Springboks inflict heaviest defeat ever on All Blacks in World Cup warmup
1 year, 3 months ago

Springboks inflict heaviest defeat ever on All Blacks in World Cup warmup

Associated Press  

LONDON — Nobody held back. South Africa smashed its previous biggest winning margin against New Zealand and inflicted on the All Blacks their heaviest defeat ever in a 35-7 whipping at Twickenham on Friday, just two weeks before the Rugby World Cup in France. South Africa’s previous biggest win over New Zealand was 17-0 in 1928. Barrett was marched in the 39th minute when New Zealand was already trailing 14-0, the halftime score, and couldn’t withstand South Africa’s power. “But if we could choose one trophy not to have in our cabinet at the end of the year, it would be this one.” South Africa made the man advantage count in the second half by piling on tries by forwards Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi even while teammate Pieter-Steph du Toit was in the sin-bin, and Kwagga Smith, the seventh forward among the eight reserves.

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Springboks run rampant as Wales condemned to winless year - live
1 month ago

Springboks run rampant as Wales condemned to winless year - live

The Independent  

✕ Close Springboks arrive for Autumn Nations Series against Scotland, England and Wales Wales were condemned to the ignominy of a winless 2024 as world champions South Africa proved much too good for Warren Gatland’s embattled side. The hosts have looked completely bereft of confidence and belief as their losing streak has reached a record-breaking 11 games and they never …

Springboks complete unbeaten tour after handing Wales 12th straight loss
1 month ago

Springboks complete unbeaten tour after handing Wales 12th straight loss

Associated Press  

CARDIFF, Wales — World champion South Africa achieved its first undefeated rugby tour of Europe in 11 years and dealt Wales a record-extending 12th straight loss as expected on Saturday. That’s why we had our best team on the field and gave everything.” South Africa bookended a sensational post-World Cup year with wins over Wales — 41-13 in June at …

Brutal Springboks show champion qualities to pile more misery on valiant England
1 month ago

Brutal Springboks show champion qualities to pile more misery on valiant England

The Independent  

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Clinical Springboks hold out Scotland at Murrayfield
1 month, 1 week ago

Clinical Springboks hold out Scotland at Murrayfield

Associated Press  

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Clinical South Africa gave another great defensive display to beat Scotland 32-15 at Murrayfield on Sunday. Scotland closed to within four points of the Springboks during a third-quarter purple patch but rushes of blood and the visitors’ scramble defense prevented the try that the home side desperately wanted and needed. “I thought the last bit of execution …

Springboks ready to pummel Scotland with two packs to be fresher for England
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Springboks ready to pummel Scotland with two packs to be fresher for England

Associated Press  

Signals coming from the South Africa camp this week seem to be baiting Scotland to give the Rugby World Cup champion a tougher autumn contest on Sunday at Murrayfield. First, Springboks center Andre Esterhuizen insulted the South Africans in the Scotland squad, then coach Rassie Erasmus unexpectedly picked a 7-1 forwards-backs bench and expressed interest in seeing how his team …

Tried and trusted Springboks recalled to wrap up Rugby Championship against fearless Pumas
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tried and trusted Springboks recalled to wrap up Rugby Championship against fearless Pumas

Associated Press  

Here we go again. Because the South Africa second string failed to wrap up the Rugby Championship title last weekend in Argentina, the first string has been summoned to finish the job on Saturday in Mbombela. Despite losing 29-28 in Santiago del Estero, the Springboks remain formidable favorites to take their first title since 2019. The Pumas’ first win over …

Flyhalf Libbok starting for upgraded Springboks against Pumas in title decider
3 months ago

Flyhalf Libbok starting for upgraded Springboks against Pumas in title decider

Associated Press  

MBOMBELA, South Africa — Flyhalf Manie Libbok will surprisingly start for South Africa when it tries to secure the Rugby Championship title against Argentina this weekend. “It’s not just up to him to find solutions for his goalkicking, it is something we have to do as a team, and we are working on a plan.” What’s more, Libbok will start …

Springboks gamble on second string sealing Rugby Championship in Pumas country
3 months ago

Springboks gamble on second string sealing Rugby Championship in Pumas country

Associated Press  

Tip of the hat to Rassie Erasmus. The coach has stuck by his plan to give all of his South Africa squad playing time and expose new players to quality opponents, and he’s walking the walk. Even with a two-week break between games, he rested seven players who appeared in the Rugby World Cup final last year, including captain Siya …

Springboks trust 10 changes vs Pumas are good enough to clinch Rugby Championship
3 months, 1 week ago

Springboks trust 10 changes vs Pumas are good enough to clinch Rugby Championship

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Salmaan Moerat will captain a much-changed South Africa side that will try to clinch the Rugby Championship crown against Argentina this weekend in Santiago del Estero. There’s a new front row including Malcolm Marx and Thomas du Toit, Moerat joining Nortje in the second row, and new flankers Ben-Jason Dixon and Marco van Staden. “This group …

Springboks close in on Rugby Championship crown after 4th straight win over All Blacks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Springboks close in on Rugby Championship crown after 4th straight win over All Blacks

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa regained the Freedom Cup and put a hand on the Rugby Championship trophy by beating New Zealand 18-12 for a rare fourth successive time on Saturday. They’d ended the All Blacks reign over the Rugby Championship for the last four years, and kept their greatest foe tryless in this contest for the first …

Springboks rally late to beat All Blacks 31-27 for third straight time
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Springboks rally late to beat All Blacks 31-27 for third straight time

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa cracked New Zealand late to win a gripping contest 31-27 at Ellis Park on Saturday and stay on course to win a first Rugby Championship since 2019. And that’s the great thing about this team today; we never panicked.” The first contest between them since the Rugby World Cup final in Paris in October — 13 …

All Blacks will be focused on staying calm under Springboks pressure at Ellis Park
3 months, 3 weeks ago

All Blacks will be focused on staying calm under Springboks pressure at Ellis Park

Associated Press  

Discipline will be stressed by New Zealand when it faces South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday in a rugby rivalry that never needs extra motivation. In the Rugby World Cup final in Paris last October, then-captain Sam Cane’s yellow card for head contact on Jesse Kriel was upgraded to an historic red. The Springboks started the season by playing …

World champion Springboks seek first Rugby Championship title since 2019
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World champion Springboks seek first Rugby Championship title since 2019

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — South Africa has won two World Cup titles since it last lifted the Rugby Championship trophy in 2019. The All Blacks host Argentina later the same day in Wellington as the Southern Hemisphere nations enter a new phase of the rebuilding process that has followed the last World Cup in France in 2023 in which South …

Springboks counting on ‘bomb squad’ to complete two-test sweep of Ireland
5 months, 1 week ago

Springboks counting on ‘bomb squad’ to complete two-test sweep of Ireland

Associated Press  

In the lifetime of South Africa’s “bomb squad,” it has won the last two Rugby World Cups. Remaining critics of the once-revolutionary tactic — Ireland used a 6-2 split three times en route to the most recent Six Nations title — call it a danger to the wellbeing of tiring opponents and South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus defended it again …

Springboks confirm No. 1 status by beating Six Nations champion Ireland 27-20
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Springboks confirm No. 1 status by beating Six Nations champion Ireland 27-20

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa ended eight years of hurt at the hands of Ireland when it won their No. But then South Africa’s five-meter scrum obliterated Ireland’s and referee Luke Pearce awarded a penalty try. That secured victory in the 78th minute of South Africa’s first game of the year despite Ryan Baird’s late try from a Lowe …

Springboks reload with Rugby World Cup champions for first Ireland test
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Springboks reload with Rugby World Cup champions for first Ireland test

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa will start an entire XV of Rugby World Cup champions against Ireland in the first test on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld. After beating Wales 41-13 in London 10 days ago, a game outside the World Rugby test window, the Springboks have brought straight into their side captain Siya Kolisi and backs Handre Pollard, Kurt-Lee …

Springboks overcome battling Wales and pull away to win 41-13 at Twickenham
6 months ago

Springboks overcome battling Wales and pull away to win 41-13 at Twickenham

Associated Press  

LONDON — Depleted Wales produced a battling performance before Rugby World Cup champion South Africa turned on the power to triumph 41-13 at Twickenham on Saturday. South Africa ultimately scored 27 second-half points without reply, yet Wales will take a considerable amount of confidence on tour to Australia despite suffering a seventh consecutive defeat dating to the World Cup. When …

Vastly experienced world champion Springboks face patched-up Wales at Twickenham
6 months ago

Vastly experienced world champion Springboks face patched-up Wales at Twickenham

Associated Press  

LONDON — Circumstances have made South Africa and Wales consider the 2027 Rugby World Cup in picking the lineups for their one-off test on Saturday at Twickenham. In South Africa’s first match since winning the Rugby World Cup last October, it has chosen four new caps, as many as Wales, which is making its first appearance since finishing bottom of …

Springboks are rugby’s mentality monsters, but history of choking has made Proteas the opposite
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks are rugby’s mentality monsters, but history of choking has made Proteas the opposite

The Telegraph  

Ever since, the tag of chokers has followed South Africa around like an unwanted rash. Had Donald not been run-out at Edgbaston, “it would have probably made it a little bit easier,” for future sides, believes Robin Peterson, who featured in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cups. “It lurks in your mind somewhere, adding more pressure and a little …

NZ vs SA, World Cup 2023: Springboks win can inspire team to success, says van der Dussen
1 year, 1 month ago

NZ vs SA, World Cup 2023: Springboks win can inspire team to success, says van der Dussen

The Hindu  

For a country as racially and communally divided as - if not more than - any other nation, sport goes a long way beyond being just a passion for South Africa. “Obviously coming from a very divided background in the last 70 to 100 years, those sort of mindsets are still quite entrenched in a lot of communities and a …

Rugby World Cup final LIVE: All Blacks vs Springboks result and final score in Paris tonight
1 year, 1 month ago

Rugby World Cup final LIVE: All Blacks vs Springboks result and final score in Paris tonight

The Independent  

✕ Close South Africa players brought to tears after winning World Cup against New Zealand South Africa hung on to beat New Zealand in a tense 2023 Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris, and in doing so they became the first men’s side to win the tournament for a fourth time. South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi …

Springboks reign once more! South Africa retain their World Cup crown after nerve-shredding 12-11 win over New Zealand in Paris - their third consecutive victory by just ONE point... as they become fi
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks reign once more! South Africa retain their World Cup crown after nerve-shredding 12-11 win over New Zealand in Paris - their third consecutive victory by just ONE point... as they become fi

Daily Mail  

The tension was so high that the Webb Ellis Cup could have been squeezed and compressed into gold bullion. Siya Kolisi has led South Africa to their second successive Rugby World Cup title on Saturday South Africa have now claimed their second successive Rugby World Cup title with a win against the All Blacks on Saturday night They defeated the …

Springboks wing speedster Cheslin Kolbe ready to deliver at scrumhalf if needed against All Blacks
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks wing speedster Cheslin Kolbe ready to deliver at scrumhalf if needed against All Blacks

Associated Press  

PARIS — In his bid to help South Africa retain its Rugby World Cup title, Cheslin Kolbe is ready to leave his favorite position on the wing and dig into his rugby sevens experience to play at scrumhalf against New Zealand in Saturday’s final. Kolbe, who scored a try for the Springboks in the final against England four years ago, …

Springboks set an extra-big ‘bomb’ for New Zealand with unique tactics for Rugby World Cup final
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks set an extra-big ‘bomb’ for New Zealand with unique tactics for Rugby World Cup final

Associated Press  

Jacques Nienaber said the Springboks considered the more traditional option of 5-3 and the slightly risky 6-2. Then they went 7-1 and all-in for the Rugby World Cup final and Nienaber’s last game as coach of South Africa. When South Africa first used the 7-1 split against New Zealand in a World Cup warmup in August, former Scotland coach Matt …

Springboks take huge gamble on biggest stage of all
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks take huge gamble on biggest stage of all

The Independent  

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Springboks defending Rugby World Cup title against All Blacks in rare final showdown
1 year, 1 month ago

Springboks defending Rugby World Cup title against All Blacks in rare final showdown

Associated Press  

PARIS — South Africa. One of the Springboks or All Blacks will take it again in Paris on Saturday when they collide in the Rugby World Cup final for the only the second time. The stakes are much, much higher, not just a first World Cup title for most on the field, but a possible second title for quite a …

Understated England still seeks sweet revenge on the Springboks in Rugby World Cup semifinal
1 year, 2 months ago

Understated England still seeks sweet revenge on the Springboks in Rugby World Cup semifinal

Associated Press  

As much as England coach Steve Borthwick has insisted his team’s focus is on the right here, right now at the Rugby World Cup, there will be reminders of history everywhere against South Africa in their semifinal on Saturday. Borthwick will send 13 survivors of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final loss to the Springboks into their latest battle at …

Resilient Springboks ruin host France’s dream in the quarterfinals at the Rugby World Cup
1 year, 2 months ago

Resilient Springboks ruin host France’s dream in the quarterfinals at the Rugby World Cup

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Springboks were at their most stubborn to wreck France’s dream at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. “We’re going to try to find something positive by saying that we have a lot of young players, a fine generation,” France flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert said. France appeared world-class in those opening minutes and every inch the new favorite for …

‘They are not supermen’: France prop plays down threat of South Africa’s forwards
1 year, 2 months ago

‘They are not supermen’: France prop plays down threat of South Africa’s forwards

The Independent  

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Springboks aim to go back-to-back at Rugby World Cup for golden end to Erasmus-Nienaber era
1 year, 3 months ago

Springboks aim to go back-to-back at Rugby World Cup for golden end to Erasmus-Nienaber era

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — This Rugby World Cup was always the ultimate goal for the Springboks coaching combination of Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, who sat down soon after taking over a struggling team in early 2018 and began plotting a five-year plan to build a squad for France in 2023. South Africa’s victory at the 2019 World Cup …

Springboks coach looks for big improvement against Wallabies
2 years, 3 months ago

Springboks coach looks for big improvement against Wallabies

Associated Press  

ADELAIDE, Australia — South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber is under no illusions as his World Cup-champion Springboks attempt to win their first rugby match in Australia in nine years. Coming off a 35-23 home loss to New Zealand two weeks ago, the Springboks will have a chance to make amends in Saturday’s Rugby Championship afternoon match at Adelaide Oval. …

Rugby Championship preview: Springboks poised to sound death knell on Ian Foster era for the All Blacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Rugby Championship preview: Springboks poised to sound death knell on Ian Foster era for the All Blacks

The Independent  

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Springboks hosting Wales for 3 tests in July
2 years, 10 months ago

Springboks hosting Wales for 3 tests in July

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa will welcome Wales to the republic for the first time since 2014 for a three-test rugby series in July. The Springboks have won their last two tests against Wales — 19-16 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semifinals in Yokohama, and 23-18 last November in Cardiff — and never lost to the visitors in South Africa. …

Springboks edge All Blacks 31-29 with last-minute penalty
3 years, 2 months ago

Springboks edge All Blacks 31-29 with last-minute penalty

Associated Press  

GOLD COAST, Australia — This week it was the Springboks who won with a last-minute penalty goal in a Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks. South Africa edged New Zealand 31-29 in a test featuring four lead changes in the last five minutes, with Elton Jantjies kicking the winning penalty after the full-time siren sounded on Saturday night. Last …

Springboks recall Steyn for Lions, keep bulk of WC winners
3 years, 6 months ago

Springboks recall Steyn for Lions, keep bulk of WC winners

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Morne Steyn may get a second chance to break the hearts of the British and Irish Lions. Incredibly, that World Cup final in Tokyo was South Africa’s last test as the coronavirus pandemic and a long and strict lockdown ruined their schedule last year. “We’ve been really hungry to play,” said director of rugby Rassie …

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