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One change to the Bok team to face France in Durban – plus some key facts and...
The last time the Springboks were in action at King’s Park in Durban, they suffered one of the most humiliating of defeats – a crushing 15-57 thumping by the All Blacks. Things can only get better for...
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How they fared – the Springbok performance scorecard
No coach will ever express unreserved satisfaction for the way their team has played, and Bok coach Allister Coetzee is no different. After the Springboks’ 37-15 win in a game that saw the home side...
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Lions prop Ruan Dreyer is the newcomer to Springbok team to face France in...
JOHANNESBURG — Bok coach Allister Coetzee’s team for the third and final Test against France at Ellis Park on Saturday was always expected to show a few changes. First Oupa Mohoje and then Ross Cronje...
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How the Springboks fared as they whitewash France
The Springboks finally buried their Ellis Park bogey against the French with their first-ever victory against the Tricolors in Johannesburg. The 3-0 whitewash has unleashed a wave of justified praise,...
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Pollard called up for Bok training camp as Coetzee assesses squad depth
JOHANNESBURG — While South African rugby fans will be consumed by Super Rugby playoff action over the next three weeks (that’s if one of the three local teams left in the competition get to the...
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Is an early Super Rugby exit beneficial for players earmarked for a Bok call-up?
JOHANNESBURG — Does a solid break from rugby leave a side rusty or rejuvenated when they return to action? The Lions’ recent performance after the resumption of the Super Rugby season following the...
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Has Allister Coetzee named the best players for the Rugby Championship?
JOHANNESBURG — The Super Rugby final is over – best forgotten for most Lions fans and certainly for Kwagga Smith (though the Lions flanker still has to face SANZAAR’s Foul Play Review Committee on...
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Uzair Cassiem surprise choice in Bok side to face Pumas in PE
JOHANNESBURG — Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s biggest surprise in his team for the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Port Elizabeth on Saturday is Cheetahs’ loose forward Uzair Cassiem...
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Stop-start: Is it Coenie Oosthuizen’s time to shine?
JOHANNESBURG — I once was interviewing Springbok captain and hooker John Smit ahead of a Test match – I can’t remember which one, Smit played 111 times for the Springboks – and asked him a question...
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Is Elton Jantjies starting to own the Bok no. 10 jersey?
JOHANNESBURG — Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth reckons his players are better prepared for their Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Salta on Saturday than they were for the 2016 edition of...
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Hougaard comes off the bench for Bok Test against Pumas in Salta
JOHANNESBURG — It says a lot about consistency in the Springbok team that coach Allister Coetzee has made only one injury-enforced change to the team that will do battle against Argentina in Salta on...
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Pollard, Cronje and Leyds return from injury for Boks’ Australasian trip
JOHANNESBURG — Springbok coach Allister Coetzee is determined to get Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard back into international rugby. His presence in the squad for the Australasian leg of the Rugby...
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Ross Cronjé back for Boks while Mostert gets a rest
JOHANNESBURG — The return of scrumhalf Ross Cronjé to the Springbok side is the biggest boost for the team that faces Australia in Perth on Saturday in the Rugby Championship. Cronje had to sit out the...
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Matt Pearce in NZ: Why the Boks have a real chance of beating All Blacks
LONDON — Rugby professor Matthew Pearce is in Auckland ahead of the weekend’s clash between South Africa’s rejuvenated Springboks and rugby’s World Champion All Blacks. When he was there for SuperSport...
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Mostert, Du Preez back for Boks against the All Blacks
JOHANNESBURG — Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has enjoyed a fairly consistent selection process this season, without having to deal with out-of-form players when choosing his side for the Rugby...
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Coetzee says he’s disappointed, but promises Boks will emerge stronger
The Springbok camp is trying to put a brave face on that record drubbing handed out by the All Blacks in Albany on Saturday. The 57-0 defeat is the lowest of all lows in Springbok rugby, yet coach...
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Two uncapped players S’bu Nkosi and Louis Schreuder added to the Springbok squad
JOHANNESBURG — There was a lot wrong with the Springbok team that suffered the worst defeat in South African international rugby history against New Zealand last Saturday, but the scrumhalf and wing...
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Cronje, Louw back for the Boks against Wallabies in Bloemfontein
In the buildup to the Springboks’ Rugby Championship Test match against Australia in Bloemfontein, coach Allister Coetzee has faced some selection criticism. He justified the continued exclusion of one...
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Wholesale changes to the Bok team to face France
JOHANNESBURG — In possibly the biggest understatement of the year, Bok coach Allister Coetzee says his team is looking for an improved performance against France. Quite simply, they can’t be any worse...
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Mbonambi makes his first Test start after Marx fails to recover from injury
JOHANNESBURG — Finally Stormers hooker Bongi Mbonambi gets a chance to start at Test match. He’s had to play second fiddle to Adriaan Strauss at a time when he had no chance of being rotated into a...
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