Many professional rugby players will tell you, the Springboks are a hard side to break into. A few players who are undoubtedly good enough for international rugby have finished their careers without ever earning a cap for the national side. Some like Irish international, CJ Stander have opted to face up to their compatriots instead..
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Twelve SA rugby players who turned up for other countries
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Rassie Erasmus to be ‘coach‚ but not called Bok coach’
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In true South African rugby fashion‚ by gaining clarity on one issue‚ another became muddied in the wake of Allister Coetzee’s sacking as Springbok coach on Friday. Coetzee and SA Rugby negotiated a settlement‚ the details of which remain private‚ to end Coetzee’s 22-month association with the team. But after months of dragging out Coetzee’s..
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Ind vs SA: After AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis ruled out of ODI, T20I series
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South African skipper Faf du Plessis and batsman AB de Villers have been ruled out of ODI and T20Is series against India due to a finger injury. Faf’s absence would be a massive blow for the hosts as their start batter AB de Villiers was already ruled out from first three ODI matches due to..
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Police alert to tourists
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Police are urging the hospitality industry in South Africa to advise their guests to be vigilant after booking into guest houses, lodges and hotels after an incident in Nelson Mandela Bay. The South African Police say doors and windows should be locked when retiring for the night. “The safety and security of our citizens is..
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Sewende (en laaste) boek in gewilde geskiedenisreeks binnekort beskikbaar
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Wes-Transvalers was (en is waarskynlik steeds) bekend vir hulle hardkoppigheid en gehardheid. Dit is juis hierdie eienskap wat burgers van dié area tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog hulle uitsonderlike uithouvermoë gegee het. In ’n nuwe boek wat binnekort by Kraal Uitgewers verskyn, kom die omvangryke krygsgeskiedenis van dié oorlog in die westelike streek van die toenmalige ZAR..
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Do you follow the Blitzboks here is the fixtures and the squad
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Dylan Sage and Stedman Gans have also returned to the squad. Sage, who missed the last two tournaments in Dubai and Cape Town due to a back injury, comes in for the injured Chris Dry while Gans replaces Branco du Preez, who picked up a hamstring injury in training last week. ‘We made the call..
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Who is Cyril Ramaphosa? A profile of the new leader of the ANC
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South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has a new president – Cyril Ramaphosa. But who is he? Ramaphosa cuts a fitting figure to take over government, stabilise the economy, and secure the constitutional architecture that he helped create at the end of apartheid. But to expect more would be expecting too much…
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