Category: Springboks

The Springboks trounced France at Newlands on Saturday 12 June.

Springboks 42 (25)
Tries: Pierre Spies, Gio Aplon (2),Gurthro Steenkamp, Francois Louw
Conversions: Morne Steyn (3), Ruan Pienaar
Penalties: Morne Steyn (3)

France 17 (10)
Tries: Aurelien Rougerie, Marc Andreu
Conversions: Morgan Parra, David Skrela
Penalty: Morgan Parra

Teamsheets

France – 15 Clement Poitrenaud, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 David Marty, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Aurelien Rougerie, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Julien Bonnaire, 7 Wenceslas Lauret, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Lionel Nallet, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Subs: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Jean Baptiste Poux, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Louis Picamoles, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 David Skrela, 22 Marc Andreu.

Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfied, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Jean de Villiers.

09:30 New Zealand 66 vs 28 Ireland
11:45 Australia 27 vs 17 England

Wales 31 (16)
Tries (3): James Hook | Tom Prydie | Alun Wyn Jones
Conversions: Stephen Jones (2)
Penalties: Stephen Jones (3)
Drop goal: James Hook

Springboks 34 (14)
Tries (3): Odwa Ndungane | Dewald Potgieter | Juan de Jongh
Conversions: Ruan Pienaar (2)
Penalties: Ruan Pienaar (4) | Frans Steyn

GameFlow

	Wales	31		34	Springboks
76	TRY – Wyn Jones	31		34
75		24		34	Pienaar – PEN
72	TRY – Prydie	24		31
60		19		31	Pienaar – CON
59		19		29	De Jongh – TRY
56		19	–	24	Steyn – PEN
45	PEN – Jones	19	–	21
42		16	–	21	Pienaar – CON
41		16	–	19	Potgieter – TRY
		16	–	14
35		16	–	14	Pienaar – PEN
30		16	–	11	Ndungane – TRY
22		16	–	06	Pienaar – PEN
21	CON – Jones	16	–	03
20	TRY – Hook	14	–	03
18	PEN – Jones	09	–	03
16		06	–	03	Pienaar – PEN
11	DRP – Hook	06	–	00
09	PEN – Jones	03	–	00

Fourie du Preez is lost to Springbok rugby for now. The Bulls scrumhalf will undergo a shoulder operation on Tuesday, which could render him out of action for the rest of the season. (more…)

Wales host a second-string Springbok side at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 5 June.

Wales – 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 James Hook, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom Prydie, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips; 8 Ryan Jones (c), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Deiniol Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Paul James.
Subs: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 John Yapp, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Richie Rees, 21 Dan Biggar, 22 Andrew Bishop.

Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Odwa Ndungane, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (c), 1 CJ van der Linde
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Meyer Bosman, 21 Zane Kirschner, 22 Bjorn Basson.

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The Springbok squad for the once-off test against Wales at the Millenium Stadium on 05 June was named on Saturday.

Springboks

15 Frans Steyn
14 Gio Aplon
13 Jean de Villiers
12 Butch James
11 Odwa Ndungane
10 Ruan Pienaar
09 Ricky Januarie
08 Joe van Niekerk
07 Dewald Potgieter
06 Francois Louw
05 Andries Bekker
04 Danie Rossouw
03 BJ Botha
02 John Smit (c)
01 CJ van der Linde

Subs:
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
17 Jannie du Plessis
18 Alistair Hargreaves
19 Ryan Kankowski
20 Meyer Bosman
21 Juan de Jongh
22 Bjorn Basson

Ruben Kruger, former Springbok flank and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, has died in Pretoria on Wednesday night after a protracted battle with brain cancer. (more…)

A giant trailer filled with world rugby’s most sought-after silverware will visit schools and clubs across the country in February and March to share the success of South African rugby with all supporters. (more…)

The readers of Ou Grote have voted rookie Heinrich Brussow as 2009 Rugby Player of the Year. Fourie du Preez was in second, with Richie McCaw and Brian O’Driscoll third and fourth respectively.

Springbok captain John Smit will be embarking on a month-long tour of the country in support of his book “Captain in the Cauldron”. He will be signing copies of his book at:

03 Dec | 17:00 – 19:00 | CPT – Cavendish Square – Exclusive Books
05 Dec | 10:00 – 12:00 | JHB – East Rand Mall – CNA
05 Dec | 13:30 – 15:30 | JHB – Menlyn Park – CNA
05 Dec | 17:00 – 19:00 | JHB – Nelson Mandela Square – Exclusive Books
06 Dec | 15:00 – 17:00 | DBN – The Pavilion – Exclusive Books
19 Dec | 10:00 – 12:00 | JHB – Centurion Mall – Exclusive Books
19 Dec | 13:30 – 15:30 | JHB – Eastgate Mall – Exclusive Books
19 Dec | 16:30 – 18:30 | JHB – Sandton City – CNA
20 Dec | 11:00 – 13:00 | CPT – Canal Walk – Exclusive Books
20 Dec | 14:30 – 16:30 | CPT – Cavendish Square – CNA
21 Dec | 11:00 – 13:00 | CPT – Tygervalley – Exclusive Books
21 Dec | 14:30 – 16:30 | CPT – V&A Waterfront – Exclusive Books
22 Dec | 11:00 – 13:00 | JHB – Menlyn Park – Exclusive Books
22 Dec | 15:00 – 17:00 | JHB – Clearwater Mall – Exclusive Books
23 Dec | 10:00 – 11:30 | JHB – Hyde Park – Exclusive Books
23 Dec | 16:00 – 18:00 | JHB – Gateway – Exclusive Books
24 Dec | 10:00 – 12:00 | DBN – Midlands Mall – Exclusive Books
24 Dec | 13:00 – 15:00 | DBN – The Pavilion – CNA