Swys de Bruin has named a Super Rugby match 23 for the first time as Lions head coach and he’s certainly shown that he’s not one to shy away from bold calls. […]
Posts tagged with: Ross Cronje
Lions take a gamble
15 Feb 18 17:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
Congrats to the new Boks!
4 Dec 17 12:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
I’m not going to say very much about Saturday’s 24-22 Springbok defeat to Wales. Hell, the way the team (and the backs in particular) played in that opening half, we deserved to take a proper hammering, so perhaps some credit is owed to the team for averting that scenario. Still – Bok rugby remains messy as always and I certainly won’t pretend to have any quick fixes up my sleeve. […]
EOYT 2017: Wales vs Springboks
2 Dec 17 14:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 111 Comments
It’s the last one for the year folks, not sure if we should be happy about that or not? Will it be Allister Coetzee’s last match in charge of the Boks? Who knows? But what I do know is that this will be one tough test match. […]
Gelant, Dan get first starts
30 Nov 17 18:48 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 16 Comments
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, or is that ex-Springbok coach, has made a massive 11 changes to the team facing Wales this weekend. Dan du Preez and Warrick Gelant get first starts while Louis Schreuder and Lukhanyo Am are in line to earn first caps from the bench. […]
End of Year Tour 2017: Italy vs South Africa
25 Nov 17 14:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 115 Comments
Last year this time the Boks would have been quite confident of a victory over the Italians, but we all know how that ended. Will this year be different? […]
Bongi gets a start, Gelant on the bench
24 Nov 17 08:01 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments
Bongi Mbonambi gets a first start in the number 2 jersey against Italy this weekend, with Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant on the bench for a likely first Bok cap. […]
Pollard, Venter start for Boks
16 Nov 17 16:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
The Springbok team to face France this weekend sees 10 changes from the team that never ran onto the pitch against Ireland a week ago. […]
EOYT 2017: Ireland vs South Africa
11 Nov 17 15:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 212 Comments
The Springboks kick off their tour of Europe with what is likely to be the toughest of the four matches against Ireland in Dublin. […]
Beast, Coenie start against Ireland
9 Nov 17 17:09 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 41 Comments
The Springbok team to face Ireland on Saturday has been announced with very few changes from the team that faced New Zealand in the last match of the Rugby Championship. […]
Pack shuffled for All Blacks
5 Oct 17 15:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 38 Comments
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made numerous changes to the Springbok pack that will face New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday. […]
Rugby Champs 2017: South Africa vs Australia
30 Sep 17 13:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 104 Comments
It’s the final stretch of the 2017 Rugby Championship campaign and the battle is on for the runner up position. The Springboks host the Wallabies in Bloemfontein to decide who finishes second to the mighty All Blacks. […]
Leyds and Louw start for Boks
28 Sep 17 14:10 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 38 Comments
Dillyn Leyds will start his first Springbok test against Australia in Bloemfontein on Saturday after replacing Raymond Rhule in the starting fifteen. […]
Nkosi, Schreuder get the Bok call
20 Sep 17 14:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 72 Comments
The Sharks duo of Sbusiso Nkosi and Louis Schreuder has been called up to the Springbok squad for the last two games of the Rugby Championship. Francois Louw also got the call as expected. […]
Cronje out, Hougie starts
15 Sep 17 08:42 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 18 Comments
Ross Cronje has been ruled out of the New Zealand test tomorrow and will be replaced in the starting line up by Francois Hougaard. […]
Starts for Jean-Luc and Dreyer
14 Sep 17 08:07 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 33 Comments
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made three changes to his starting team to face New Zealand this weekend with Jean-Luc du Preez earning a start in place of the injured Jaco Kriel. Ruan Dreyer comes in for the injured Coenie Oosthuizen in the front row. […]