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Namibia match could be final World Cup trial for Boks

Namibia match could be final World Cup trial for Boks

While the Boks respect their Namibian opponents, they also see Thursday’s World Cup match as an way to fine-tune their game for more brutal battles.

Boks down to last fit men against All Blacks

Injury-ravaged Springboks face a difficult game against the All Blacks in the Tri-Nations this weekend, according to assistant coach Gary Gold.

No need to panic for the Springboks

There is no panic in the Springbok camp after Friday’s unexpected loss to the Leicester Tigers, but there is awareness of the challenge lying ahead.

The Boks’ battle plan

The nature of Test rugby is that it tends to run in four-year cycles, centred on the mammoth spectacle of the World Cup. The Springboks face the next three-and-a-half years as…

Muir, Gold in Bok mix

Former Springbok centre and current Sharks coach Dick Muir and Stormers assistant Gary Gold were on Friday named as new South African coach Peter de Villiers’s right-hand men.…

Province end season with a win

A wet and slippery Newlands set the scene for Western Province’s final Currie Cup match in 2007. Province were still in with a chance at the play-offs — however, the team had to…

Province sneak home against Sharks

Western Province at last recorded a win over Absa Currie Cup rugby frontrunners when they beat the Sharks in a hard fought match at Newlands on Saturday. The first half belonged…