Damian Willemse makes a welcome return to the Springboks for the end-of-year UK tour, and here we relive a magical moment from the playmaker’s 2022 visit to Twickenham. TEAM: Willemse gets Bok recall @codys_08 Amazing try by the springboks 🤍Damian willemse,willie Le Roux and kurt-lee Arendse#springboks #england #southafrica #rugby #foryou #viral#trend ♬ drivers license x […]
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Rassie Erasmus admitted that selecting the Springbok squad for a three-Test November tour to the UK was challenging given the depth the world champions had built this year. Two-time world champion Damian Willemse is among the four fit-again players recalled for a 34-man group that features no new caps. South Africa will face Scotland in
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Reinhardt Ludwig is making the most of every opportunity at the Vodacom Bulls, whether at lock or blindside flanker, as he builds towards becoming a Springbok, reports DEVIN HERMANUS. The former Affies headboy and first XV captain, who was instrumental in the Junior Springboks’ triumphant 2022 Summer Series campaign, has emerged as a valuable asset
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Damian Willemse is among the four fit-again Springboks recalled to an experienced Outgoing Tour squad in November that features no new caps. Four World Cup winners, Willemse (utility back), Andre Esterhuizen (centre), RG Snyman and Franco Mostert (both locks), will make a welcome return to the Springbok squad after missing the recent Rugby Championship due
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Clive Woodward agrees with Rassie Erasmus’ observation that English clubs employing foreign players benefits South African rugby while hindering English talent development. Writing for the UK’s Daily Mail, Woodward reflects on Springbok coach Erasmus’ 2022 comments about England’s rugby system. The former England boss argues that current English Qualified Player (EQP) rules requiring 15 English
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The Springbok Women will play Brazil in their opening match of the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England, facing their Pool D opponents for the first time at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton on Sunday 24 August. South Africa will then travel north to York for their second pool match, where they will meet Italy at
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Jacques Nienaber has firmly dismissed any suggestion of returning to the Springbok coaching setup, following his departure to Leinster after leading South Africa to their second consecutive World Cup title in 2023. Nienaber, who now serves as Leinster’s senior coach, made it clear that he has no intention of going back to the demands of
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The DHL Stormers have received a vital shot of experience as they muscle up for an all-Scotland front row in their Vodacom URC clash with Glasgow Warriors in Stellenbosch. DHL Stormers forwards coach Rito Hlungwani confirmed that both Frans Malherbe and Manie Libbok were ready to train on Monday ahead of what is set to
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Patrick Tuipulotu was on Tuesday named All Blacks captain for the first time against Japan in Yokohama, with Damian McKenzie recalled at flyhalf. New Zealand take on Eddie Jones’s Japan on Saturday before heading to Europe for Tests on successive weekends against England, Ireland, France and Italy. Lock forward Tuipulotu takes the captaincy in his
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Rugby league convert Joseph Suaali will tour with the Wallabies to the northern hemisphere next month despite just two training sessions with the squad. Coach Joe Schmidt also called up France-based lock Will Skelton — who captained the side during the World Cup last year — for the first time since he took over from
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