Pool victories over Samoa, England, Tonga and the USA were followed by the knock-outs, where the Springboks beat Fiji, Argentina and England to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time back on 20 October 2007. Click on the link and take the quiz.
The Springboks, under Jake White as coach and John Smit as captain, won the Rugby World Cup for the second time in France in 2007. How well do you remember that time? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.
Pool victories over Samoa, England, Tonga and the USA were followed by the knock-outs, where the Springboks beat Fiji, Argentina and England to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time back on 20 October 2007. Click on the link and take the quiz.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus cast his net wide, as he named a 49-man squad featuring 11 uncapped players – five of who...
The official launch of the Nations Championship was the “biggest step forward” for the sport since the advent of profess...
The Springboks will kick off a novel 2026 season against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on Saturday, 20 June – the second ho...
The Springboks will return to Adelaide for only the second time ever when they kick off their 2027 Rugby World Cup campa...
The Springboks will return to the USA for only the third time this millennium when the 2026 edition of Rugby’s Greatest ...
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In 2004, the Vodacom Bulls beat the Cats by 62-52 in their final pool match of the seasdon at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, in one of the highest-scoring Vodacom Super Rugby matches of all time, with a total of 16 tries scored on the day.
As a Blitzbok, James Murphy is used to chase, tackle and at times evade pumas (Argentina), eagles (USA), kiwis (New Zealand), and wallabies (Australia), amongst others, in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Managing the national lockdown by sharing parental duties at home with his wife, coaching online and getting enough daily exercise is the “new normal” for Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick.
For Ashleigh Murray, one of South Africa’s leading female referees, the last few weeks have been a case of home training and supporting her police officer fiancé from the sideline during lockdown.
SA Rugby’s Referees’ Department is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to continue producing world-class referees, with conference calls, game analysis and even learning from a cricketing umpire on their agenda during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, extended his condolences to the family and friends of former Springbok scrumhalf, Paul Bayvel, who passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
World Rugby's back for episode two of "24 Sevens", in partnership with HSBC Sport. It's time for the teams to head to sunny Cape Town!
Aled Walters is the man responsible for the fitness and conditioning of the Springboks and during the COVID-19 lockdown in SA, he and his Springbok coaching colleagues have to come up with innovative ideas to keep the players going whilst they are staying at home.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team were due to contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament in Stellenbosch late last month, but instead the Imbokodo found themselves in lockdown, like all other sports teams.
In 2004, the Vodacom Bulls beat the Cats by 62-52 in their final pool match of the seasdon at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, in one of the highest-scoring Vodacom Super Rugby matches of all time, with a total of 16 tries scored on the day.
Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
Squad announcement
Erasmus casts net wide for first Bok alignment campSpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus cast his net wide, as he named a 49-man squad featuring 11 uncapped players – five of whom are still in the Junior Bok ranks – for the team’s first in-person alignment camp of the year in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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Rugby’s “biggest step forward” - SA Rugby PresidentThe official launch of the Nations Championship was the “biggest step forward” for the sport since the advent of professionalism 30 years ago, said Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union, on Wednesday.
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Boks to kick off season against BaaBaas in GqeberhaThe Springboks will kick off a novel 2026 season against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on Saturday, 20 June – the second home fixture between the teams in as many seasons – at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, exactly two weeks before their inaugural Nations Championship match against England at Ellis Park.
Rugby World Cup 2027
Boks to kick off RWC 2027 campaign in AdelaideThe Springboks will return to Adelaide for only the second time ever when they kick off their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Italy on Sunday, 3 October, before heading to Brisbane and Perth to face Georgia and Romania in their two remaining pool matches.
Rugby's Greatest Rivalry
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry heads StatesideThe Springboks will return to the USA for only the third time this millennium when the 2026 edition of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry – the touring series between the Boks and the All Blacks held every four years – concludes with the historic fourth and final Test in Baltimore, Maryland.