-year winning drought against the famous Barbarians on 5 November 2016. This match is the third encounter to be confirmed for the Springboks’ traditional tour of...
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Dec 9, 15 •
1960 Views •
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Comments Off on RIP Mabuti Mandla
Former Springbok Mabuti Mandla has passed. Mabuti Mandla of the Black Lions Rugby Football Club in Mdantsane represented Border in the inter-provincial Zonk and Partons Cup competition of the South African African Rugby Football Board during the 1960’s....
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Dec 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on HEYNEKE MEYER: WAS HE PUSHED OR DID HE JUMP?
Simon Riekert from #Pale Toe! scratched the bloody surface of the latest casualty amongst the Springbok coaches. Here is what he found: If you thought it was the end of the story of Heyneke Meyer’s shock announcement of his resignation, think again....
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Dec 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tsogo Sun renews SARU sponsorship for five years
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has signed a new five-year sponsorship deal with Tsogo Sun, Southern Africa’s premier gaming, hotel and entertainment group, which will extend their association with SARU and the Springboks beyond 20 years. Tsogo...
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Dec 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer withdraws from contention as Springbok coach
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Heyneke Meyer has advised the South African Rugby Union (SARU) that he no longer wished to be considered as a candidate to coach the Springboks. Meyer communicated his desire to stand aside to SARU following a recent meeting...
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Dec 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks return to London and Cardiff in 2016
The Springboks will be aiming to build on an impressive record in London when they return to Twickenham next year to face England on their traditional end-of-year tour, when they will also be playing Wales in Cardiff. The Rugby Football Union of...
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Dec 2, 15 •
2922 Views •
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Comments Off on Get to know your players – Lwazi Mvovo
Lwazi Mvovo signed on as ASICS Ambassador before the 2015 Rugby World Cup and is a player known for his pace and ability to get the ball over the line. The upcoming season will be Lwazi’s first as part of the Springbok Sevens squad. Blessed with...
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Nov 20, 15 •
2285 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby calls on corporate SA to partner in transformation initiative
The South African Rugby Union has broken new ground by establishing a Rugby Education Foundation to support exciting, predominantly black young talent in rugby academies around the country. Springboks Adriaan Strauss, Trevor Nyakane and Jan Serfontein will be...
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Nov 17, 15 •
1900 Views •
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Comments Off on Dazel impressed with talent at training camp
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said he was pleased with the talent on display at their three-day training camp in Stellenbosch, which ended late on Saturday, and he hoped to see a few players stake a claim for a place in the team in future. A...
