Heyneke Meyer has gone on record recently as stating that he’ll be travelling overseas to chat to potential Springbok players. The likely suspects are: [...]
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Influx of overseas Springboks?
Boks won’t get a break
31 Jan 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 7 Comments
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is making all the right noises early in his new job, after being quoted in the Beeld that he would not prevent his Springboks from participating in the Currie Cup. [...]
Working towards a common goal
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it clear that he will work with the SupeRugby franchises, as well as approaching the overseas based players and agents, to be able to select the best possible Springbok squad. [...]
Meyer won’t be rushed
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it quite clear that he will select his Bok captain purely on merit, and is in no rush to make that decision. [...]
SA Barbarians to face England
27 Jan 12 14:54 by StevieS | Currie Cup, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Springboks | 6 Comments
In the latest news it has been confirmed that England will play against an SA Barbarians team in a midweek match during Englands three week tour. [...]
SARU confirms Heyneke Meyer as Bok coach
Heyneke Meyer was confirmed as the new Springbok coach at a SARU press conference earlier today. [...]
Live Twitter coverage of Bok coach announcement
Our man in Cape Town, Claytie die lekker ding, is at Newlands for the Bok coach announcement. [...]
Have we not seen the last of Matfield?
With the dust still settling on news that Heyneke Meyer will be Springbok coach, should he accept the appointment, startling news surfaced that retired lock Victor Matfield might consider coming out of retirement to play for Meyer. [...]
The light blue tinge
After numerous press releases and backwards and forwards amongst SARU, Blue Bulls Rugby, Heyneke Meyer, Gert Smal and even Peter de Villiers, it seems that the cat is now unofficially out the bag, and that the National Coach will be Heyneke Meyer. But what does this mean? [...]
Heyneke it is then, or not?
It seems that the National Coach announcement scheduled to take place this Friday afternoon has been finalised before it has even started, with a fresh press release coming from within the Blue Bulls Rugby Company. [...]
SA rugby world tying itself in knots
I’ve tried to sit back a little over the last few days and watch (and chuckle) as the local rugby media, both professional and amateur, has whipped itself into a right froth about the upcoming Bok coaching appointment. [...]
Bokjob was too Smal Fish to fry!
It has been reported that after months of speculation, Gert Smal will remain part of the Irish Management and will not be returning to South Africa.
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So there’s actually rugby news out there
16 Jan 12 09:28 by Clayton(PJLD) | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 19 Comments
It seems that the dreaded off season is drawing to a close and we are finally starting to get rugby news that we actually care about. Cricket commentary will dominate these pages for another 1 or 2 days at most but it won’t be long before normal service resumes. [...]
Erasmus linked to Bok role
Weekend newspaper speculation has linked Rassie Erasmus to a permanent technical advisor role with the Springboks, suggesting that the former WP director of rugby will be roped in as a key assistant to the new Bok coach when he is named on 27 January. [...]
Gold set for Northern exposure
Incumbent Bok forwards coach Gary Gold was yesterday announced as the Newcastle Falcons’ new Director of Rugby. [...]
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