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Sep 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies claim last gasp win against South Africa in Perth
The Qantas Wallabies have continued their undefeated run on Australian soil in 2014 with a come from behind 24 to 23 victory over South Africa’s Springboks in Perth on Saturday night. The Wallabies’ undefeated run comes off the back of a 3-0...
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Sep 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs Springboks Teamsheets
Kick-off: Saturday, 12.05pm CAT Referee: George Clancy Venue: Patersons Stadium, Perth Australia: Israel Folau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Toomua, Rob Horne, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper (captain), Scott Fardy, Rob...
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Sep 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana to become Springbok Centurion No 4
Photo: Anton Geyser Bryan Habana will on Saturday become the fourth Springbok and 33rd player overall to play in 100 Tests when South Africa take on Australia in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at Patersons Stadium in Perth...
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Aug 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Warm Perth welcome for Springboks
Photo: Ruby Wolff The Springboks were greeted with pleasant conditions when they arrived in Perth on Sunday afternoon, after three days of training in a very cold Johannesburg. The Boks had three hard training sessions at Fourways High School before...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Alberts replaced by Whiteley for Springboks tour
Willem Alberts has been ruled out of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour to Australia and New Zealand and will be replaced in the 30-man squad by Warren Whiteley. Alberts missed both Test victories against Argentina because of a hamstring...
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Aug 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training venues confirmed for 2015 RWC
The Springboks will use the facilities of three Universities and the Gateshead International Stadium, home of premier rugby league club Gateshead Thunder, as their training venues at next year’s Rugby World Cup. The announcement was made on Tuesday by...
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Aug 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok bench makes massive impact in Salta
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers praised the impact made by the South African replacements as they recorded a hard-fought 33-31 Castle Lager Rugby Championship victory over a gallant Argentina in Salta on Saturday afternoon. With 20 minutes to go, the home...
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Aug 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks looking for second Rugby Championship win in Argentina
Photo: Etienne Burger The Springboks will play their second match of the 2014 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign in Argentina, like they did in 2013 when they host traveled to South America. This time however, the test will be played in Salta. SANZAR...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Argentina
Photo: Etienne Burger Juan Smith back in Springbok Test team Juan Smith will complete a remarkable return to international rugby when he runs out for the Springboks against Argentina in Salta on Saturday, in the second Test of the Castle Lager...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Boks arrive in BA looking for improvement
Photos: Etienne Burger It took them 22 hours of travel time, but the Springboks arrived in Buenos Aires on Monday afternoon excited about showing improvement in the second Test of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, on Saturday evening...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer praises performance in ‘worst conditions’ ever
Photos: Etienne Burger Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Saturday said he was very pleased with a tough 13-6 win over Argentina on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria in conditions that captain Jean de Villiers described as “probably the worst I...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee replaces injured Alberts in Springbok team
Photo: Rugy Wolff Marcell Coetzee has been called into the Springbok starting team in the place of the injured Willem Alberts for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Pretoria. Coetzee’s place on the replacements...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Boks will want to build on 2013 form
The Springboks will aim to start their 2014 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign like they did in 2013 when they host Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday (kick-off 17h00). SANZAR – in conjunction with Opta Sports – has...
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Aug 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team named for Loftus clash
Photo: Ruby Wolff Damian de Allende will make his Springbok debut next to returning national captain Jean de Villiers when South Africa open their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday...
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Aug 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks donate R15,000 to CMR Derdepoort
Photos: SARU. Three Springboks visited the CMR Derdepoort day-care centre in Pretoria on Tuesday where they donated R15,000 from their internal players’ fund to this non-profit organisation for children, families and communities in need. The...
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Aug 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok test ticket giveaway for Loftus test #MadeofSA
We are giving away four sets of two tickets (total of 8 tickets) to our Rugby15 readers for the Test on Saturday at Loftus. (Saturday 16th August at 17h00 CAT) How can you win? Answer the following Question: Which front row Springbok player is an ASICS...
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Aug 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Tendai to the top
In his six years as a Springbok rugby player Tendai“Beast” Mtawarira has become a fan favourite at home and abroad. Tendai Mtawarira has come a long way since having to share a pair of rugby boots with his brother Brian. Now an...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Juan Smith drafted into Springbok squad
Experienced international forward Juan Smith has been drafted into the Springboks’ squad preparing for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Smith is a Rugby World Cup winner in 2007 who has 69 Test caps to his name. He will join the squad in Johannesburg as...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth and Malherbe released for Absa Currie Cup duty
Two members of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad, Eben Etzebeth and Frans Malherbe, have been released to play in the opening round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for DHL Western Province on Friday evening. Both players are...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks hit the ground running in Johannesburg
The Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign kicked off in Johannesburg on Monday as their got their preparations underway for the tough Southern Hemisphere competition against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. The Springboks open their...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Joost and Friends Golf Day
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on South African rugby gives back on Mandela Day
South African rugby, led by Springbok wing Bryan Habana, on Friday did their bit as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations by helping uplift the community in Nyanga, east of Cape Town. Habana, the record holder for the most tries ever in Tests for the...
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Jul 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Time change for Springboks match against Argentina in Salta
SANZAR has advised that the Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test match between Argentina and the Springboks, scheduled for Saturday 23 August, will now kick off at 16h40 local time (21h40 SA times), which is 30 minutes later than the original time. The change...
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Jul 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Fourie du Preez out for approximately six months
Fourie du Preez will miss the remainder of the South African season following an ankle injury sustained by the Springbok scrumhalf in last Saturday’s 55-6 Test victory over Scotland in Port Elizabeth. Du Preez left the field in the first half of the Test....
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Jul 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez out of Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Fourie du Preez will miss the Castle Lager Rugby Championship following an ankle injury sustained by the Springbok scrumhalf in last Saturday’s 55-6 Test victory over Scotland in Port Elizabeth. Du Preez left the field in the first half of the Test. He was...
