Articles Tagged “Springbok”

  • Cup Champions Cropped

    Champions of Glasgow

    South Africa was crowned Champions of the 2013 Glasgow Sevens earlier on Sunday. The BlitzBokke beat New Zealand 21 – 28 at the Scotstoun Stadium after the Kiwis went 14 – 7 ahead into the…

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    SARU signs 15 Springboks

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today announced that 15 players, including exciting youngsters such as Eben Etzebeth, Marcell Coetzee, Juan de Jongh and Pat Lambie and world stars such as Jean de Villiers, Tendai…

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    New Springbok jersey unveiled

    Former and current springboks last night joined guests and the media at Cape Town’s historic Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.  The occasion marked the launch of the new Springbok jersey by SA Rugby…

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    BlitzBokke Ranked 2nd for RWC7s

    With two days to go until the final Draw for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, the IRB has confirmed the final ‘Bands’ for the six Pools. The RWC Sevens 2013 pool allocation…

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    Two-out-of-three for Baby Boks

    Springboks Under20 coach Dawie Theron will be buoyed by his squad’s performance ahead of the IRB’s Junior World Championships in France later this year. Of the three warm-up games scheduled for the team locally, the…

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    Sevens Uncovered: Kyle Brown

    Injured South African Sevens skipper Kyle Brown speaks to the IRB’s Seb Lauzier ahead of the 2012 Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens. (Video)

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    SARU: Nappy-shorts for training only

    Wise ol’ folks will always tell youngsters ‘to take some time out’ or ‘sleep on it’ when a perceived crisis presents itself. After posting my take on the Springbok Sevens’ shocking new shorts early yesterday, I watched…

  • Springbok Sevens team and management photocall

    BlitzBokke to play in THAT?

    One of the first things I do in the mornings is read the South African online newspapers, including Die Burger.  Opening up the sports-section of this morning’s edition had me do a double take.  In fact…

  • Springbok Sevens team and management photocall

    Ebersohn returns to BlitzBokke

    SARU has confirmed a squad of 23 Springbok Sevens players who will now start with full preparations at their base in Stellenbosch for the upcoming 2011 HSBC Sevens World Series. Stephan Dippenaar, the Vodacom Blue…

  • Trio-signs for Blitzbokke

    BlitzBokke gain three promising players

    Rookie Stephan Dippenaar, Bernado Botha and Mark Richards will play for the Springbok Sevens for the next two seasons after they signed agreements with SARU earlier today at Newlands. Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Stephan Dippenaar…

  • Springbok back-up players for RWC

    Springbok back-up players for RWC

    The Springbok selectors on Wednesday confirmed the names of 12 players who have been placed on standby should the Rugby World Cup squad be affected by injury. Meanwhile a number of players sat out the…

  • Habana tries to tear Bok Jersey

    Habana tries to tear Bok Jersey

    Ever since we posted about the Springbok jersey, unveiled recently by SARU and kit sponsors Canterbury SA, we’ve most derogatory e-mails hitting our Inbox.  The comments ranges from the usual “where’s the Bok emblem” to…