 Andre Markgraaff on the Boks: “It is a very strong team, the best available that we have. I am a little surprised that we are taking five locks to the World Cup – I include Danie Rossouw in this group. We could have taken an extra loose forward and played Danie as a lock in the ‘easier’ games.†Comments:
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News and discussion about the Springboks
 The IRB has ordered the Boks to cut the ‘handles’ off their specially-designed Canterbury shorts – designed to assist lifting in the lineouts and binding in the scrums. “The IRB pointed out to us why the shorts were not right and we solved the problem by cutting off the loops,†said Bok manager Zola Yeye. Comments:
Former Springbok captain Corne Krige is backing South Africa to face New Zealand in the final of the Rugby World Cup. (more…)
In the first World Cup edition of Bokwatch, coach Jake White talks about the upcoming games against Samoa and England, John Smit updates us on the state of his health, Fourie Du Preez and Schalk Burger look forward to the Samoa game, Danie Rossouw talks about BMT and Bok enforcer Bakkies Botha is chomping at the bit. (more…)
 John Smit and Jean de Villiers returned to Bok training at the weekend in the team’s last practice on home soil. Schalk Burger and Juan Smith missed the session, both suffering from a stomach virus, but are expected to recover fully in the next few days. Comments:
The Springbok Rugby World Cup squad received South African President Thabo Mbeki’s backing at an official send-off in Pretoria. (more…)
Pierre Spies, in consultation with the Blue Bulls and SA Rugby has decided not to play rugby for the rest of 2007. (more…)
1995 World Cup winners Joel Stransky and James Dalton are backing the Springboks to win the 2007 event. (more…)
In the latest edition of Bokwatch we take a look at the current injury situation, John Smit sets the record straight on the rumours surrounding his hamstring injury, the Bok captain and coach are both satisfied with the Bok preparations, and former All Blacks coach John Mitchell defends Richie McCaw and says that Schalk Burger is more illegal than the New Zealand number 7. (more…)
In a vastly improved performance after the narrow midweek victory against Connacht, the first-choice Springboks overpowered Scotland 27-03 in Edinburgh in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up game. (more…)