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7 months
Unbelievable. 🇿🇦🏉💚👏
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There are many unsung heros in this management. Congrats to each one of them on helping the Boks to win the World Cup.
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Bongi Mbonambi is in full flight and full of energy at the Boks training session just outside Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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Ladies and gentlemen…let the drums roll…lights, cameras…I introduce Lukhanyo Am to you. He is back in the house. 🏉🙌🇿🇦 #Springboks #RWC2023
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Minister Zizi Kodwa wishing the Boks good luck for the final. He is at the training ground in Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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7 months
Manie Libbok on being able to kick with both feet: "That is a skill I have worked on since I was little. I grew up kicking with both feet and it's something I have done for years now. I am happy to be in the position I can kick with both feet."
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7 months
Jean Kleyn will be the only one in Limerick with a gold medal.
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8 months
In 2012 Pierre Schoeman was RG Snyman’s captain of Affies first team. Today they will be playing against each other in Marseille. A special occasion for both.
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2 months
Rugby World Cup-winning coach and South African director of rugby, Johan “Rassie” Erasmus, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the North-West University (NWU).
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2 years
South Africa’s Bella Kruger, daughter of former Bok flanker Ruben Kruger, just crushed the number 4 seed at Junior Wimbledon. #superproud #Krugersisters 👏
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6 months
Duane is one of those players who did not have a ceiling. Never was there a stage too high for him. Salute, Duane. 🇿🇦🏉
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Jesse Kriel was very focused on the training field today before tomorrow’s final. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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World Rugby can’t find any evidence against Bongi Mbonambi. No action will be taken against him.
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Antoine Dupont is not happy with Ben O’Keeffe’s performance.
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7 months
Jaco Peyper was one of the other well known faces that attended the Bok training session in Paris today. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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This bus had to wait for Siya Kolisi as he was scrummed by the fans. 🏉🇿🇦🇫🇷
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The Boks are having a kicking compo just before their training session in Paris. There is some nice energy on the training field. 🇿🇦🏉 #Springboks #RWC2023
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A South African flag hanging in front of the Springbok hotel in Toulon.
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7 months
New Zealand, France, England, Australia, Wales and four other teams on average kicked more than the Boks per game, in this year’s World Cup in France.
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Paris is green. Bok green. 💚🇿🇦🇮🇪🤪 #Checkers #Springboks
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Jesse Kriel trained with a bandage around his head today after he got more than ten stitches after the test against France. 🏉🇿🇦 #Springboks #RWC2023
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The weather is finally changing in France. It is 17° degrees here in Paris and we had a bit of rain. It is still humid. Duane and Ox are enjoying the weather. #Springboks #RWC2023 🏉🇿🇦
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3 years
Look the Morné Steyn story is a fairytale but don’t forget about Trevor Nyakane’s scrum penalties and the vital turnovers Damian de Allende and Siya made. Great team effort. Eben won a vital line-out. Marco won an important turnover. Cheslin’s try. So many big moments.
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Siya Kolisi and Damian de Allende made the most dominant tackles by any player in this year’s World Cup. Ten each. 🇿🇦💚🏉
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8 months
It is all happening outside the Stade de Marseille. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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8 months
What an awesome achievement with reaching the milestone of 50 tests as the Bok captain this weekend. Well done, Siya. This photo was taken after this morning's presser. 🏉🇿🇦 #Springboks #RWC2023
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10 months
Condolences to Eben Etzebeth and his family after his father, Harry, passed away last night.
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Jean Kleyn on Siya Kolisi: "It is something from the outside you don't necessarily understand. His entire journey epitomises the South African dream, striving through the difficult things, what other people would call impossible."
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The Boks arriving at their training field in Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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South Africa’s Cheslin Kolbe has averaged 16.7 metres per carry from his 19 carries at this year’s Rugby World Cup, more than any other player to have run with the ball on 15+ occasions.
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Canan Moodie stretching before the Bok training session in Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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The Boks are in the house. 🇿🇦🏉 #Springboks #RWC2023
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My money is on Lukhanyo Am to join the Boks with Makazole Mapimpi returning home.
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Rassie Erasmus arriving at the Boks last training session for the 2023 World Cup in France. Minister Zizi Kodwa is here to support the Boks. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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There is a lot of positive energy flowing at the Boks training session in Toulon today. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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8 months
The former Toulon player, Duane Vermeulen, also received plenty of attention from fans today. 🇫🇷🇿🇦🏉
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Congrats to former Bok captain Adriaan Strauss with your MBA. Pieter Möller is the chap on the right.
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It is such sad news to hear about the drowning of Jannie du Plessis’s youngest child yesterday on Jannie’s birthday. It is heartbreaking news. I will keep Jannie and his family in my prayers. 🙏
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7 months
The Gwijo squad is here to support the Boks. Although more than 60 000 French supporters are expected on a cool night, there are plenty of Bok supporters here. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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The Boks (Handré Pollard) arriving for their first training session here in Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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Enjoying the Bok vibe outside the Stade de Marseille. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉 @Netwerk24Sport
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10 months
Well done Loftus 🇦🇺🇿🇦🏉
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Pieter-Steph du Toit on getting through the WC drama: "I guess as a team we like drama. We have had drama for the last few years. It helped us a lot as a team to get through the drama and cope with it and it shows the resilience of the team and the whole of South Africa."
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A special moment.
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7 months
Ball in play: 00:38:34 😳
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2 years
Congrats to Bafana Nhleko who did a tremendous job as coach of the Junior Boks. I enjoyed the brand of rugby that they played. It is also worth mentioning the name of one of his backroom staff, Chean Roux, for his contributions.
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A special moment for Cheslin Kolbe just after the welcoming function in Toulon. 🇿🇦🏉🇫🇷
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Cheslin Kolbe helping his old mate, Damian Willemse, out on how to fasten his heart rate monitor before today’s training session at Stade Mayol in Toulon. 😁 #Springboks #RWC2023 🏉🇿🇦
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7 months
Breakdown steals for South Africa: 1. Kwagga Smith 6, 2. Deon Fourie 4, 3. Duane Vermeulen 2, 4. Jasper Wiese 2. Breakdown steals for England: 1. Courtney Lawes 2, 2. Maro Itoje 2, 3. Ben Earl 1, 4. Ben Ribbans 1.
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Kwagga Smith made the most turnovers by any player in this year’s World Cup. Deon Fourie’s name is also on the list. Two of the best off the bench in this year’s tournament.
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7 months
Two former Boks, Wahl Bartmann and André Venter, attended the Boks training session in cold and wet weather in Paris today. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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A proud Deon Fourie shows his World Cup medal. 🇿🇦🏉🇫🇷
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Rassie Erasmus is showing off his kicking skills to Siya Kolisi on the training field in Paris. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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The miracle man…Andy Edwards is in charge of the Boks fitness. He did a brilliant job.
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7 months
Deon Fourie: On Pieter-Steph du Toit making 28 tackles and him (Deon) making 21 tackles: "I haven't seen the stats, but it felt like it. I was tired and I was in a dark place.”
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Hendrik Cronjé
2 years
So the Boks are without Pieter-Steph du Toit, RG Snyman, Cobus Reinach, Handré Pollard (late arrival, Top14 winner), Trevor Nyakane, Sbu Nkosi, Marco van Staden, Johan Goosen (not available yet) and Duane Vermeulen for the first test against Wales.
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I still can’t believe SA Rugby managed to pull off the series during the Covid pandemic. Congrats to Jurie Roux and his team. After losing a classmate and friends due to Covid and myself fighting the battle recently, all I can say to the Boks is that pressure is a privilege. 🇿🇦
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6 years
In sports you don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for.
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2 years
😂🤪🏈🇿🇦
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2 months
Rassie confirmed that Siya is still available for the Boks. Rassie is still deciding about the captaincy as Siya is now playing abroad and Saru always wanted the captain to play his rugby in SA. Rassie is however impressed with Siya’s form for Racing92. #Springboks #capetown
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The Viking was on 🔥 last night. He described that feeling just before running on the field with that 7/1 bench against the All Blacks as very special. He also said that he got into Mongolian throat singing. Watch out for Rudolf Gerhardus Snyman.
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Beautiful day in Kimberley.
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Player 24 🤪🏉🇿🇦💚🇳🇿 #Springboks #RWC2023
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It is all happening outside the Stade de Marseille. Plenty of Bok supporters warming up for the big test later on today. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉
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2 years
What a feel good story. A really special gesture by The Sharks. Well done by Eduard Coetzee, one of the country’s top rugby administrators. 👏🏉☕️
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4 months
World Rugby has today released the official trailer for Whistleblowers, a ground-breaking film documenting the lives and experiences of the Emirates World Rugby Match Officials at the men’s Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
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7 months
@Kyenedy Yip. I wonder why?
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8 months
The Boks had a wonderful welcoming function in Toulon. 🇿🇦🏉🇫🇷
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2 years
Caroline Grace Brüssow, wife of former Bok Heinrich Brüssow, will be singing the National Anthem before Saturday’s second test between the Boks and Wales in Bloem.
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There are plenty of Bok supporters around the Stade de France. 🏉🇿🇦🇳🇿 #Springboks #RWC2023 @Netwerk24 @Netwerk24Sport
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7 years
Hoekom was die man nie op The Voice nie? 😋
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8 months
Duane Vermeulen and Jasper Wiese are working on their skills under the high ball. Damian de Allende did not train with the team. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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8 months
Malcolm Marx injured himself today. Jacques Nienaber hopes to get clarity on the seriousness of his injury later tonight. #Springboks #RWC2023 🏉🇿🇦 🇷🇴
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8 months
The Boks are having their first training session in Toulon at the Toulon rugby club today. It is another beautiful and hot day in Toulon. 🇫🇷🇿🇦🏉
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Hendrik Cronjé
2 years
Great win in Oz without injured players like Bongi Mbonambi, RG Snyman, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Handré Pollard, Cheslin Kolbe, Lukhanyo Am and Sbu Nkosi. Kurt-Lee Arendse also suspended. Building depth. 🇿🇦🏉
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2 years
There is an explosion of talent in SA rugby. Players like Sacha Mngomezulu, Canan Moodie, André-Hugo Venter, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Henco van Wyk, Ruan Venter, Quan Horn and Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
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Spare a thought for Lood de Jager who is hoping to get the clearance from his cardiologist middle October to start training again. It must be difficult not to be part of this World Cup. 🏉🇿🇦 #Springboks #RWC2023
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Hendrik Cronjé
3 years
But it is not Tuesday yet. Thought World Rugby only responds on Tuesdays?
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World Rugby Media
3 years
Disciplinary update: Rassie Erasmus and South Africa Rugby misconduct hearing #rugby via @worldrugby
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Siya Kolisi on the iconic Xhosa commentary from the late Kaunda Ntunja in which he introduced him as the first black captain in 2018, and what it means to him to hear Xhosa commentary on television in South Africa:👇
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Felix Jones is doing a lot of talking at today’s training session at the RCT. 🇿🇦🏉 #Springboks #RWC2023
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The Boks are having their captains run in cold weather at the Stade de France. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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9 months
Destination: 🇫🇷🏉✈️
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8 months
Just for some perspective. Scotland played France twice in August beating them 52-51 (winning 25-21 at Murrayfield and losing 30-27 in Saint-Etienne). One can therefore understand the relief in the Bok camp after beating Scotland 18-3 in Marseille. 🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉
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2 years
Nine changes expected to Bok starting line-up for the Sydney test. Malcolm Marx expected to start. 🇿🇦🇦🇺🏉
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Hendrik Cronjé
3 years
Hats off to the forward coach of the Boks, Deon Davids. 👏
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Autumn Nations Series
3 years
Brutal from the @Springboks 💪 Malcolm Marx powers over for his 10th try in 44 Tests! 🇬🇧 Watch the #AutumnNationsSeries Live on @primevideosport #WALvRSA
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Marco van Staden working on his line-out throwing at today’s training session in Toulon. He will play hooker for the Boks in the case of an emergency. #Springboks #RWC2023 🇿🇦🏉
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1 year
A massive task awaits the Bulls. They depart Loftus today 5:30 pm. Economy class via Doha to London then 4 hour bus trip. Arrive in Exeter tomorrow evening 6 pm. 24 hour journey.
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8 months
The boys are sweating in the sun at Stade Mayol. 🇫🇷🏉🇿🇦 #Springboks #RWC2023
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Hendrik Cronjé
24 days
Watching Chasing the Sun2 really brought back very special memories of France2023. What a special bunch of coaches and players. The Boks mean so much to our nation. 💚🇿🇦
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2 years
Eben Etzebeth will have to wait until next season before he can join the exclusive club 100. At age 30 he is however set to smash Victor Matfield’s Bok record, in +~ 3 years time.
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7 months
Bok-bevonk! 🇿🇦💚🏉
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8 months
Jacques Nienaber hinted this morning in Bordeaux that they will watch Handré Pollard’s performance tonight for the Leicester Tigers against Sale Sharks with interest. #Springboks #RWC2023
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No doubt that Malcolm Marx is a massive loss. He is a special player. A key player. I however have no doubt that Bongi Mbonambi and Deon Fourie will step up to the plate. Deon can add value in some other ways to the Bok team.
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7 months
@Lwae88 The alleged incident happened in the November 2022 test between the Boks and England and NOT in the semi’s.
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2 years
Expect a smoke cloud over Manguang today with Cheetah supporters celebrating their favourite rugby team inclusion in the European Challenge Cup from later this year. 🏉
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