“It’s important for a hooker to have trust in his lock and for a lock to trust his hooker.” Bongi Mbonambi endured some criticism after the 2018 Currie Cup Final, but he responded in the best possible way when the Boks found themselves trailing 22-26 in Paris.
The South African ‘A’ team will make a welcome return to the rugby calendar when they line up against the Zimbabwe Sable...
SA Rugby has appointed former England, Scarlets, and Ospreys technical analyst Joe Lewis to the Springbok management tea...
Ticket sales for the inaugural Nations Championship Tests in South Africa – where the Springboks will face England, Scot...
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus added two new players to the group who will attend the first virtual Springbok alignment ...
SA Rugby and the CANAL+ Group have discussed and planned a continued partnership with SuperSport, Africa’s leading sport...
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Hot or cool, dry or wet; the Springboks were ready for anything Japan’s conditions could throw at them, Aled Walters, team head of athletic performance, told Rugby World Cup media on Sunday.
The first Asian Rugby World Cup was comparable to the first African Rugby World Cup in 1995 with a new Springbok team capable of writing its own history, the team’s official welcoming ceremony was told on Saturday evening in Tokyo.
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners was disappointed with his team’s 17-5 defeat against the Spain Invitational XV at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch on Saturday, but he focused on the positives after a number of young players put up their hands at this level.
The Springboks woke up in Japan for a 12th morning today, but felt the Rugby World Cup atmosphere for the first time properly, Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby at SA Rugby told the team’s ‘arrival’ press conference in Kagoshima on Friday lunchtime.
Former Springbok prop and dual Rugby World Cup winner Os du Randt is one of six legends who will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on 3 November, the day following the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Tuesday his team were ready to switch into match mode as their preparations intensify in the build-up to of Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
With heavy rain forecast to sweep in over Tokyo on Saturday evening, the weather was a hot topic at Tuesday’s media conference, with local reporters keen to know if the Boks were prepared for an “Umbrella Test”.
Saturday's RWC opener between the Springboks and the All Blacks will be the fifth time these two giants of the Southern Hemisphere clash at the four-yearly global showpiece, with the score at 2-2 in their previous four encounters.
Babalwa Latsha said the Springbok Women were ready to measure the progress they have made as a team since the 2021 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Gauteng in August as the clock winds down to Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
The Springboks will field an unchanged 23 for the first time since the last Rugby World Cup for their opening match of the 2019 version in Yokohama on Saturday.
Hot or cool, dry or wet; the Springboks were ready for anything Japan’s conditions could throw at them, Aled Walters, team head of athletic performance, told Rugby World Cup media on Sunday.
Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Tuesday his team were ready to switch into match mode as their preparations intensify in the build-up to of Saturday’s Test against Spain at the WJ de Wet Stadium in Despatch.
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SA ‘A’ to face Zimbabwe in Gqeberha double-headerThe South African ‘A’ team will make a welcome return to the rugby calendar when they line up against the Zimbabwe Sables as a curtain-raiser to the Springboks’ opening match of the season, against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on 20 June, in a thrilling double header.
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Joe Lewis appointed Springbok performance analystSA Rugby has appointed former England, Scarlets, and Ospreys technical analyst Joe Lewis to the Springbok management team in the role of performance analyst. He will join the team before the international season, which kicks off against the Barbarians and features two new exciting competitions in the Nations Championship and Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour.
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Tickets to go on sale for inaugural Nations ChampsTicket sales for the inaugural Nations Championship Tests in South Africa – where the Springboks will face England, Scotland, and Wales – will go on sale on 2 April, SA Rugby announced on Thursday, exactly 100 days before the Boks start their campaign against England in Johannesburg (4 July).
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Two uncapped players to attend first Bok campSpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus added two new players to the group who will attend the first virtual Springbok alignment camp on Tuesday, with former Junior Springboks Carlü Sadie (prop) and JJ van der Mescht (lock) being among the 21 players from around the world who have cracked the nod.
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SA Rugby and CANAL+ hold fruitful discussions on SuperSport partnershipSA Rugby and the CANAL+ Group have discussed and planned a continued partnership with SuperSport, Africa’s leading sports broadcaster, following fruitful and productive engagements in Johannesburg last week.
