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. […]
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Jean leads Boks in opener
16 Sep 15 11:03 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 287 Comments
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. […]
Friendly: Argentina vs South Africa
15 Aug 15 19:55 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 325 Comments
The Springboks face Argentina in Buenos Aires in the last test before the Rugby World Cup kicks off. It will be sweet revenge for the Boks should they be able to pull off a victory, but it will matter very little in the bigger scheme of things. A loss would result in a record fifth loss in a row. […]
Experimental Boks for Scotland
25 Jun 14 12:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 152 Comments
Bulls flyhalf Handre Pollard has leap-frogged Marnitz Boshoff and will start in the number 10 jersey for the Springboks, who take on Scotland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. […]
Ye olde double whammy
2 Jun 14 09:47 by Martin van Niekerk (vanmartin) | 23 Comments
Coaches and teams let you down, it’s part of the deal we buy into as supporters and to put it into perspective it’s really no different from anything else that forms part of the human experience. […]
Something old, something new for Meyer
2 Jun 14 09:41 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
Heyneke Meyer’s 36-man Springbok squad, named on Saturday night for the upcoming June international season, features 7 uncapped players as well as a fair few old hands from days gone bye. […]
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. […]
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? […]
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. […]
Changes we shall see
3 Sep 13 10:43 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 16 Comments
Yesterday we looked at potential changes to the Springbok team to face the Wallabies this weekend, and it seems we are in for a few changes, whether we like it or not. […]
Ralapelle and Kirchner added to tour party
28 Aug 13 11:13 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 40 Comments
Zane Kirchner and Chiliboy Ralapelle have been added to the Springbok squad to travel to Australia and New Zealand to take on the Wallabies and the All Blacks over the next few weekends. […]
Hodge-podge squad reveals Boks in a twist
5 Aug 13 09:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 19 Comments
So how exactly did it come about that Heyneke Meyer ended up picking a Bok Rugby Championship squad with quite so many foreign-based players? And why exactly does this outfit, mean to be the cream of our nation’s talent, suddenly look quite so much like a retirement home for former Bulls players? Must say, I’m battling to see the logic. […]
Botha, Serfontein start
29 May 13 12:32 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
Arno Botha finally starts for the Bulls when they take on the Cheetahs this weekend. […]
JP misses out on Bok contract
24 Apr 13 13:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 25 Comments
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. […]
More players seek greener (Euro) pastures
23 Apr 13 09:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
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. […]