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.
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Marx: “Argentina are tough to contain”Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx anticipated a massive battle against Argentina in Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship finale at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit where both teams will be vying for the title, but he said they were ready for the challenge.
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Pumas tweak side for Nelspruit deciderArgentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has made seven changes to his side for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Nelspruit.
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Boks release three players for Vodacom URC dutySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus released three players, Ben-Jason Dixon, Johan Grobbelaar, and Canan Moodie, to their local franchises after the Boks wrapped up their main training block for the week on Wednesday, before the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider between South Africa and Argentina at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday.
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Bok speedsters ready for hard-running PumasSpringbok wings Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse expected Argentina to play a high-paced running game on Saturday when the teams face off in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider, and said they had to be switched on, adaptable, and play for the full 80 minutes to win the match and also bag their first tournament title since 2019.
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Etzebeth hits record as Hendrikse and Libbok startEben Etzebeth will set the record as the most capped Springbok of all time on in Nelspruit Saturday when he runs out at lock against Argentina, while Jaden Hendrikse and Manie Libbok are paired as starting halfbacks for the first time in the title-deciding match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium.