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

Castle Lager Outgoing Tour / Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Erasmus names squad loaded with RWC experience for Ireland showdown

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is expected to be a humdinger of an encounter between the top two ranked teams in the world.

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July 2, 2024

Bafana Bafana / Local / News / Soccer

Mkhalele bemoans Bafana’s lack of confidence in final third

Helman Mkhalele bemoans his side's lack of confidence in the final third as they prepare to take on Eswatini in their next COSAFA Cup encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday.

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July 2, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Boks ask SA to go “Forever Green, Forever Gold”

The Springboks will campaign to the conclusion of the next Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027 under a new rallying cry launched.

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July 2, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Cheslin Kolbe launches foundation aimed at community outreach

Cheslin and Layla Kolbe have officially announced the launch of the ‘Cheslin Kolbe Foundation’ as they aim to continue expanding their outreach and support in local communities across South Africa.

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July 1, 2024

Junior Springboks / Local / News / Rugby

Junior Boks opening win built on solid forward performance

The Junior Springboks started their 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in commanding fashion at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday by beating Fiji 57-7 in their tournament opener.

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June 30, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springbok Women

Dazel finalises squad for Paris after two-week camp

Springbok Women's Sevens Head Coach, Renfred Dazel, expressed satisfaction at the end of their two-week Olympic Games camp in Potchefstroom and said all planned objectives had been met at the conclusion of the exercise on Saturday.

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June 30, 2024

Bafana Bafana / Local / News / Soccer

Tight Group A at Cosafa Cup 2024

There were a pair of goalless draws in the two COSAFA Cup 2024 Group A matches played at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium on Saturday, but no shortage of entertainment for the sizeable crowd that came out to watch in the sunshine.

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June 30, 2024

Cricket / Local / News / Proteas / T20 World Cup

Markram “gutted” after final defeat to India

South Africa captain Aiden Markram says he was "gutted" after the Proteas suffered a seven-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup final.

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June 30, 2024

Cricket / Local / News / Proteas / T20 World Cup / Top story

Kohli stars as India beat SA to claim T20 World Cup title

Virat Kohli played a starring role as India won the T20 World Cup title after claiming a seven-run victory over South Africa at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

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June 30, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Springbok debutant Hendrikse signs important deal

The accolades keep flooding in for young flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse, who recently made his Springbok debut, and has now executed another decisive career move.

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June 28, 2024