De Villiers: Rugby’s “new season” a learning curve for players and fans
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De Villiers: Rugby’s “new season” a learning curve for players and fans

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.

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February 23, 2024
RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023
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RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023

Five members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2023, with Etzebeth up to defend the title he won last season.

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November 28, 2023
Nienaber, Etzebeth, Libbok nominated for World Rugby awards
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Nienaber, Etzebeth, Libbok nominated for World Rugby awards

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, centurion lock Eben Etzebeth and flyhalf Manie Libbok are among a top-class list of nominees for the 2023 World Rugby Awards, which will be presented at the Opéra Garnier in Paris on Sunday, 29 October – a day after Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France.

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October 26, 2023
Nienaber recalls record-breaking 2019 RWC final halfback duo for NZ showdown
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Nienaber recalls record-breaking 2019 RWC final halfback duo for NZ showdown

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made only two changes to his starting team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final, recalling the 2019 final halfback pairing of Handré Pollard and Faf de Klerk to the run-on side, making them the most capped nine-and-ten combination in Springbok history.

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October 26, 2023
Nienaber, Kolisi laud Bok “fighting spirit” to advance to RWC final
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Nienaber, Kolisi laud Bok “fighting spirit” to advance to RWC final

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi lauded the team’s fighting spirit in their nail-biting Rugby World Cup semi-final victory against England on Saturday night to book their place in back-to-back finals and stay in the race to defend their world champions title.

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October 22, 2023