All in one place, highlights from the Springboks' seven matches at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, from the first round pool defeat to New Zealand, all the way to the final triumph over England in Yokohama.
First pool match - Springboks 13 New Zealand 23
Second pool match - Springboks 57 Namibia 3
Third pool match - Springboks 49 Italy 3
Fourth pool match - Springboks 66 Canada 7
Quarter-final - Springboks 26 Japan 3
Semi-final - Springboks 19 Wales 16
Final - Springboks 32 England 12
The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup Trophy Blitz tour will continue in George on Sunday 14 April, when Manie Libbok and Marc...
The second phase of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup celebration with South Africa kicks off in a brand-new guise as the ...
World Rugby has outlined the next steps in the process of reimagining rugby’s entertainment factor, part of a wider miss...
Dave Wessels, the former coach of Super Rugby teams, the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels, has been appointed to a new...
Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth became only the second player to win back-to-back SA Rugby’s...
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The Springboks ended a magnificent 2019 season in first place on the World Rugby rankings after they clinched the Webb Ellis Cup with a clinical display of brilliant rugby at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, ending a season of firsts for the men in green and gold.
Vodacom Super Rugby and the Currie Cup refreshed and improved Dylan Sage as a rugby player, but the Blitzbok forward admitted it was still tough to get back in the green and gold and start playing sevens again.
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux expressed his satisfaction as the SA U19s ground out a morale-boosting 28-21 victory in a hard-fought and physical encounter against Georgia at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Monday.
The Toyota Cheetahs finally have their Guinness PRO14 away win in 2019/20 thanks to Wilmar Arnoldi’s second-half winner and a surging late defensive stand against Ospreys in their late evening fixture on Saturday.
Any of the passengers onboard the Emirates flight from Cape Town to Dubai on Sunday would have been forgiven for taking pictures of the “Blitzboks” with them on the same flight.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell knows the route to the top of the podium at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens – he has after all lifted the trophy more than once as a player, and watched his team do the same as a coach.
The British & Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was announced on Wednesday.
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach, Paul Delport, named Zintle Mpupha as captain of his Imbokodo squad for next weekend’s HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament and included Zenay Jordaan as playmaker.
Springbok World Cup winning stars Makazole Mapimpi and Handre Pollard were the big winners at the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls’ annual awards events held on Tuesday night in Durban and Pretoria respectively.
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander paid tribute to former Springbok Ockie Oosthuizen, who passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 64 following a short battle with cancer.
The Springboks ended a magnificent 2019 season in first place on the World Rugby rankings after they clinched the Webb Ellis Cup with a clinical display of brilliant rugby at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, ending a season of firsts for the men in green and gold.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell knows the route to the top of the podium at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens – he has after all lifted the trophy more than once as a player, and watched his team do the same as a coach.
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RWC “Trophy Blitz” hits George on SundayThe Springboks’ Rugby World Cup Trophy Blitz tour will continue in George on Sunday 14 April, when Manie Libbok and Marco van Staden will take the Webb Ellis Cup to the picturesque Southern Cape.
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RWC “Trophy Blitz” kicks off this weekendThe second phase of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup celebration with South Africa kicks off in a brand-new guise as the “Trophy Blitz” in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday, when selected members of the RWC squad will take the Webb Ellis Cup on a trip through the city and adjacent areas.
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World Rugby reveals phased plan to enhance global appealWorld Rugby has outlined the next steps in the process of reimagining rugby’s entertainment factor, part of a wider mission to grow audience share over the next decade.
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SA Rugby appoints GM into new high-performance roleDave Wessels, the former coach of Super Rugby teams, the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels, has been appointed to a new role of General Manager for High Performance Rugby at SA Rugby.
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Etzebeth makes it a double at SA Rugby Awards '23Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth became only the second player to win back-to-back SA Rugby’s Player of the Year awards when he was recognised for a stellar season at the SA Rugby Awards 2023 at a glittering ceremony at Multichoice City in Johannesburg on Thursday evening.
