Pool victories over Samoa, England, Tonga and the USA were followed by the knock-outs, where the Springboks beat Fiji, Argentina and England to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time back on 20 October 2007. Click on the link and take the quiz.
The Springboks, under Jake White as coach and John Smit as captain, won the Rugby World Cup for the second time in France in 2007. How well do you remember that time? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.
Pool victories over Samoa, England, Tonga and the USA were followed by the knock-outs, where the Springboks beat Fiji, Argentina and England to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time back on 20 October 2007. Click on the link and take the quiz.
Thirty-two capped Springboks – 13 of whom were part of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in Japan a year ago – a number ...
The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-...
South African rugby fans have only a few hours left to get into the virtual queue for tickets to the British & Irish Lio...
On this day, two years ago, the Springboks delivered one of their best performances in recent years by beating a rampant...
The Castle Lager Rugby Championship 2020 would take place in Australia, in November and December this year, SANZAAR anno...
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In 2004, the Vodacom Bulls beat the Cats by 62-52 in their final pool match of the seasdon at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, in one of the highest-scoring Vodacom Super Rugby matches of all time, with a total of 16 tries scored on the day.
As a Blitzbok, James Murphy is used to chase, tackle and at times evade pumas (Argentina), eagles (USA), kiwis (New Zealand), and wallabies (Australia), amongst others, in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Managing the national lockdown by sharing parental duties at home with his wife, coaching online and getting enough daily exercise is the “new normal” for Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick.
For Ashleigh Murray, one of South Africa’s leading female referees, the last few weeks have been a case of home training and supporting her police officer fiancé from the sideline during lockdown.
SA Rugby’s Referees’ Department is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to continue producing world-class referees, with conference calls, game analysis and even learning from a cricketing umpire on their agenda during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, extended his condolences to the family and friends of former Springbok scrumhalf, Paul Bayvel, who passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
World Rugby's back for episode two of "24 Sevens", in partnership with HSBC Sport. It's time for the teams to head to sunny Cape Town!
Aled Walters is the man responsible for the fitness and conditioning of the Springboks and during the COVID-19 lockdown in SA, he and his Springbok coaching colleagues have to come up with innovative ideas to keep the players going whilst they are staying at home.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team were due to contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament in Stellenbosch late last month, but instead the Imbokodo found themselves in lockdown, like all other sports teams.
In 2004, the Vodacom Bulls beat the Cats by 62-52 in their final pool match of the seasdon at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, in one of the highest-scoring Vodacom Super Rugby matches of all time, with a total of 16 tries scored on the day.
Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
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Draft squad named for Castle Lager Springbok ShowdownThirty-two capped Springboks – 13 of whom were part of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in Japan a year ago – a number of Blitzboks and recent Junior Boks are among a roster of 93 players in the draft squad for the historic Castle Lager Springbok Showdown in Cape Town on Saturday 3 October.
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Castle Lager Springbok Showdown to kick-start local season next monthThe battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other on 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans today to reignite an exciting four-month local season.
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Final day to enter British & Irish Lions ticket ballotSouth African rugby fans have only a few hours left to get into the virtual queue for tickets to the British & Irish Lions tour in 2021, before the ballot closes at midnight tonight (Wednesday 16 September), and those who have not yet registered are urged to act quickly in order to avoid disappointment.
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Australia to host the Castle Lager Rugby Championship 2020The Castle Lager Rugby Championship 2020 would take place in Australia, in November and December this year, SANZAAR announced on Friday.
