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A group of Springbok players arrived in South Africa on Monday morning, still coming to grips with the magnitude of winn...
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx on Sunday described the team’s historic feat of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Ch...
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team for the fight they showed to win their final Cas...
The Springboks retained the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a hard-fought, but well-deserved 29-27 win over Argenti...
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi remained humble about the prospect of possibly becomin...
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SA Rugby mourns the passing of former player, coach and administrator, Piet van Wyk, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, 14 May at his home in Kimberley. He was 79 years old.
The Springboks’ Head of Athletic Performance, Aled Walters, recently accepted an offer to join European powerhouse Leicester in England, after two years of making a massive contribution to the Boks’ cause culminating in the Rugby World Cup victory last year.
Most South Africans have been in isolation for seven weeks, but for the Blitzboks it has been nine weeks since the COVID-19 lockdown came into effect.
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SA Rugby National Panel referee AJ Jacobs has slotted into life in lockdown with ease, with home DIY tasks, personal training sessions and cooking challenges keeping him occupied when he is not analysing match clips and participating in online conferences.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
The Cell C Sharks won their quarter and semi-finals in Australia and Cape Town, but the trip all the way back to New Zealand took its toll as they went down to a brilliant Chiefs side in Hamilton.
The Springbok Sevens team travel to 10 iconic cities when they contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It is not always that glamorous though, especially when travelling between tournaments. But the #Blitzboks make it work.
After more than seven weeks in lockdown, Isuzu Southern Kings speedster Yaw Penxe is itching to get back onto the field, but until then dressing up for training and being as creative as possible with home-based sessions will have to do to keep up his fitness levels.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
SA Rugby mourns the passing of former player, coach and administrator, Piet van Wyk, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, 14 May at his home in Kimberley. He was 79 years old.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
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Reinach: “Lots of work to do before year-end tour”A group of Springbok players arrived in South Africa on Monday morning, still coming to grips with the magnitude of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles, and despite this, Cobus Reinach immediately turned his attention to the November tour.
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Marx: “Surreal to win Rugby Champs back-to-back”Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx on Sunday described the team’s historic feat of winning back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles as “surreal” and said the achievement had yet to sink in.
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Erasmus: “It wasn’t perfect, but we are very proud”Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi praised the team for the fight they showed to win their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against the Pumas 29-27 at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday, which saw them clinch the trophy in successive seasons for the first time ever, but admitted they had a lot of work to do before a challenging November tour.
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Boks retain Rugby Champs with tough win in LondonThe Springboks retained the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a hard-fought, but well-deserved 29-27 win over Argentina at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday, coming back from a 13-10 deficit at half-time to clinch a memorable win in London.
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Boks' performance will be key against PumasSpringbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Siya Kolisi remained humble about the prospect of possibly becoming the first Bok team to win back-to-back Castle Lager Rugby Championship titles when they line up against the Pumas in the grand finale of the competition at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday, and stressed that the quality of their performance was their main driving force going into the Test.