 The All Blacks held their final warm-up outings today against the Auckland Barbarians in front of around 2000 fans. In two 50-minute clashes they easily won 79-0 and 69-0. They had previously taken on a New Zealand Police XV. Comments:
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 Bok wing Akona Ndungane has been flown back to SA to treat an injury sustained in the warm-up match against Connacht. He is suffering from bruised chest muscles. Comments:
Bok centre Jean de Villiers, in an effort to make a speedy recovery from a rib injury sustained against Namibia, is undergoing intensive oxygen treatment. (more…)
For those of us lucky enough to live in Joburg, Montecasino will be hosting Boktown throughout the Rugby World Cup. Big screens will be showing all the Springbok games as well as the quarter- and semi-finals. (more…)
The Bok dirt-trackers managed to eke out a win in a woeful display of rugby against Irish club side Connacht. The South Africans led 3-0 at half time. (more…)
The Springboks take on Irish club side Connacht in the second of their three Rugby World Cup warm-up games on Tuesday 21 August. (more…)
Springbok backline coach Allister Coetzee has rubbished the idea that Eddie Jones is calling all the shots in the Bok backline coaching department. (more…)
The Springboks ran out comfortable victors in the first of their three World Cup warm-up matches, when they scored 15 tries to beat a game Namibia by 105 points to 13 at Newlands on Wednesday evening. (more…)
Follow the Rugby World Cup warm-up game between South Africa and Namibia live with blow-by-blow commentary on Ou Grote. (more…)
The Boks take on Namibia in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game at Newlands on Wednesday evening. (more…)