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Duane Vermeulen to lead Springboks in opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia

Vermeulen to lead Boks as Kleyn earns SA debut Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks for the third time in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vermeulen leads a team featuring a core of Rugby World Cup winners and talented newcomers – who have excelled at vital moments in the past few seasons – and includes a debutant in former Ireland international lock Jean Kleyn, who will earn his first Springbok Test cap. Flyhalf Manie Libbok and loose forward Marco van Staden also make their first starts...

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Duane Vermeulen to lead Springboks in opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia

Vermeulen to lead Boks as Kleyn earns SA debut Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks for the third time in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vermeulen leads a team featuring a core of Rugby World Cup winners and talented newcomers – who have excelled at vital moments in the past few seasons – and includes a debutant in former Ireland international lock Jean Kleyn, who will earn his first Springbok Test cap. Flyhalf Manie Libbok and loose forward Marco van Staden also make their first starts...

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Castle Lager Rugby Championship | Springboks outlast a fast-finishing Argentina

The Springboks outlasted a fast-finishing Argentina by 22-21 at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday to finish the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on a high, but Bok coach Jacques Nienaber will be the first to admit that it was a rusty effort. The Springboks held a 15-6 lead at the break and outscored the Pumas by three tries to two, but never really showed fluency on attack, while their discipline also left much to be desired. It was rather their sheer willpower on defence that had the crowd on their feet and secured a frustrating win for the men in green and gold....

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Castle Lager Rugby Championship | Springboks outlast a fast-finishing Argentina

The Springboks outlasted a fast-finishing Argentina by 22-21 at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday to finish the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on a high, but Bok coach Jacques Nienaber will be the first to admit that it was a rusty effort. The Springboks held a 15-6 lead at the break and outscored the Pumas by three tries to two, but never really showed fluency on attack, while their discipline also left much to be desired. It was rather their sheer willpower on defence that had the crowd on their feet and secured a frustrating win for the men in green and gold....

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Rugby | Springboks win drama-filled Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld

Boks do the business against Ireland in Pretoria  The Springboks won a pulsating and drama-filled Test by 27-20 against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria to go one-nil up in the Castle Lager Incoming Series, a match that will be talked about for a while by all of the 50,066 spectators in attendance. The Boks held a 13-8 lead at the break and apart from a dominating opening 30 minutes, it was not the smoothest win ever, but a seven-point margin over the second ranked team in the world is not something to sniff at. There were times where the Boks were sublime, but they were...

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Rugby | Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Louw earn first starts for Boks in Brisbane

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Elrigh Louw will make their first Test starts for South Africa against the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday as the Springboks largely reverted to the squad that shared a two-Test series with Ireland last month for the kick-off of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium.

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Rugby | SpringBoks are ready for Wallaby backlash

Louw, who was one of only five players to retain their places in Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ starting team from the last Test, as the coach made 10 changes to the matchday team, was excited about the clash and the opportunity to start once again, and he hoped to make the most of every opportunity to start in the green and gold jersey.

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Rugby | Etzebeth cleared for NZ as Boks release four players

Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth has been cleared to face New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday after completing all the training sessions this week and has been drafted onto the replacements bench for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter, while Rassie Erasmus has released four players to their Carling Currie Cup teams to get some valuable game time this weekend.

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Rugby | le Roux and Am return to face New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship

  • RWC winners Willie le Roux (and Lukhanyo Am return to face New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Cape Town.
  • Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday
Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday

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Rugby | Springboks win in Cape Town

  • Boks dig deep to beat NZ and win the Freedom Cup
  • The Springboks again showed massive character as they fought back from a 9-3 half-time deficit
The Springboks again showed massive character as they fought back from a 9-3 half-time deficit

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Rugby | Springboks make 10 changes for Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas

  • Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made 10 changes to his starting team for their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas
  • Salmaan Moerat (lock) leads a new-look team in a match which would see the Boks claim the Championship title for the first time since 2019
Salmaan Moerat (lock) leads a new-look team in a match which would see the Boks claim the Championship title for the first time since 2019

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Rugby | Pumas edge Boks to set up Nelspruit title decider

  • Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider in Mbombela on Saturday
  • Springbok replacement flyhalf Manie Libbok had a penalty two minutes from time to win it for the Boks
Springbok replacement flyhalf Manie Libbok had a penalty two minutes from time to win it for the Boks

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Rugby | Etzebeth hits Springbok record as Hendrikse and Libbok start

  • Eben Etzebeth will set the record as the most capped Springbok of all time on in Nelspruit Saturday when he runs out at lock against Argentina
  • The three are promoted from the bench in a match-23 that shows six personnel changes from the team that went down 29-28 against the same opposition in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
The three are promoted from the bench in a match-23 that shows six personnel changes from the team that went down 29-28 against the same opposition in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.