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With only 10 days to go until the Springboks kick off their 2025 season against the Barbarians in Cape Town, Rassie Eras...
The organisers of the Qatar Airways Cup clash between the Barbarians and the Springboks at DHL Stadium in Cape Town next...
Springbok prop Ox Nche had a special message for South Africa’s younger citizens the country celebrates Youth Day on Mon...
Boan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as ...
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said on Thursday he planned to continue with the team rotation policy that delivered impr...
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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.
Players of all shapes and sizes, at different points in their careers, and in a multitude of positions, have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, but greatness has been bestowed on all eight Rugby World Cup-winning captains.
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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Boks excited to get international season underwayWith only 10 days to go until the Springboks kick off their 2025 season against the Barbarians in Cape Town, Rassie Erasmus (head coach), Felix Jones (assistant coach), and Siya Kolisi (captain) all expressed their eagerness for an exciting yet challenging international season ahead as the squad nears the completion of their second week of training in Johannesburg.
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’95 remembered – the Barbarian wayThe organisers of the Qatar Airways Cup clash between the Barbarians and the Springboks at DHL Stadium in Cape Town next weekend have released a number of new blocks of tickets to mark South Africa’s 1995 Rugby World Cup victory, one week before the 30th anniversary!
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Nche wishes SA youth well as Boks get back to businessSpringbok prop Ox Nche had a special message for South Africa’s younger citizens the country celebrates Youth Day on Monday, while he and his teammates got back to business on the field for the second week of their training camp in Johannesburg as they prepare for the forthcoming international season.
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Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Bok squadBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of the team’s first week of training in Johannesburg for the forthcoming international season.
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Building depth and experience key for ErasmusSpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus said on Thursday he planned to continue with the team rotation policy that delivered impressive results last season with 11 victories in 13 Test matches, as he looks to build squad depth and experience with an eye on this season and further ahead to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.