Du Toit named World Rugby Player of the Year in Monaco
Pieter-Steph du Toit of South Africa during the 2024 Rugby Championship game between South Africa and Argentina at Mbombela Stadium on 28 September 2024 © Christiaan Kotze/BackpagePix
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Du Toit named World Rugby Player of the Year in Monaco

Pieter-Steph du Toit cemented his place in history by becoming the first South African to be named the World Men's 15s Player of the Year for a second time.

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November 25, 2024
Erasmus praises Boks for unbeaten Castle Lager Outgoing Tour
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Autumn international match at the Allianz Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday November 16, 2024.
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Erasmus praises Boks for unbeaten Castle Lager Outgoing Tour

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus gave all the credit to the players as the team finished the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a clean sweep of victories following their win against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

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November 24, 2024
Olympic Games big boost to Springbok Women’s aspirations
epa11385768 Spain's Jimena Blanco-Hortiguera (L) in action against South Africa's Nadine Roos (R) during Women's Rugby Sevens challenger playoffs match Spain vs South Africa at HSBC SVNS Grand Final tournament in Madrid, Spain, 02 June 2024. EPA/Victor Lerena
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Olympic Games big boost to Springbok Women’s aspirations

To be part of an event where 65 000 people vocally rooted for women's sevens rugby was a feeling that she cannot describe, but close to that was the way the South African team fought for one another and their first victory at their first Olympic Games.

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July 31, 2024
SA Women’s Sevens finish Paris sojourn on a victorious note
South Africa's Nadine Roos during the women's rugby sevens match at Stade de France on the third day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Monday July 29, 2024.
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SA Women’s Sevens finish Paris sojourn on a victorious note

The South African Women’s Sevens team finish their maiden Olympics with their first win at the Paris 2024 Games to finish the tournament on a high note at the Stade de France.

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July 31, 2024
Roos: We are not going to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower
South Africa Women captain Nadine Roos heads for the tryline to score a try during Day 3 of the 2022 HSBC Cape Town Sevens held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 11 November 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix
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Roos: We are not going to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team left South Africa with a firm understanding of what their first participation in the Olympic Games means, not only to the players selected in the squad, but also to those who came before them.

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July 13, 2024
Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games
Rosko Specman of South Africa against New Zealand during day two of the 2023 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium on 10 December 2023 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games

Six players with previous Olympic Games experience, including 2016 bronze medalist Rosko Specman, have been included in the 14-man Springbok Sevens squad for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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July 10, 2024