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/ 1 June 2014

Meyer defends choice for Springbok squad

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has defended his selection of several "30-somethings" in the squad to do duty during the Castle Lager Incoming Series.

By Sapa

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/ 14 November 2013

Bakkies Botha returns from injury to play for Springboks

After a two-year absence, second row player Bakkies Botha has returned to play with the national team against Scotland.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 6 October 2011

Bereft, bedondered: Boks bid breker Bakkies Botha bye-bye

Boks don’t cry, but there’s no shortage of emotion in the Springbok camp following the news that injured lock Bakkies Botha will be returning home.

By Michael Mentz

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/ 15 September 2011

Bakkies to return for Bok game against Fiji

After fears that he may not feature in the Rugby World Cup, Springbok lock Bakkies Botha has made a miraculous recovery from an Achilles injury.

By Michael Mentz

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/ 8 September 2011

Double injury worries set Boks back

Bakkies Botha will almost certainly miss SA’s rugby World Cup opener, with the Springboks further hurt by an injury concern over winger Bryan Habana.

By Greg Stutchbury

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/ 6 September 2011

Injury could force Bakkies to miss World Cup opener

Lock Bakkies Botha could miss the Springboks’ opening match of the Rugby World Cup against Wales because of an Achilles injury.

By Michael Mentz

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/ 16 June 2011

Bulls launch late-season charge for fourth title

There’s no room for emotion in this game for giant Bulls and Springboks lock Bakkies Botha, even if it is a super rugby milestone.

By Gerald Imray

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/ 15 June 2011

Bulls will not be distracted

Bulls players are firmly focused on the task at hand: to beat the Sharks in their Super Rugby match.

By Michael Mentz

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/ 26 July 2010

Boks must dig deep, says Smit

Jon Smit said it is up to the Springboks to turn around their poor start to their Tri-Nations defence after their third straight defeat on the road.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 22 July 2010

De Villiers hints at anti-Bok conspiracy

Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has suggested his team have been victims of a conspiracy to assist the All Blacks ahead of next year’s World Cup.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 16 July 2010

No butts, Bakkies needs a brainwash

Anger management classes are a ‘good idea’ for banned Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, says coach.

By Ken Borland

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/ 11 July 2010

Botha banned for nine weeks

Bakkies Botha was on Sunday banned from rugby for nine weeks for headbutting All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 8 July 2010

Double Tri-Nations boost for Springboks

South Africa have received a boost with Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw declared fit for their Tri-Nations opener against New Zealand on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 19 May 2010

Bulls at full strength for Super 14 semifinal

The Bulls have named 14 former winners in the defending champion’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Super 14 semifinal against the Crusaders in Soweto.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 28 April 2010

Bakkies back for the Bulls

Bakkies Botha will make his first appearance this year when he runs out for the Bulls in Saturday’s Super 14 match against the Sharks at Loftus.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 11 March 2010

Rested Bulls have Highlanders in their sights

The Bulls, refreshed from last week’s bye, look set to keep the heat on their Super 14 title chasers when they host the Highlanders on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 4 March 2010

Bakkies eyes comeback for the Bulls

Springbok lock Bakkies Botha should be back on the field in five weeks time, but is in a race to be included in the Bulls’ Super 14 touring squad.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 2 December 2009

Bakkies out for three months

Blue Bulls and Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, is going to be on the sideline for three months following an achilles injury.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 11 November 2009

De Villiers defends Bok selection

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has defended a decision to take his jaded stars on a three-Test tour of Europe that starts on Friday against France

By David Legge

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/ 28 October 2009

Blue Bulls trio to mark milestone in Currie Cup final

Blue Bulls stars Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez will mark their 50th appearances for the Bulls in Saturday’s Currie cup final.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 25 August 2009

Boks found guilty over Bakkies Botha protest

The IRB has fined the Springboks for bringing the game into disrepute with their ‘armband’ protest during the recent British and Irish Lions tour.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 3 July 2009

Bakkies ruling could change game, says Bok captain

John Smit hopes Bakkies Botha was being victimised when he was hit by a two-week ban. Otherwise the game of rugby could be changing, he said.

By Ken Borland

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/ 30 June 2009

Springboks to appeal Botha ban

The Springboks are to appeal the two-week ban lock Bakkies Botha received for a dangerous charge on Adam Jones in the second Test on the weekend.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 29 June 2009

Burger to miss Tri-Nations opener

Springbok flanker Schalk Burger will miss the first three of South Africa’s six Tri-Nations matches after his eight-week suspension.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 14 April 2009

Bakkies Botha sidelined for three matches

Bulls lock Bakkies Botha has been suspended for three Super 14 matches over an incident in the weekend game against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 5 November 2008

Bakkies back in Bok mix

Bakkies Botha has been included in the Springbok starting line-up for the world champions’ Test against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 11 August 2008

Double trouble for rugby’s ‘lock factory’

The Blue Bulls, known as the ”lock factory” for producing quality lock forwards over the years, are in a spot of bother.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 28 May 2008

De Villiers shows his hand

JP Pietersen’s lack of form in the Super 14 season has cost him a place in the Springbok squad that was named in Somerset West on Wednesday. The Sharks’ World Cup-winning wing failed to score a try in the 2008 series after he finished the 2007 Super 14 season as the leading try scorer.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 18 May 2008

Few surprises in Bok training squad

Isma-eel Dollie as one of a few lesser surprises in the Springbok training squad of 42 members that was named on Saturday night. The new Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, has included a number of players who are not regulars for their Super 14 franchises or who had limited opportunities because of injury this season.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 17 May 2008

Habana strikes twice for Bulls

World superstar Bryan Habana dotted down twice as Super 14 title holders the Northern Bulls crushed the Central Cheetahs 60-20 in a final-round mini-league match on Saturday. However, the sole South African winners of the championship will not feature in the knockout stages after poor early-season form.

By Allan Williams

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/ 14 May 2008

De Villiers set to recall World Cup heroes

New Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is spoilt for choice ahead of the Springboks’ first Test of the year, against Six Nations champions Wales on June 7 in Bloemfontein. De Villiers, who took over from World Cup-winning coach Jake White at the beginning of the year, names his first South Africa squad on Saturday.

By James Whitmore

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/ 27 April 2008

Bulls, Botha head for court showdown

Springbok World Cup lock Bakkies Botha has called the Blue Bulls ”tyrannical and autocratic” in court papers presented to the Labour Court this week. Botha filed the court papers in a bid to have his contracts with SA Rugby and the Bulls be declared null and void.

By Staff Reporter