Follow the action live from Yokohama in Japan, where the Boks are taking on the All Blacks in their opening Pool B match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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Vermeulen leads the charge at SA Rugby AwardsDuane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020 season, with the Springbok No 8 being named Player of the Year for a second time.
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Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominationsThe 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.
Tournament news
Springboks’ 2023 RWC dates and venues revealedThe 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.
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Increased rest days confirmed for RWC 2023Rugby 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.
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Kitshoff and Mbonambi share tricks of the trade with Bok WomenTwo 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.