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Springboks

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/ 8 November 2008

Boks withstand late Welsh charge

World champions South Africa withstood a late onslaught to beat Wales 20-15 in their opening autumn international at the Millennium Stadium.

By Luke Phillips
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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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/ 4 November 2008

Saru confirms decision on Bok emblem

The president’s council of Saru has resolved to add the national sports emblem of the King Protea to the playing jersey of national rugby teams.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 November 2008

Aussie boss lays into SA Rugby

SA Rugby came in for strong criticism from Australian rugby boss John O’Neill in an interview with the Australian Associated Press on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 November 2008

Boks seek to right Tri-Nations wrongs in UK

A full-strength Bok squad departed SA on Friday seeking to make it three wins out of three in Wales, Scotland and England in the coming weeks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 October 2008

De Villiers robs Peter to pay Paul

The domestic season had just drawn to a spectacular close and here was the Springbok coach attempting to fit square pegs into round holes again.

By Andy Capostagno
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/ 30 October 2008

Smit: Europe tour can set tone for Lions series

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his team is literally fighting fit ahead of their European tour.

By Herman Gibbs
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/ 27 October 2008

Rose the surprise in Bok squad

Earl Rose was a shock inclusion on Saturday as the only specialist flyhalf in the Springbok team for its three-Test tour to the United Kingdom.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 October 2008

SA Rugby ‘hasn’t renewed Bok licence’

SA Rugby is using the Springbok emblem illegally because it failed to renew its licence to use it, says Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 October 2008

Bok boycott reports ‘completely untrue’

Reports that Springbok players were going to boycott their end-of-year tour should Luke Watson be selected were ”completely untrue”, SA Rugby says.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 October 2008

Who will don the green and gold?

The Springbok selectors are spoilt for choice, writes Andy Capostagno.

By Andy Capostagno
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/ 13 October 2008

Controversy over Luke Watson rages on

The South African Rugby Union on Monday appointed an official to investigate statements allegedly made by one of its players, Luke Watson.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

Storm erupts around Luke Watson

The South African Rugby Union has greeted with shock statements attributed to Luke Watson regarding South African rugby.

By Sapa Author, Mail Guardian Online Reporter and Sapa Afp
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/ 11 October 2008

Rugby chiefs welcome ANC statement on Bok emblem

The South African Rugby Union has welcomed a statement by the ANC outlining its formal position on the future of the Springbok emblem.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 October 2008

ANC throws weight behind Bok emblem

The African National Congress came out strongly in support of the Springbok emblem on Friday, saying it did not want to see it replaced.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 October 2008

Butch James looks to end of Bok career

South African World Cup winner Butch James has admitted that his international days may be numbered.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 October 2008

‘The Springbok divides us’

Rugby’s corporate sponsors and its hallowed symbol the Springbok have come under fire from delegates at the National Sports Indaba in Durban.

By Giordano Stolley
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/ 1 October 2008

Boks to send strongest team on tour

The Springboks will send their strongest possible squad on the end-of-year tour to the United Kingdom.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2008

Ricky Januarie arrested for drunken driving

Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie was arrested on Sunday morning in Durbanville for drunken driving.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 September 2008

Bok coach apologises over race remark

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Friday apologised for saying the job should be given back to the whites.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2008

Saru, De Villiers to discuss ‘racist plot’

Saru president Oregan Hoskins will meet Peter de Villiers on Friday to discuss what the national team coach called a ”racist plot” to oust him.

By Ken Borland
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/ 12 September 2008

It may not look like it, but SA sport is in disarray

Year after year, Olympics after Olympics, our administrators let the side down with their pettiness, infighting and general incompetence.

By Richard Siskind
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/ 7 September 2008

Bok coach rejects sex-tape claims

Peter de Villiers has threatened to ”give [the job] back to the whites” amid allegations that he had been videotaped engaging in a sex act in public.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 September 2008

Nokwe’s patience pays off

It was a dream turnaround for under-pressure Springbok coach Peter de Villiers. After fierce criticism, his team pounded Australia 53-8.

By Dillon Davie
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/ 1 September 2008

Aussie papers slam Wallabies

A week after hailing a new era for the Wallabies, Australian newspapers were wondering how that same side would rebound from a record 53-8 loss to SA.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 August 2008

De Villiers: ‘Give us more time’

October 20 2007 is beginning to seem a distant memory. The aura of invincibility that the Boks earned 10 months ago have been replaced by boos.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 August 2008

A welcome voice of reason

The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> strongly disagrees with Kgalema Motlanthe’s rather feeble reasons for wanting the Scorpions disbanded.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 August 2008

Boks make two changes to starting line-up

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has made two changes to his side for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Johannesburg.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 August 2008

Boks slip to third in world rankings

SA have slipped to third place in the IRB rankings after their fourth defeat in five Tri-Nations matches on Saturday, when they lost to Australia.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 August 2008

Eddie Jones slams De Villiers’s game plan

Former Springbok assistant coach and Wallabies boss Eddie Jones has turned up the heat on beleaguered South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 August 2008

Coach takes responsibility for Bok woes

Beleaguered Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said on Monday he would take responsibility for his team’s poor results in the Tri-Nations competition.

By Ken Borland
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/ 22 August 2008

Pride or bust for Boks

With no time to lick their wounds and the chances of Tri-Nations success now but the slimmest of chances, the Boks face the Wallabies on Saturday.

By Dillon Davie
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