Latest Springboks News
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Attacking ails at heart of Bok failure
12 Oct 2011
JON CARDINELLI writes that the next Springbok coach can’t afford to make the same mistakes as his predecessor by favouring a conservative yet ultimately ineffective game plan. Read more
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Saru to tackle coach issue after RWC
12 Oct 2011
Saru’s Executive Council will begin discussions around the Springbok coaching and management team for the 2012 season at the conclusion of the World Cup. Read more
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Jake rules out Bok return
11 Oct 2011
World Cup winner Jake White says he will see out his four-year contract with the Brumbies, a day after saying that he would apply to replace Peter de Villiers as Springbok coach. Read more
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Player power failed the Boks
11 Oct 2011
Victor Matfield has conceded the senior players determined how South Africa played in the last four years – and not the coach Peter de Villiers. Read more
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Smit blows whistle on bad boy Bryce
11 Oct 2011
Retired Springbok captain John Smit had a pop at New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence on the team’s arrival back in South Africa. Read more
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Bok rugby will gain from pain
10 Oct 2011
MARK KEOHANE, in his Business Day Newspaper column, writes Bok rugby will rise again – stronger than it ever was in the last two years. Read more
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Burger stands tallest
10 Oct 2011
JON CARDINELLI rates the performances of the Springbok players and coaching staff following their unsuccessful World Cup campaign in New Zealand. Read more
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PdV: I didn’t quit
10 Oct 2011
Peter de Villiers says that he hasn’t resigned but admits that he won’t be re-applying for the Springbok coaching post when his contract expires on 31 December. Read more
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PdV quits as Boks crash out
9 Oct 2011
Peter de Villiers has quit after coaching the Springboks to a World Cup quarter-final defeat in Wellington. Read more
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Brave Wallabies shut out Boks
9 Oct 2011
JON CARDINELLI watched the Wallabies hang on for what could be the unlikeliest yet most significant victory at this 2011 World Cup. Read more
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Boks lament breakdown burglary
9 Oct 2011
The Springboks have suggested that referee Bryce Lawrence’s failure to punish Australia’s infringement at the breakdown cost them heavily. Read more
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Smit says a sad goodbye
9 Oct 2011
Speaking in his final press conference as Springbok captain, John Smit said he won’t allow the disappointment of a quarter-final exit to tarnish his memories. Read more
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Heartbroken Matfield can’t explain loss
9 Oct 2011
Victor Matfield believes the Springboks did their country proud and isn’t quite sure how they ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline. Read more
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Bumbling Boks blow it
9 Oct 2011
RYAN VREDE writes the Springboks’ chronic struggles at the gainline was ultimately terminal to their cause to defend their title. Read more
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PdV’s misplaced loyalty could cost Boks
7 Oct 2011
JON CARDINELLI writes that Peter de Villiers has failed the Springboks by favouring John Smit over Bismarck du Plessis. Read more
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Accuracy and innovation key for Boks
7 Oct 2011
RYAN VREDE looks at where, statistically, the Springboks’ strengths and weaknesses lie, and also runs the rule over Australia ahead of their World Cup quarter-final in Wellington. Read more
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Boks plan to dilute Pocock’s potency
7 Oct 2011
Gary Gold admits that the breakdown battle will determine the outcome of Sunday’s quarter-final and that David Pocock is the Springboks’ biggest threat in this regard. Read more
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McCabe, Vickerman front Boks
7 Oct 2011
Pat McCabe is preferred to Berrick Barnes at inside centre, while Dan Vickerman has been deployed to stop Victor Matfield’s influence in the quarter-final in Wellington. Read more
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Bakkies: I’m not done with Boks
6 Oct 2011
Bakkies Botha will not retire from Test rugby, saying he intends playing two to three more seasons for the Springboks. Read more
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PdV sticks with Smitty
6 Oct 2011
John Smit has been reinstated as the starting hooker and captain for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against the Wallabies. Read more
