Nhleko shuffles Junior Bok side for Argentina rematch
Bafana Nhleko, head coach of South Africa u20 during the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship game between South Africa and Fiji at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 29 June 2024 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Nhleko shuffles Junior Bok side for Argentina rematch

The Junior Springboks have made several changes to their match-day squad for Sunday's playoff match with Argentina in the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

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Boks release nine players to Carling Currie Cup teams
Rassie Erasmus, Head Coach of the Springboks during the 2024 Castle Lager Incoming Series team announcement press conference for South Africa at the Beverly Hills Hotel in uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal on 9 July 2024 © Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Boks release nine players to Carling Currie Cup teams

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released nine players who are not involved in Saturday’s series decider against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to their provincial unions on Wednesday.

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Sharks gear up to face Griquas in Currie Cup
JP Pietersen of Sharks during the 2023 Currie Cup rugby match between Sharks and Cheetahs on 19 May 2023 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Sharks gear up to face Griquas in Currie Cup

The Hollywoodbets Sharks take to the road in this weekend’s Carling Currie Cup when they face off against the Suzuki Griquas in Kimberley on Friday evening in a tricky round two clash.

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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

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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Junior Boks must forge ahead despite painful loss to England
Asad Moos of South Africa goes past Sean Kerr of England during the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship game between South Africa and England at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 9 July 2024 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Junior Boks must forge ahead despite painful loss to England

The Junior Springboks do not want to be defined by their defeats to England and Argentina in the pool phase of the World Rugby U20 Championship, and that's why they will continue to give it their all in their remaining two matches, according to head coach Bafana Nhleko.

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Erasmus sticks with tried and tested team for second Ireland Test
Rassie Erasmus, coach of South Africa during the Springbok Media Conference Team Announcement at Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria on 02 July 2024 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Erasmus sticks with tried and tested team for second Ireland Test

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the second Test at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.

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Springbok Sevens ‘A’ finish second in Mauritius
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Springbok Sevens ‘A’ finish second in Mauritius

The Springbok Sevens ‘A’ side finished the Rugby Africa Sevens Series played at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius in second place on Sunday, with the overall result handing Uganda and Madagascar their passage to contest the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for 2025.

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