Articles Tagged “Springboks”

  • Stiek Yt, Cape Bok Fans!

    Stiek Yt, Cape Bok Fans!

    It’s all systems go for the big send-off for the the Springbok Rugby World Cup (RWC) team. Thousands of supporters are expected to pack Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton tomorrow (Thursday, 1 September)  as the…

  • Springboks to get RWC Send-off

    Springboks to get RWC Send-off

    Springbok fans will have the opportunity to send off the Springbok team to the Rugby World Cup (RWC) next Thursday (September 1) when the team will make a public farewell from Sandton, broadcast live on…

  • Springboks RWC Warriors

    Springboks RWC Warriors

    Eighteen members of South Africa’s triumphant 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning squad were included in the 2011 party when the 30 players selected to attempt to retain the title were revealed in a live broadcast announcement…

  • Lambie & Steyn cleared for RWC

    Lambie & Steyn cleared for RWC

    Patrick Lambie (pictured below) and Frans Steyn were on Monday cleared as available for selection to the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad, Springbok management confirmed today (Monday). Steyn missed Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test with a…

  • Springboks vs. New Zealand (images)

    Springboks vs. New Zealand (images)

    What is SARU implying by putting the ‘Media Tribune’ on the highest point of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and by barring us from using the elevators nogal?! (nudge, nudge, wink, wink!) OK…. I actually…

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    Road Trip!

    Friday 19 August 2011 What a way to end of a two-month summer-holiday (winter in South Africa) than going to watch the Springboks take on the All Blacks! Thanks to a media-pass courtesy of the…

  • Juan Smith out of RWC

    Juan Smith out of RWC

    Looseforward Juan Smith will not be considered for the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad because of injury. Smith made the decision to rule himself out of contention on Wednesday and informed Springbok coach Peter de…

  • 3 Bokke released for Currie Cup

    3 Bokke released for Currie Cup

    Western Province coach Alistair Coetzee as well as his Bulls counterpart Pine Pienaar will be two happy campers because Bok coach Peter De Villiers has finally agreed to release 3 key WP and Bulls players…

  • Matfield to lead the Boks

    Matfield to lead the Boks

    The Springboks on Tuesday made five changes to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth. There were recalls for flyhalf Morné Steyn, looseforward Willem Alberts, hooker Bismarck du…

  • Ashley Johnson: In-and-Out-Man

    Ashley Johnson: In-and-Out-Man

    The Freestate Cheetahs’ Ashley Johnson must be raking in the domestic air miles. The Springbok camp this morning announced that loose-forward Johnson was on Monday added to the Springbok squad as cover for the back…

  • Lambie, Mvovo, Ralepelle called up for Boks

    Lambie, Mvovo, Ralepelle called up for Boks

    The Springbok selectors have added Patrick Lambie (pictured below), Lwazi Mvovo and Chiliboy Ralepelle to the training squad for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The players’ provinces were…

  • Boks living the Beverly Hills lifestyle

    Boks living the Beverly Hills lifestyle

    The social networks were abuzz with pictures of the Springboks going about their business in Durban this past week. For those of us who have to watch the Tri-Nations match against the Australians on telly…