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Baby Boks to face New Zealand in U20 Rugby Championship opener

Recently, the national junior team played a number of preparation matches against senior provincial sides. The Junior Springboks will kick off the inaugural Rugby Championship Under-20 tournament with a match against New Zealand on 2 May at Sunshine Coast Stadium, it was confirmed at the draw on Wednesday. The U20 Rugby Championship will see the

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Sharks’ Grant Williams aiming to make Boks’ No 9 jumper his own

‘It’s more about being selected in the Springboks squad, it’s about being consistent for the Sharks.’ Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams will use the remaining United Rugby Championship games to focus on the finer details of his game to secure his place in the Springbok squad for the international season. Competition among the No 9s in

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Deon Fourie: No discussions with Rassie about Boks future

‘You have to be realistic as well, it’s a new phase, a new year and they have to start building,’ said Fourie. Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok Deon Fourie has revealed he has not had a conversation with new Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus about his future in the team. Fourie, who is the oldest Springbok to

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Ireland coach Andy Farrell fired up for ‘best’ Boks Tests

‘All you want is an opportunity to put yourself out there against the best and South Africa are 100 percent the best.’ Ireland coach Andy Farrell can’t wait for the Six Nations champions to lock horns with the 2023 Rugby World Cup winners and top-ranked side, the Springboks, in July. The Irish retained their championship

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Tickets for Boks versus Portugal Test in Bloem on sale Friday

The match against Portugal will follow after the two Tests against Ireland. It’s now the turn of Bloemfontein and the Free State! Ticket sales for the historic first ever Test between South Africa and Portugal in Bloemfontein, home of the Cheetahs rugby team, on July 20 go on sale on Friday. This, after tickets to

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Etzebeth, Boks win big at SA Rugby awards

Young Canan Moodie also made it a ‘double’ while women’s Bok Libbie Janse van Rensburg took home two awards. Springbok and Sharks lock enforcer Eben Etzebeth has done the double — after being named SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2023, after also capturing the top prize in South African rugby the previous year.

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