Archive for the 'Tri-Nations' Category

Jongi Nokwe scored four tries as the Springboks powered to a record 53-8 victory over the Wallabies in their Tri-Nations rugby test played at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. Blow-by-blow scoring:
The Wallabies hadn’t won at the venue for 45 years but they certainly wouldn’t have expected to instead concede a 45-point victory margin while left-wing Nokwe […]

Springbok team to face Wallabies

The Springbok team versus the Wallabies on Saturday in Johannesburg:
15. Conrad Jantjes
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Adrian Jacobs
12. Jean de Villiers
11. […]

Australia beat South Africa 27-15 at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday to end the world champions’ hopes of winning the Vodacom Tri-Nations title.
Blow-by-blow scoring:
The victory was Australia’s first in South Africa since 2000.
Captain Stirling Mortlock and winger Lote Tuqiri scored second-half tries to seal the Australian victory although South Africa closed the gap […]

15. Conrad Jantjes
14. JP Pietersen
13. Adrian Jacobs
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Jongo Nokwe
10. Butch James
9. Fourie du Preez
8. Pierre Spies
7. Juan Smith
6. Schalk Burger
5. Victor Matfield
4. Andries Bekker
3. CJ van der Linde
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Tendai Mtwarira
Replacements:
Adriaan Strauss; Brian Mujati; Joe van Niekerk; Luke Watson; Ricky Januarie; Frans Steyn; Percy Montgomery
Venue: ABSA Stadium Durban
Gates […]

Springbok left wing Bryan Habana has sustained a hamstring injury and the conservative medical opinion is that he will be out of action for ten days, ruling himself out for the Vodacom Tri-Nations encounter against the Wallabies in Durban this coming Saturday.Meanwhile, Vodacom Free State winger Jongi Nokwe will remain in training with the Springboks […]

It is not often the Springboks are kept scoreless at Newlands, so it was understandable that many South African fans voted with their feet and started streaming for the exits long before the end of this 19-0 defeat to the All Blacks.The New Zealanders led 5-0 at half-time, but it could easily have been much […]

Backs:
Bolla Conradie, Jean  de Villiers, Peter Grant, Butch James, Conrad Jantjes, Adrian Jacobs, Ricky Januarie, Bryan Habana, Percy Montgomery, Odwa Ndungane, JP Pietersen, Ruan Pienaar, Frans Steyn.
Forwards:
Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger, Bismarck du Plessis, Ryan Kankowski, Tendai Mtawarira, Brian Mujati, Victor Matfield, Pierre Spies, Juan Smith, John Smit (c), Gurthro Steenkamp, CJ van der […]

Pieter de Villiers will name his first training squad since taking over as Springbok coach on Saturday 17 May. There is lots of speculation of who will be in and who not, so SARB has decided to add their two cents worth by putting together a 45 player squad we think should be there.
Forwards: […]

Sat 07 Jun 08
Kickoff Home Away Venue
15:00 South Africa Wales Bloemfontein, South Africa –
Sat 14 Jun 08
Kickoff Home Away Venue
15:00 South Africa […]

Peter de Villiers has been appointed as the new head coach for the Springboks following up on Jake White’s success. His appointment was confirmed at a press conference late yesterday afternoon after the president’s council met for two-and-a-half hours to vote on the new coach. De Villiers won the vote by 10-9 over Heyneke […]