We’re heading into the June test window, so I thought I’d prepare a rather tongue-in-cheek article on how our team should look for us to stand any chance of winning the World Cup in 2019. […]
Posts tagged with: Victor Matfield
My Bok team to win the World Cup
24 May 18 14:52 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 33 Comments
Top 20 players of the professional era
21 Nov 16 09:58 by Henko Pienaar (Mutley) | 74 Comments
Well seeing that it has been 20 years since the game became professional in 1996 I have decided to name my Top 20 players. […]
Minimal change as Matfield leads
28 Oct 15 19:49 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 98 Comments
Heyneke Meyer may have selected his last Springbok team, and much like his 4 years to date, it has failed to generate much excitement. […]
RWC Semi-Final 1: NZ vs SA
24 Oct 15 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 250 Comments
This is what World Cup Rugby is all about. Two teams facing each other in hat can only be described as a colossal match-up. It is finally here, Semi-Final 1 is upon us and the Boks have a massive match ahead of them if they are to compete for the elusive spot in the Final. […]
Who will dominate
23 Oct 15 12:25 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 13 Comments
The fierce rivalry between the Springboks and the All Blacks started in 1921 in Dunedin New Zealand when the home side won 13 – 5, but little did anyone know that 94 years later these two proud nations will still be battling it out to dominate the known Rugby World over 80 minutes. […]
Boks unchanged for Semi showdown
21 Oct 15 11:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 151 Comments
The Springbok team to face the All Blacks in the World Cup Semi-Final this weekend has been named, with an unchanged starting fifteen taking the field. […]
Boks change 1 for Wales
14 Oct 15 11:50 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 68 Comments
JP Pietersen is the only change to the starting team that beat USA so comprehensively a week ago to face Wales in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Final match this Saturday. […]
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. […]
Bok changes galore as Meyer swings his axe
23 Sep 15 11:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 345 Comments
You can’t accuse Heyneke Meyer of failing to react following his side’s shock World Cup loss to Japan; however, whether the heads that have ended up on the chopping block are the right ones is a point worthy of further debate. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Lessons from losses
17 Aug 15 10:28 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 39 Comments
Five international games have come and gone and we now sit in the position of waiting for the World Cup to start. Let’s have a look at what we might have learnt from these five games. […]
Lambie backed for BA revenge mission
12 Aug 15 08:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 275 Comments
Heyneke Meyer, in a move that many might consider shutting the stable door three years after the last horse has died, has finally entrusted Pat Lambie with the Springbok flyhalf jersey for Saturday’s second Argentine test in Buenos Aires. […]
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. […]
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. […]