The Blitzboks returned to training last week after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic - we decided to take a look behind the scenes at their gym session on Thursday with this exclusive gallery.
For Springbok Sevens forward Chris Dry and his Blitzbok team-mates, mid-November normally constitutes a final week of pr...
The Springbok Sevens team played their first competitive match since March when they hosted the SA All Stars Sevens Acad...
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was a relieved and pleased man after the Blitzboks played several competitive practic...
Attention to detail is a critical element found in the DNA of most, if not all successful sports team around the globe, ...
South African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players,...
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General Manager Gail Baerecke has been the key driving force of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund for the past 15 years.
Chasing the Sun is a powerful SuperSport documentary made in collaboration with the Springboks and tells the rousing tale of their path to redemption and RWC glory in 2019. The five-part series will debut on Sunday 4 October at 18:00 and conclude on 1 November.
Tickets from as little as R100 for next year's British & Irish Lions tour will be available from 2 September following SA Rugby’s announcement of the prices and ballot process on Tuesday.
World-renowned for his potent sidestep and raw pace, Toyota Cheetahs speedster Rosko Specman, says he is happy to be back in Bloemfontein and that he cannot wait to return to action after a few weeks of non-contact training.
A decorated and diverse group of boardroom personalities form part of the legacy of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund.
With the local franchises still to resume contact training, SA fans still have a wait ahead of them until their favourite sport is back, but this weekend’s timeous return of the Guinness PRO14 will provide plenty of fodder to fill rugby starved empty stomachs.
Munster went into the penultimate round of the Guinness PRO14 hoping to score the win that would put them in pole position in their conference, but instead an exciting last weekend of league play sees them fighting for the right just to make it into the play-offs.
The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund is an organisation that doesn’t want new ‘members’, for ‘members’ all suffered the misfortune of sustaining catastrophic head, neck or spinal injuries on the rugby field.
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko and his SA Schools counterparts wrapped up a productive series of Elite Player Development (EPD) webinars with schools coaches from across the country last Friday.
The board of the Southern Kings has voluntarily withdrawn the team from participation in any planned domestic rugby competitions in 2020.
General Manager Gail Baerecke has been the key driving force of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund for the past 15 years.
With the local franchises still to resume contact training, SA fans still have a wait ahead of them until their favourite sport is back, but this weekend’s timeous return of the Guinness PRO14 will provide plenty of fodder to fill rugby starved empty stomachs.
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Grateful Dry excited to be playing rugby againFor Springbok Sevens forward Chris Dry and his Blitzbok team-mates, mid-November normally constitutes a final week of preparations before they set off for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series opener in Dubai.
Highlights
Tries galore as Blitzboks return to actionThe Springbok Sevens team played their first competitive match since March when they hosted the SA All Stars Sevens Academy at Markotter Stadium in Stellnebosch on Tuesday.
Team news
Relieved Powell pleased to see Blitzboks back in actionSpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was a relieved and pleased man after the Blitzboks played several competitive practice matches against the SA All Stars Sevens Academy at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday.
Team news
Home-schooling part of Blitzboks curriculumAttention to detail is a critical element found in the DNA of most, if not all successful sports team around the globe, so it’s hardly surprising to hear Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell talk about it. The Blitzboks – with no official tournaments scheduled until late March next year – have time on their hands, something Powell is using to fine-tune those aspects of the Blitzboks’ play that require attention to detail.
Special feature
Fans invited to determine rugby’s greatest of the decadeSouth African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have a say in the World Rugby Awards Special Edition by selecting the best players and tries of the decade (2010-19).
