Well seeing that it has been 20 years since the game became professional in 1996 I have decided to name my Top 20 players. […]
Posts tagged with: Jean de Villiers
Top 20 players of the professional era
21 Nov 16 09:58 by Henko Pienaar (Mutley) | 74 Comments
NZ walk away with Awards
14 Nov 16 08:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
The World Rugby awards were held on Sunday evening in London and the awards were dominated by New Zealanders, as expected. […]
Tragedy as Boks lose their skipper
28 Sep 15 09:02 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup tournament, following a jaw fracture against Samoa. The 34-year-old centre, who has spent the bulk of the last season in rehab after a horror knee injury against Wales last year, announced his retirement from the Test arena when news of the injury broke. […]
Battered Boks need to hit the “reset” button
22 Sep 15 10:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 122 Comments
A good friend of mine (and I think you know who I’m talking about) likes to talk about team culture a lot – and in particular, refers often to a team having a “default play” or trusted go-to move or style that they know in their sleep and can always count on to get them out of a slump. Heyneke Meyer’s somewhat schizophrenic Springboks have lost their way quite comprehensively over the last 12 months and while it may not be an overly popular suggestion, I feel they need to go back to what has worked for them in the past – and do so quickly. […]
Jean leads Boks in opener
16 Sep 15 11:03 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 287 Comments
The Springbok team to face Japan in their opening fixture of the 2015 Rugby World Cup has been announced, with Jean de Villiers leading the team and Patrick Lambie starting at flyhalf. […]
Injured Boks in training
2 Sep 15 06:54 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
News from within the Bok camp seems to suggest that every member of the 31 man squad announced last week, took part in the field training session yesterday. This should be the norm, but is rather good news considering how many players were hampered with niggles. […]
Springbok squad announced
28 Aug 15 18:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 159 Comments
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup to be held in England and Wales, kicking off in three weeks’ time. The squad has it’s talking points, much of which were discussed before the announcement already. […]
Springbok injury news
11 Aug 15 07:27 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 113 Comments
An injury update has been released from within the Springbok camp, ahead of the match against Argentina this weekend. […]
Boks vs Pumas, a capitulation
10 Aug 15 09:17 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 65 Comments
Hi Bok fans, if there are any of you left out there. […]
Precise Pumas embarrass Boks
8 Aug 15 18:52 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 75 Comments
Argentina outplayed, outclassed and completely out-wit the Springboks in Durban tonight, but the word that best describes the action is embarrassed. By doing the basics right and playing with some pride, the Pumas beat a hapless and heartless Springbok outfit 37 – 25. […]
Comprehensive Bok injury update
29 Jul 15 07:24 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 109 Comments
The Springbok medical team has assessed the injuries to players during the loss to New Zealand last week with news coming through that two of the four injured would miss the upcoming test against Argentina. […]
News from the Bok camp – Updated with PSdT news
21 Jul 15 12:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 41 Comments
There are a few news titbits going around from within the Bok camp and I thought it a good idea to summarise them into one article, so here goes. […]
Burger starts against Aussies
15 Jul 15 08:14 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 99 Comments
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has followed through on his promise of making changes to the team that beat the World XV last week, making 5 changes to the team to face Australia this weekend. […]
Boks Brisbane bound
13 Jul 15 07:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 50 Comments
22 of the match 23 that played for the Boks aginst the World XV at Newlands on Saturday will make the trip to Brisbane for a shorter-than-usual Rugby Championship tour. In this World Cup year, only a single round will be played; the away fixture against the Wallabies thus marking the only time Heyneke Meyer’s men will need to travel. […]
Halfbacks cleared
7 Jul 15 07:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 58 Comments
In a piece of good news for Sharks and Bok fans alike, both Cobus Reinach and Patrick Lambie have been declared fit for selection for the Springboks this week. […]