Springbok legend Beast Mtawarira has shared words of wisdom with the next generation of rugby talent in a special video released by Roc Nation Sports International.
Springbok World Cup winners Cheslin Kolbe and Beast Mtawarira have shared words of wisdom with the next generation of rugby talent in a special video released by Roc Nation Sports International.
The Springbok coaches set the tone for a productive season-opening national alignment camp at a two-day strategic coaches’ session on Monday and Tuesday in Cape Town, where they discussed their areas of expertise and aligned on the way forward for the 2024 season.
World Cup winning Springbok Cheslin Kolbe has sent a special message to Mamelodi Sundowns from Japan, wishing the leading local football club all the best for the rest of the season.
The Springboks – who managed the impressive feat of winning back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles when they lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in France last year – and national captain Siya Kolisi have been rewarded for their achievements yet again by being nominated for top Laureus awards.
The increasingly fluid nature of modern rugby as it moves from the Vodacom United Rugby Championship one weekend to the Guinness Six Nations the next and then back to the Investec Champions Cup thereafter is taking some getting used to for players, coaches and fans. But Springbok legend Jean de Villiers believes it does have its benefits.
The back-to-back world champion Springboks will return to the field for the first time since last year’s Rugby World Cup final at the iconic Twickenham Stadium in London when they take on Wales in a blockbuster Test on Saturday 22 June.
The Springboks will get the wheels in motion for the 2024 season in Cape Town in the first week of March with the first in-person coaches’ strategic session and a two-day alignment camp with a group of 43 players, which will mark the team’s first gathering following their Rugby World Cup triumph in France in 2023.
Rassie Erasmus – the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles of 2019 and 2023 – has returned to the role of head coach for the next four years, following the departure of Jacques Nienaber to Leinster.
Rassie Erasmus, the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories, says there is no excuse for club and school coaches who believe new tackle height laws for participation rugby are difficult to instil.