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September 19, 2019
Video: Siya Kolisi - from Township to Tokyo (Part 1)

It’s more than just a game when it comes to captaining the Springboks. We take a journey with Siya Kolisi through some of the biggest moments of a career that saw him go from the dusty streets of a PE township, to the world’s biggest rugby stage.

LATEST SPRINGBOKS NEWS
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Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominations...

The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vo...

2
Springboks’ 2023 RWC dates and venues revealed...

The Springboks will kick off the defence of their 2023 Rugby World Cup crown on Sunday, 10 September 2023 against Scotla...

3
Increased rest days confirmed for RWC 2023...

Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature increased rest periods for all teams after the Rugby World Cup Board, the Wo...

4
Kitshoff and Mbonambi share tricks of the trade wi...

Two experienced Springbok front rankers, Steven Kitshoff and Bongi Mbonambi, spent a productive session with the Springb...

5
‘Chasing the Sun’ now available internationally...

‘Chasing the Sun’, the extraordinary documentary that traces the Springboks’ road to victory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup...

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Bok Women excited to take the field against Spain

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.

Springboks unchanged for Rugby World Cup kick off

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.

Rassie Erasmus happy with Boks' consistency before NZ clash

Consistency in selection and a strong group of experienced leaders were two factors underlined by Rassie Erasmus when he named an unchanged match-23 to face New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup opener in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday.

Springbok Women ready to switch to match mode

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.

Wet weather for the Boks RWC opener against New Zealand?

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”.

Siya Kolisi celebrates return of the SA/NZ rivalry

Siya Kolisi believes the rivalry between rugby’s greatest foes has been restored following two years of hard work by the Springbok management.

Proposed “50/22” law on trial in U19 Provincial Champs

Attacking play will come to the fore in the SA Rugby Under-19 Championship next week with one of World Rugby’s new experimental laws being trialled.

Seven debutantes in Bok Women's squad for Spain Test

Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer included seven uncapped players in his squad for their Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch on Saturday, with Piwokuhle Nyanda (winger) guaranteed of her first cap after being included in the run-on team.

Video: Siya Kolisi - from Township to Tokyo (Part 2)

"When our backs are against the wall, that's when we stand up as a country." We take a journey with Siya Kolisi through some of the biggest moments of a career that saw him go from the dusty streets of a PE township, to the world’s biggest rugby stage.

Undefeated SA progress to Oktoberfest7s semi-finals

South Africa scored convincing wins over Australia (26-19), England (24-5) and New Zealand (19-12) in Munich on Saturday to top their pool at the Oktoberfest7s and to book a semi-final appointment with Germany on Sunday.

Bok Women excited to take the field against Spain

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.

Siya Kolisi celebrates return of the SA/NZ rivalry

Siya Kolisi believes the rivalry between rugby’s greatest foes has been restored following two years of hard work by the Springbok management.

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News

Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominations

The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists.

 
March 01, 2021

Tournament news

Springboks’ 2023 RWC dates and venues revealed

The Springboks will kick off the defence of their 2023 Rugby World Cup crown on Sunday, 10 September 2023 against Scotland in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, it was confirmed when World Rugby officially revealed the dates and venues during a live online event in Paris on Friday.

 
February 26, 2021

News

Increased rest days confirmed for RWC 2023

Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature increased rest periods for all teams after the Rugby World Cup Board, the World Rugby Executive Committee, the France 2023 organising committee and International Rugby Players agreed a ground-breaking package of player welfare principles that will underpin a greatly enhanced match schedule when it is announced later this month.

 
February 22, 2021

News

Kitshoff and Mbonambi share tricks of the trade with Bok Women

Two experienced Springbok front rankers, Steven Kitshoff and Bongi Mbonambi, spent a productive session with the Springbok Women in Stellenbosch on Tuesday as part of the training squad’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup later this year in New Zealand.

 
February 18, 2021

News

‘Chasing the Sun’ now available internationally

‘Chasing the Sun’, the extraordinary documentary that traces the Springboks’ road to victory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, is now available to stream to Showmax subscribers in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia, New Zealand and selected other internationals markets.

 
February 18, 2021

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