JP Pietersen is the big-name omission from a list of 15 contracted Bok players announced by SARU today, with the player’s decision to play in Japan, rather than the Rugby Championship, appearing to put a spanner in the works when it comes to being considered a key member of the national side going forward. [...]
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JP misses out on Bok contract
More players seek greener (Euro) pastures
Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has turned down a new contract in Pretoria and accepted an offer to join Leinster in Ireland next season, for a reported R3.6 Million Rand a year. [...]
Bulls turn to Kirsten
The Bulls welcome back a number of injured stalwarts for the weekend clash against the Cheetahs. [...]
Kirchner blow as Bulls’ injury list lengthens
Beeld’s Marco Botha has just reported that Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has gone under the knife this afternoon and will be out of action for up to six weeks. [...]
Bulls injury update
The Bulls have released information on the status of their players, with some bad news for some players who are forced to miss the start of the Super Rugby season. [...]
Unchanged Bok team for England
The Springbok team to face England this Saturday has been announced, with the starting team unchanged from the one that did duty against Scotland last weekend, with two changes coming on the bench. [...]
Boks vs Scots – Player Ratings
The Springboks beat a decent Scotland outfit on Saturday to remain unbeaten in this three match end of year tour, even though they managed the win by playing one half of decent rugby, and was lucky that Scotland made poor decisions when it counted most. [...]
de Jongh replaces Taute for Scots
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made two changes to the starting line-up for the match against Scotland with Gurthrö Steenkamp starting in the front row and Juan de Jongh getting his chance in midfield. The two replace CJ van der Linde and Jaco Taute respectively, who are both on the bench, with Pat Cilliers missing out on the match 23 altogether. [...]
A Chance for De Jongh?
If reports are to be believed Pat Lambie will be backed at least one more time during this end of year tour and Juan de Jongh might just get his first, long awaited and well deserved, start under Heyneke Meyer. Good [...]
Hougaard back on wing for Irish clash
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has followed through on his promise of allowing Pat Lambie some game time in the flyhalf jersey, by selecting him to start the match against Ireland this Saturday. [...]
An ideal opportunity
The Springbok squad selected to tour is filled with a mixture of experience and youth, and with a few new players in the setup, will Heyneke Meyer continue with the tried and tested in Morne Steyn, or will he use this tour as a license to try the untested. [...]
The Taute conundrum
5 Oct 12 09:36 by robdylan | Bulls, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 74 Comments
There’s been a lot of talk this week about Lions players going on loan to other teams for Super Rugby next year and while far less has yet been confirmed than we’d hoped, that speculation is set to continue. [...]
Sprinboks unchanged for All Blacks
3 Oct 12 13:16 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 15 Comments
For the first time under the reign of Heyneke Meyer, the Springbok team has remained unchanged for consecutive matches. [...]
Frans is crocked
1 Oct 12 17:21 by robdylan | Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 23 Comments
Bad news for Sharks and Bok fans is that Frans Steyn needs immediate surgery on his injured ankle and will be out of all rugby for 3 months or more. [...]
Boks v Australia – by the numbers
