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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez: It’s a whole new ball game on Saturday
Springbok captain Fourie du Preez said on Friday that whatever happened in the past, at the Rugby World Cup, at Twickenham or between South Africa and Wales, will have no bearing on Saturday’s first quarter-final in London. Du Preez was asked if his...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on DIE RUGBY-STROP TREK NOU OM DIE SPRINGBOK NEK #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe! skryf dat die uitkloprondtes een ding beteken vir die oorblywende agt spanne: gaan groot of gaan huistoe. Dit het uiteindelik tyd geword vir die laaste dramas om af te speel in die 2015 rugby Wêreldbeker-toernooi, vir die...
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Oct 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on South Africa vs Wales Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 17 October 2015 Venue: Twickenham Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Fourie du Preez (C), 8 Duane...
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Oct 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola celebrates its sponsorship of the 2015 Rugby World Cup with a fantastic giveaway
To celebrate its sponsorship of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Coca-Cola is giving away some essential Rugby World Cup survival kits to fans who will be watching from the couch this year. In true #makeitahomegame style, each kit holds a limited edition Coca-Cola...
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Oct 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Louw: Boks excited about Twickenham return
Photo: Anton Geyser The Springboks will run out at the iconic Twickenham Stadium for the first time during the Rugby World Cup when they face Wales in the first quarter-final on Saturday afternoon. It will be the Boks’ first visit to the home...
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Oct 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on One change to Springboks’ starting line-up for RWC quarter-final
Photo: Anton Geyser The experienced JP Pietersen is back in the Springboks’s starting line-up for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Wales at Twickenham in London on Saturday afternoon. Pietersen – who scored a hat-trick against...
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Oct 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks’ closest fan inspires team in UK
Picture caption: Mr Greg Levendahl with Siya Kolisi and Pat Lambie, supporting the Springboks at the Olympic Stadium against the USA on Wednesday, is attached. After watching two of South Africa’s Rugby World Cup Pool B victories in England,...
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Oct 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on DIE SPRINGBOKKE EN DIE VURK IN DIE PAD #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #Pale Toe! meen die VSA staan tussen die Bokke en die vurk in die pad: die een ʼn pad van potensiële glorie en die ander ʼn pad van skaamte. Daar bly een hekkie oor vir die Springbokspan in vanjaar se uitspeelrondtes, en gedagtig...
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Oct 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez: The pressure is still there #Springboks
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Springbok captain Fourie du Preez has admitted that his team is still under immense pressure as they prepare to face the USA in their final Rugby World Cup Pool B match at London’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. The...
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Oct 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to take on the USA in their final pool match
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer decided to keep continuity for the Springboks’ final Rugby World Cup Pool B match, against the USA at London’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. The starting line-up shows only two...
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Oct 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks continue upward curve but hard work not done yet
The Springboks recorded their second victory at the Rugby World Cup when they beat Scotland by 34-16 in Newcastle on Saturday, but coach Heyneke Meyer and captain Fourie du Preez warned against any celebrations as there is still one crucial Pool B match left...
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Oct 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Nelson Mandela inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
World Rugby announced on Saturday that former South African state president, Nelson Mandela, had been posthumously inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The special ceremony took place at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Saturday, before the...
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Oct 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on DAAR IS MIN TYD OOR VIR DIE SPRINGBOKKE #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe!, skryf vandeesweek: Fourie du Preez is uiteindelik aangewys as Springbok kaptein. Iets wat hom reeds 2012 toegekom het maar nooit gerealiseer het nie. Hy sou by John Smit oorneem na Meyer se aanstelling, maar dit het nie gebeur...
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Oct 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland vs South Africa Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 3 October 2015 Kick-off: 17h45 SA Time Venue: St James’ Park TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Richie Vernon, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Greig Laidlaw (C), 8 David Denton,...
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Oct 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez: Boks need the same urgency as last week
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 New Springbok captain Fourie du Preez implored his team to keep building momentum from their victory over Samoa last weekend when they face Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday. Du Preez, the SA Rugby Player of the Year in...
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Oct 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Frans Steyn
Francois Philippus Lodewyk Steyn (born 14 May 1987) was key member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He is renowned for his long distance kicking ability, strong tackling, powerful ball carries and versatility, the list just goes...
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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez to lead Springboks against Scotland
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Fourie du Preez will become the Springboks’ 56th Test captain when he leads South Africa out in a must-win encounter in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup against Scotland at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Saturday. Du Preez made...
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Sep 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers announces retirement from Test rugby
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers on Sunday announced his retirement from international rugby, following a jaw fracture he sustained in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Samoa on Saturday. The 34-year-old De Villiers, who...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers ruled out of Rugby World Cup
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a fracture to his jaw in the pool match against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday. Heyneke Meyer, coach of the Springboks,...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Back to square one for the Springboks
The Springboks scored their first win of the 2015 Rugby World Cup when they beat Samoa by 46-6 at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday, but coach Heyneke Meyer insisted it doesn’t change their situation going into their third pool match next weekend. The...
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Sep 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers: We have a responsibility on Saturday
Jean de Villiers on Friday said the Springboks have a massive responsibility to get their Rugby World Cup plans back on track when they face Samoa at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday. The Springbok captain said last weekend’s devastating loss to...
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Sep 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen relishing Birmingham challenge
Photo: Anton Geyser The South African Rugby Player of the Year for 2014, Duane Vermeulen, can’t wait to get stuck in when the Springboks face Samoa in a crucial Rugby World Cup Pool B match in Birmingham on Saturday. Vermeulen had surgery to his neck in...
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Sep 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on DIEPER DIE LOOPGRAWE IN VIR DIE SPRINGBOKKE #PaleToe
Daar is ʼn laaste, desperate kans wat oorbly vir Heyneke Meyer en sy Springbokke om nasie trots te herstel hierdie naweek teen die oorgehaalde Samoane in vanjaar se rugby wêreldbeker kompetisie, skryf Simon Riekert in sy weeklikse rubriek #Pale Toe. ...
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Sep 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to take on Samoa
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 The Springboks have made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to meet the challenge of a talented Samoan team in their second match of the Rugby World Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on...
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Sep 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Five SA legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame at Rugby World Cup 2015
Twenty-five greats of the game whose careers spanned three centuries have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The list include five Springbok legends, namely Naas Botha, Danie Gerber, Hennie Muller, Morné du Plessis and Joost van der Westhuizen....
