Tag: Springboks

TIAAN STRAUSS TURNS 61: THE BOK WHO WON THE WORLD CUP IN GOLD, NOT GREEN

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Birthday Tribute | Tiaan Strauss | 28 June 2026 | Western Province | Springboks | Wallabies | Rugby Union Picture the scene. It is 1995....

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PAT LAMBIE EVER WORE

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There is a photograph that stops you cold. Pat Lambie, mid-roar, fist clenched, green jersey blazing under the Kings Park floodlights. October 8, 2016. South...

CURWIN BOSCH TURNS 29: THE TALENTED FLY-HALF WHO NEVER QUITE GOT HIS CHANCE

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Birthday Tribute | 25 June 2026 | Sharks · South Africa · Rugby He is 29 years old, living in France, and playing second-tier rugby...

SIX NEW NAMES IN RASSIE’S NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 SQUAD ANNOUNCED

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Rassie Erasmus did not stumble upon six uncapped players on Saturday night. He built toward them, methodically, across months of alignment camps, warm-up fixtures,...

AKKER VAN DER MERWE TURNS 35: THE WARTHOG NEVER STOPS CHARGING

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Birthday Tribute | Akker van der Merwe | 17 June 2026 | Bulls · South Africa · Rugby Union Picture a ruck on the floor...

RILEY NORTON LEAPS FROM JUNIOR BOKS CAPTAIN TO STARTING FOR THE SPRINGBOKS

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Siya Kolisi leads the Springboks against the Barbarians at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday, with kick-off at 15h00 SAST. The...

SIYA KOLISI TURNS 35: THE LAST LINE OF DEFENCE

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Picture the young Siya Kolisi. He sleeps near the front door of his grandmother's two-room house in Zwide township, Port Elizabeth, on a makeshift...

KWAGGA SMITH TURNS 33: THE ANIMAL THAT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO EXIST

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There is a theory in South African rugby that certain players don’t fit the template. Too small, too light, not quite a six, not...

PIERRE SPIES TURNS 41: THE BULL WHO CARRIED A NATION’S HOPES

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There are rugby players who make their living in the hard yards, who do the grinding work that never makes the highlight reel. And...

DANIE ROSSOUW TURNS 48: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD CUP

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There are rugby players who do their jobs quietly, in the shadows of the scoreboard. And then there are those who, in a single...

BULLS SCRUMHALF EMBROSE PAPIER NAMED SA VODACOM URC PLAYER OF THE SEASON

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Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been named the South African Vodacom URC Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign, capping a remarkable...

LOOD DE JAGER SET FOR LONG-AWAITED RETURN AS SPRINGBOK LOCK CRISIS DEEPENS

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Lood de Jager is set to make his long-awaited return to rugby this weekend, offering Rassie Erasmus a rare piece of good news amid...
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