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Erasmus names experienced squad for Irish openerSpringbok 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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Boks braced for 80-minute battle against IrelandSpringbok backline coach Tony Brown and scrumhalf Grant Williams both said on Monday that they are expecting Ireland to come out guns blazing in Pretoria on Saturday when the top two teams in the world go head-to-head for the first time since the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup, and predicted that it would be a physical 80-minute battle.
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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 on Monday.
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SA Rugby, Engen ready to fuel another 200k young playersThe 2024 edition of the nationwide grassroots, Get Into Rugby (GIR) programme targeted at children aged six to 13 is officially underway and heads to the Free State province on Thursday, 18 July.
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Boks gearing up for ‘Ireland mode’ as Test week approachesSpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his team wrapped up their training camp in Pretoria on Friday gearing up for ‘Ireland mode’ in preparation for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against their arch-rivals from the northern hemisphere next Saturday.