Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer was forced to include 5 uncapped players in his match day 23, to face Scotland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. [...]
Posts tagged with: Fourie Du Preez
Meyer on changes for Scotland
26 Jun 14 08:50 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 64 Comments
Beast dropped ahead of first test
11 Jun 14 12:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 76 Comments
In a rather bizarre move, former Bulls player Gurthro Steenkamp had been rewarded with a 50th test cap – starting ahead of Beast Mtawarira at loosehead prop in the Springbok team named to face Wales in the first test in Durban on Saturday. Steenkamp was poor against the World XV at Newlands last week, conceding numerous scrum penalties in the second half. [...]
Matfield takes the reins
3 Jun 14 09:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 97 Comments
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has confirmed veteran Victor Matfield as his interim captain for the June international series. [...]
S’bura’s Bok nod
19 May 14 11:28 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 62 Comments
Cell C Sharks centre S’bura Sithole has been rewarded for a great Super Rugby campaign to date by being included in Bok coach Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man squad, for a training camp to be held in Durban later this month. [...]
Boks without Fourie for France clash
18 Nov 13 09:35 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
The Springboks will not have scrumhalf Fourie du Preez at their disposal for the crunch clash against France this weekend, after it was agreed that he be released to his Japanese club after the match against Scotland. [...]
Working with what we have
30 Oct 13 10:04 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 95 Comments
The Springboks start their End of year tour against Wales next Saturday, only two weeks after a brutal Currie Cup Final. With Wales being the current Six Nations champions, and the first match on the tour, I think this might very well be our toughest assignment. [...]
The low down on the Bok squad
28 Oct 13 10:42 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 42 Comments
News filtering in from all over the place this morning has each newspaper, website and blog claiming to have some inside information about the make-up of the Springbok squad to be announced this evening. Well, here are some of the headlines, recapped for you. [...]
End of Year Tour – Our squads
22 Oct 13 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 29 Comments
In anticipation of the Springbok End of year tour squad announcement this weekend, the backroom Sharksworld users have each put together a team they think should be announced. [...]
Fourie back in business
22 Oct 13 08:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 3 Comments
Jaque Fourie may still add to his 69 Springbok caps and 32 Test tries, as he has brokered a deal which would make him available for Springbok test matches. [...]
Team of the Rugby Championship – Unofficial
17 Oct 13 09:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 32 Comments
SANZAR has named an unofficial team of the Rugby Championship on their site, with five South Africans making it onto this list. [...]
Where to from here?
15 Oct 13 10:57 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
The Springboks have had one of their more successful seasons to date, having only lost twice to the All Blacks while beating Australia home and away, and keeping a clean record against Argentina in the Rugby Championship. That’s all great but what do we want to see from the Boks next? [...]
50-up for the Doctor
25 Sep 13 13:27 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
Doc Jannie du Plessis and Morne Steyn will each earn a 50th Test cap for the Springboks against Australia at Newlands on Saturday afternoon. [...]
Bok boost for Currie Cup
16 Sep 13 12:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
A number of fringe players from the Springboks squad have been released to their provinces for Currie Cup duty this weekend. [...]
Boks home vs Boks away
5 Sep 13 08:45 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
Yesterday we had a break from reality and delved into selecting a dream team of coaches for the Springboks, however unlikely those selection may be. Today, we look at something that may seem unrealistic at first, but could well be one of the most entertaining matches thought out. [...]
Rotation required?
2 Sep 13 09:08 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 11 Comments
The Springboks gather today to continue preparations for their match against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. While the Boks did manage two wins from two matches and are sitting at the top of the Championship table, do we anticipate any changes to the squad? [...]