Rugby

With a dismal win percentage in Australia (0% win rate for the current team and management over the last 4 years) the Springboks appear to be looking to deploy the ‘bomb squad’ to come off the bench to finish matches off – a tactic that worked well at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.In the video below Vincent Koch and Elton Jantjies chat to the media today ahead of the Springboks v Wallabies Rugby Game on 27 August at 7:30 am (SA Time) and 3 September. They will face Argentina in Buenos Aires … [Read more...] about With the Odds Against the Springboks, Will the ‘Bomb Squad’ be Effective This Staurday?

The Boks are in Australia ahead of the matches against the Wallabies on 27 August at 7:30 am (SA Time) and 3 September. They will face Argentina in Buenos Aires on 17 September before hosting the Pumas in Durban a week later.Head Coach Jacques Nienaber held an online media conference and was asked about the Springboks Dismal performance against the Wallabies in Australia – something like a 13% win rate. And then he revealed a statistic that would make any team quake in their boots – see below … [Read more...] about Well Didn’t Know this about the Springboks v Wallabies…

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has handed Warrick Gelant a start on the right wing and recalled scrumhalf Faf de Klerk in the only two changes to his starting team for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour match against Australia in Adelaide on Saturday.Gelant takes over from Jesse Kriel on the wing, while De Klerk has completed his return to play protocol after missing the second Test against New Zealand due to concussion and slots in for Jaden Hendrikse. Nienaber also made three changes … [Read more...] about Springboks make minor changes for Adelaide Test

Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko was a happy man after his team won their second pool game at the U20 Six Nations Summer Series in Italy when they beat Ireland by 33-24 in Verona on Wednesday evening.The hot and humid conditions made handling difficult, but the South African pack laid the foundation for a solid win against the 2022 Six Nations and Grand Slam champions, outscoring their opponents by five tries to three, with the final Irish try coming after the hooter had sounded. Cameron … [Read more...] about Junior Boks win second game in Italy

Five teams – the Mastercard Golden Lions, Border, Eastern Province, DHL Western Province and Limpopo Blue Bulls – finished the SA Rugby U16 Girls Week in Welkom undefeated, with all of them securing consecutive victories in their matches played on Monday and Wednesday.DHL Western Province finished strongest at HT Pelatona Projects Stadium on Wednesday, beating the Blue Bulls by 44-0 in a commanding performance in a tournament that yielded 100 tries. The Lions and Valke scored 13 tries apiece, … [Read more...] about EP Girls Undefeated

Junior Springbok flyhalf and captain, Sacha Mngomezulu, has echoed the words of his coach Bafana Nhleko, calling for an overall improvement in their game and a strong mentality if they want to topple Ireland in their second pool match of the Six Nations U20 Summer Series in Verona, Italy on Wednesday.The Junior Boks kicked off their campaign with a solid 30-22 triumph over England last Friday, and while the team are happy with the winning start, they are less satisfied with a few aspects of … [Read more...] about Junior Bok skipper wants strong mentality against fired-up Ireland

The focus on another victory and the winning margin will not be driving the Springbok Women at City Park on Thursday when they take on Namibia in Pool A of Rugby Africa’s Women’s Cup, but the way in which they go about to achieve that.Babalwa Latsha, who will lead the team onto the field against their African neighbours in a second-round match, said if their processes are followed, the score will reflect that, as their mission is a simple one. “We need time on the field to improve and this is … [Read more...] about Another opportunity to improve for Bok Women

The Junior Springboks arrived in Italy on Tuesday evening and immediately went about their business to fine tune their preparations for Friday’s opening match of the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series against England in Verona.The 30-man squad flew out of Cape Town on Monday evening via Dubai, finishing their 24-hour travel schedule with a bus trip from the airport in Milan to their base in Verona. After checking into their Verona hotel in the early evening, the group had activation and massages … [Read more...] about Junior Boks hit the road running in Italy

The Junior Springboks completed their preparations with one final training session in Stellenbosch on Monday, but they will travel to Italy for the Under-20 Six Nations Summer Series without Canan Moodie, who was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.However, the Junior Boks were bolstered by the arrival of DHL Stormers flyhalf Sacha Mngomezulu and Vodacom Bulls lock Reinhardt Ludwig, who have both featured in the Vodacom URC, on Sunday at their base camp in Stellenbosch. Mngomezulu … [Read more...] about Junior Springboks wrap up preparations for Summer Series

The Springbok Women will travel to the Far East next month for two historic Tests against the Japan national women’s team, the Sakura Fifteen, in Iwate and Saitama, the Japan Rugby Union announced earlier on Saturday.The Tests are scheduled for 24 July in the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in Iwate, and on 30 July in Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama, in what will be the first tour of South Africa’s national women’s side to Japan. The hosts are ranked 12th and the Springbok Women 13th on … [Read more...] about Springbok Women set for two Test-series against Japan

A new Carling Currie Cup champion will be crowned next week after a weekend of dramatic semi-final action, which saw Windhoek Draught Griquas stun holders Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria, while the Airlink Pumas staged a brilliant late rally to shock the Toyota Cheetahs in their pulsating match in Bloemfontein.That means that the 2022 Final will be staged in Kimberley next Saturday, when Windhoek Draught Griquas play in their first decider since 1970, the Airlink Pumas, who have reached the top two … [Read more...] about 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #28 – Remember EP?

Springbok Women’s Sevens coach, Paul Delport, has invited five new players to the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for their first Commonwealth Games camp, from 19 to 24 June in preparation for the showpiece in Birmingham, England at the end of July.The Blue Bulls Women duo of Kyla de Vries and Nontuthuko Shongwe, SWD’s Faith Gosling and Zandile Masuku, and Boland’s Luleka Tyibilika are all new to the group, while Kemisetso Baloyi (Blue Bulls) and Bianca Augustyn (Maties) were involved in camps … [Read more...] about Delport includes five new players in Commonwealth Games training squad

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said his training squad are making strides as they wrapped up the second week of their preparation camp in Pretoria on Friday, and added the two South African sides contesting Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship final in Cape Town will be a shot in the arm for the national squad as they prepare for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Wales, which kicks off next month.Nienaber said he was satisfied with the step-up made by the players from the first … [Read more...] about Boks continue to make strides at preparation camp

Four of the SA Rugby Youth Weeks return this winter in Cape Town, Kimberley and Welkom after it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the challenges and uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic.SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that four of the national Youth Week tournaments will be staged across the three venues between during the midyear school holidays, from 26 June and 9 July. The Youth Weeks programme will start with the simultaneous hosting of the Under-16 and Under-18 Girls Week in … [Read more...] about SA Rugby confirms return of four Youth Weeks

Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer praised his charges for not dropping their intensity on attack as South Africa opened their Pool A Rugby Africa Women’s Cup campaign with a commanding 108-0 win over Zimbabwe at City Park in Cape Town on Wednesday.The Springbok Women ran in 17 tries without conceding any, with Nomawethu Mabenge (wing) and Aphiwe Ngwevu (centre) each bagging a hat-trick. For Raubenheimer, it was a pleasing effort in his team’s first Test match since November last year, … [Read more...] about Springbok Women run riot