Articles Posted in the Springboks Category
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World’s Strongest Rugby Jersey : Canterbury Jersey Strength Test
Springbok Kit sponsors Canterbury recently challanged a couple of springboks to see if they could make a tear in the Springbok jerseys. Each player has 10 seconds to rip the neckline of the new 2011 TEST Jerseys, have a look at what Jean de Villiers, Andries Bekker and Bryan Habana could muster up. I would [...]
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Springbok FlashMob : Menlyn Park Shopping Centre
A couple of ladies en gentlemen recently performed the South African Flashmob for their beloved springboks inside a local shopping centre in Pretoria. I just love the badazzled look on the faces of the onlookers. Enjoy.
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Springbok Team to face Wales in their Rugby World Cup 2011 Opener
South Africa has arguably named their strongest Rugby World Cup 2011 Springbok team to face the Welsh Dragons in their crunch World Cup opener on Sunday. The only glaring omissions are Bakkies Botha who has been ruled out due to an achilles problem and Bismarck du Plessis who starts from the bench. Other than this, [...]
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Johann Muller : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Johann Muller probably owes his selection to the Springbok Rugby World Cup Squad to the injury suffered by Andries Bekker that ruled him out of the squad. Muller was out of the greater Springbok plans after his move to go captain Irish club Ulster. He moved there in 2010 after 10 years at the Sharks. Muller himself is [...]
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Willem Alberts : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Willem Alberts was in the middle of a nasty contract battle when changing clubs from the Lions, where he played since 2004, to the Sharks at the end of the 2009 season. The move paid off for Alberts winning the Currie Cup with the Sharks and also getting a call up to the national squad to tour [...]
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Twitter Accounts to follow in the Rugby World Cup
For all the Twits out there, follow your favourite bokke on Twitter: Francois Hougaard BJ Botha Gurthro Steenkamp JP Pietersen Duane Vermeulen Odwa Ndungane Butch James Francois Louw Victor Matfield Pierre Spies John Smit Juan de Jongh Bryan Habana Morne Steyn
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Gio Aplon : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Gio Aplon started his career as a Sevens specialist and represented South Africa at the IRB World series and the 2009 Sevens World Cup before making his Springbok debut in the fifteens format in 2010. His Sevens skills are evident when he runs circles around defenders after starting a counter attack from the fullback position. He is also [...]
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Ruan Pienaar : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Ruan Pienaar is a versatile back that has represented his country at scrumhalf, flyhalf, fullback and wing. He has been selected as a back-up scrumhalf but will by no doubt play off the bench in any position he is needed. He a Product of rugby super school Grey College in Bloemfontein and started his career at the Cheetahs [...]
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Bryan Habana : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Bryan Habana was undeniably one of the heroes when the Spingboks won the Rugby World Cup in 2007. Scoring 8 tries in the tournament equaling the record of legend Jonah Lomu. Since then, Habana has had a slump in form and it feels like forever since he equaled the record for most tries by a Springbok. (38 by another legend [...]
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Odwa Ndungane : Springbok Rugby Player Profiles
Odwa Ndungane will be hoping to repeat the feats of his twin brother Akona and return home with a Rugby World Cup winners medal. Akona was part of the 2007 squad in France, but this time round Odwa gets his turn on the wing. Except for the Odwa’s Sharks and Akona’s Bulls kit you better be [...]