Good luck to Faf du Plessis, Ottis Gibson and the Proteas over in England for the Cricket World Cup, from the Springboks. Make us proud!
Fleet-footed Cheslin Kolbe, who scored a brace in the Springboks’ record 43-10 victory against the All Blacks in Welling...
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was delighted with his team’s biggest victory ever against the All Blacks in Wellington o...
The Springboks bounced back in brilliant fashion to beat New Zealand by 43-10 in Wellington on Saturday night to keep al...
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi admitted on Friday that they had learned many lessons ...
Damian Willemse admitted that while switching to inside centre this week against the All Blacks in Wellington was a diff...
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The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons.
A day after arriving in Paris, the Springbok Sevens team have been reinvigorated by the arrival of new team members, a hint of deja vu and the realisation that the sun did rise after a seventh placed finish at the HSBC London Sevens.
Makazole Mapimpi showed some raw pace as he ran 95m for this scorcher of a try in the Cell C Sharks' Vodacom Super Rugby victory over the Emirates Lions.
Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans.
Keagan Glade (prop) has been included in the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad as an injury replacement for Hanro Jacobs, whose tournament dreams were shattered due to a foot injury.
The Junior Springboks arrived in Rosario in high spirits on Thursday afternoon (SA Time) for the World Rugby U20 Championship and according to Bafana Nhleko (assistant coach), one could sense the excitement among the players to get down to business.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx returns from his resting week to captain the Emirates Lions in their important Vodacom Super Rugby home match against the DHL Stormers on Saturday. Kick-off in Johannesburg is set for 17h15.
Springbok looseforward Dan du Preez will make his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby appearance on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks take on the Hurricanes in Durban, with the hosts’ starting team showing only one change for their last game.
Experienced former Test referee Freek Burger and former Springbok wing Stefan Terblanche are among the team of citing commissioners, judicial chairs and panel members announced by World Rugby for Rugby World Cup 2019, which kicks off on 20 September.
In the North Section of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, all four matches are scheduled for Saturday, from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga to Leeudoringstad in the North West province.
The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons.
The Junior Springboks arrived in Rosario in high spirits on Thursday afternoon (SA Time) for the World Rugby U20 Championship and according to Bafana Nhleko (assistant coach), one could sense the excitement among the players to get down to business.
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Kolbe sets sights on Pumas after Boks return to SA with Freedom CupFleet-footed Cheslin Kolbe, who scored a brace in the Springboks’ record 43-10 victory against the All Blacks in Wellington over the weekend, was understandably happy after the game, but he wasted no time looking forward at the challenge that awaits them against Argentina in the closing leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
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Erasmus pleased with record, but warns Boks have not achieved anything yetSpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus was delighted with his team’s biggest victory ever against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday night, but he said they would keep their feet on the ground with a tough task ahead against Argentina in their remaining two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches in Durban and London.
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Brilliant Boks blow NZ away with second half blitzThe Springboks bounced back in brilliant fashion to beat New Zealand by 43-10 in Wellington on Saturday night to keep alive their chances in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, while retaining the Freedom Cup by inflicting the biggest defeat ever on the All Blacks.
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“We have to be at our best for 80 minutes”Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi admitted on Friday that they had learned many lessons from last weekend’s 24-17 defeat against New Zealand in Auckland as they gear up for Saturday’s Test against their archrivals in Wellington, with Stick saying they have to be at their best for the full 80 minutes.
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Willemse looking forward to new role against NZDamian Willemse admitted that while switching to inside centre this week against the All Blacks in Wellington was a different challenge for him, the Springbok utility back was excited to be in the new look backline selected by Bok coach Rassie Erasmus.
