New call-up Wandile Mlaba will make his debut off the bench as the Junior Springboks have made a plethora of injury-enforced changes for the seventh-place playoff against Wales in Cape Town on Friday. The playoff game for seventh place will kick off at 2pm at the DHL Stadium. Mlaba (loose forward) was drafted in as […]
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Five World Cup winning Springboks – including local heroes Ox Nche and Cobus Reinach – will take the Webb Ellis Cup on its fourth stop of the Trophy Blitz in Bloemfontein on Thursday. Nche and Reinach, both of whom finished their schooling in the Free State capital at HTS Louis Botha and Grey College respectively,
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Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Six months ago, the 2024 Olympic Games was the last thing on Soyizwapi’s mind as he was still recovering from a knee injury
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Steven Kitshoff is close to making his return after the DHL Stormers confirmed the World Cup-winning prop took part in training this week. Kitshoff has not played since taking part in what turned out to be his final game in Ulster colours in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals in May. The two-time World Cup winner has
In the latest episode of his vlog series, Rassie Erasmus has opened up giving opportunities to the burgeoning talent knocking on the Springboks’ door. Rassie 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 Welcome to #ForeverGreenForeverGold. Press play on Episode 4:New Breed.#Springboks pic.twitter.com/M7OeauizCr — Springboks (@Springboks) July 17, 2024 WATCH: More questions than answers for Boks Photo: Paul Harding/Gallo Images The
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Malcolm Marx’s leg injury is not as severe as it was feared and there are renewed hopes the Springboks will have the hooker back for the Rugby Championship. Rassie Erasmus on Tuesday delivered a sobering update following the second Test against Ireland, naming Marx on a lengthy Bok injury list that also includes Franco Mostert
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Rassie Erasmus is adamant that the 23-man Springbok squad selected for the historic Test against Portugal in Bloemfontein is not a “B-team”. Erasmus named a heavily changed lineup captained for the first time by Salmaan Moerat and featuring seven debutants for Saturday’s Test. WATCH: More questions than answers for Boks Our four players who tackled
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Sintu Manjezi has returned to the Vodacom Bulls with renewed vigour, crediting his stint abroad for developing him into a versatile forward. Manjezi re-joined the Bulls from Vodacom URC title-holders Glasgow Warriors in July, and made his first appearance during a north-south derby victory against DHL Western Province two weeks ago. Able to play lock
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Portugal sent a message of intent at the 2023 World Cup with a historic first tournament win in their final pool match against Fiji. Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP The post Watch: Portugal fry Flying Fijians appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Portugal sent a message of intent at the 2023 World Cup with a
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Andre-Hugo Venter will become the 16th and latest of a legendary list of players to follow in their father’s footsteps by becoming Springboks when he makes his debut on Saturday. Venter has been named in the matchday-23 for the first-ever clash with Portugal in Bloemfontein, as one of seven debutants given their opportunity to shine
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