Category: Springboks

Former Springbok World Cup coach Nick Mallett shared some of his experiences from the 1999 Bok campaign. (more…)

The Springboks paid a surprise visit to former SA President Nelson Mandela at his hotel in Paris on Thursday. (more…)

 Heyneke Meyer on the Boks: “This is a very powerful team, especially our forwards are amongst the best in the world – it is a pack that don’t take a step back for anybody. We also have some very exciting backs and all-round it is a well-balanced team. This team has been together for four years now and have loads of experience. My only concern would be at fly-half, if Butch James or Andre Pretorius is injured, what will happen then? But we have a team that can win the World Cup.” Comments:

 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:

 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…)