A resounding 58-10 victory for SA was what everybody expected and wanted to see, revenge for the 53-3 loss to England in 2002 and a promising start to 2007 Test season building towards the World Cup in September in France.
Everything is still not a 100% in the SA camp but enough signs were there to […]

South Africa kicked off their international season with a crushing 58-10 win over world champions England in Bloemfontein overnight.
The hosts, who ran in seven tries in the 80 minutes, led 30-3 at half-time.
England, minus up to 30 of their leading players who are either injured or were involved in last weekend’s European Cup final, were […]

Here’s the side which will take the field on Sunday against the poms
15. Percy Montgomery
14. Ashwin Willemse
13. Wynand Olivier
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Bryan Habana
10. Butch James
9. Ricky Januarie
8. Danie Rossouw
7. Juan Smith
6. Schalk Burger
5. Victor Matfield
4. Bakkies Botha
3. BJ Botha
2. John Smit (captain)
1. Deon Carstens
Reserves:
16. Guthro Steenkamp
17. Gary Botha
18.CJ van der Linde
19.Johann Muller
20. Pierre Spies
21. […]

A Jake White tactical blunder and a poor final 15 minutes snatched defeat from the brink of a Twickenham victory. Can the Springboks turn things around this weekend against a very poor English side? What used to be a walk in the park has turned into mission impossible! Can Jake White’s 2006 Boks win for […]

On Sunday the reduced squad for the tests against England were announced. Once again (!) not without controversy, the initial squad was aimed to be 37, but was enlarged to 38 to accomodate Derick Hougaard for the injured Andre Pretorius. Luke Watson’s inclusion above Kabamba Floors should raise a few eyebrows.

Squad:
Backs - […]

The Sharks Rugby Union is laughing all the way to the bank as the Absa Stadium sold out in record time yesterday . All 54000 seats have been snapped up by hungry rugby supporters. The first all SA Super 14 final since the competition’s inception in 1996! News 24 wrote:
Who would have thought - or […]

SARB thought the following information might be usefull. It’s all the fixtures for the Springboks this year up untill the IRB Rugby World Cup, including the Tri-Nations. Check it…
26 May: England (Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein) - 15:00
2 June: England (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 15:00
9 June: Samoa (Ellispark, Johannesburg) - 15:00
16 June: Australia (Newlands, Cape Town) - […]

On Saturday night, controversy in South African Rugby continued with the squad of 45 players being enlarged to 46 players to accomodate Luke Watson. Aparently, this was the doing of South African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins, due to pressure from politicians.
Springbok coach Jake White was not consulted on this change and is seeking legal […]

The Bulls set up the first all-South African final in Vodacom Super 14 history by beating the Crusaders 27-12 in the second semi-final played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday evening.
In match that produced no tries Derick Hougaard booted the Bulls into their first final, against the Sharks in Durban next Saturday, with eight […]

Allright guys (and girls!), on Saturday the 12th May 2007 after the Bulls - Crusaders semi-final the Springbok Rugby Training Squad will be announced for the tests against England and Samoa, as well as the Tri-Nations on channel 21 on DSTV (MNET). SARB has compiled a squad whose names we would like to see in […]