“It’s important for a hooker to have trust in his lock and for a lock to trust his hooker.” Bongi Mbonambi endured some criticism after the 2018 Currie Cup Final, but he responded in the best possible way when the Boks found themselves trailing 22-26 in Paris.
Springbok lock Lood de Jager expected New Zealand to be even more desperate than last week’s opening Castle Lager Rugby ...
Talented former Junior Springbok utility back Canan Moodie has been called up to the Springbok squad as cover at wing an...
The Springboks started the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on the right note by beating New Zealand at the Mbombela Stad...
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx, who celebrated his 50th Test cap with a memorable 26-10 victory against New Zealand in Ne...
The Springboks started their 2022 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign in the best way possible by beating New Zeala...
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Hot or cool, dry or wet; the Springboks were ready for anything Japan’s conditions could throw at them, Aled Walters, team head of athletic performance, told Rugby World Cup media on Sunday.
The first Asian Rugby World Cup was comparable to the first African Rugby World Cup in 1995 with a new Springbok team capable of writing its own history, the team’s official welcoming ceremony was told on Saturday evening in Tokyo.
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners was disappointed with his team’s 17-5 defeat against the Spain Invitational XV at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch on Saturday, but he focused on the positives after a number of young players put up their hands at this level.
The Springboks woke up in Japan for a 12th morning today, but felt the Rugby World Cup atmosphere for the first time properly, Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby at SA Rugby told the team’s ‘arrival’ press conference in Kagoshima on Friday lunchtime.
Former Springbok prop and dual Rugby World Cup winner Os du Randt is one of six legends who will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on 3 November, the day following the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Tuesday his team were ready to switch into match mode as their preparations intensify in the build-up to of Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
With heavy rain forecast to sweep in over Tokyo on Saturday evening, the weather was a hot topic at Tuesday’s media conference, with local reporters keen to know if the Boks were prepared for an “Umbrella Test”.
Saturday's RWC opener between the Springboks and the All Blacks will be the fifth time these two giants of the Southern Hemisphere clash at the four-yearly global showpiece, with the score at 2-2 in their previous four encounters.
Babalwa Latsha said the Springbok Women were ready to measure the progress they have made as a team since the 2021 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Gauteng in August as the clock winds down to Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
The Springboks will field an unchanged 23 for the first time since the last Rugby World Cup for their opening match of the 2019 version in Yokohama on Saturday.
Hot or cool, dry or wet; the Springboks were ready for anything Japan’s conditions could throw at them, Aled Walters, team head of athletic performance, told Rugby World Cup media on Sunday.
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Tuesday his team were ready to switch into match mode as their preparations intensify in the build-up to of Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
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Boks bracing for another bruising battle in JoburgSpringbok lock Lood de Jager expected New Zealand to be even more desperate than last week’s opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Nelspruit when the sides cross paths for the second time on Saturday in Johannesburg.
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Moodie earns first Bok call-up as backline coverTalented former Junior Springbok utility back Canan Moodie has been called up to the Springbok squad as cover at wing and will join the group in Johannesburg on Monday evening.
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Marx: “Boks will work equally hard for second Test”Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx, who celebrated his 50th Test cap with a memorable 26-10 victory against New Zealand in Nelspruit on Saturday in the opening round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, said the Boks would work equally hard this week as they prepare to face their arch-rivals again in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Springboks grind out epic win in MbombelaThe Springboks started their 2022 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign in the best way possible by beating New Zealand 26-10 at a packed and vibrant Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday in what can only be described as a dominating start to the tournament.
