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From the Last Word on Rugby department. Some will reflect on the last 12 months for the Springboks, as a year in crisis. And yes, it was a dark hour, but head coach Allister Coetzee is looking ahead. Displaying new self belief in South African rugby, after the success of the Lions in Super Rugby and […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Rugby, Ryan Jordan A crowd of 55820 supporters saw the Springboks whitewash France 3 – 0 in their Test series, wrapping it up with 35 -12 win in Johannesburg. Springboks Whitewash France South Africa– Tries: Jesse Kriel, Eben Etzebeth, Malcolm Marx, Rudy Paige. Conversions : Elton Jantjies (3). Penalties: Elton Jantjies […] READ MORE
There have been a number of changes announced in South African Rugby recently. We take a look at a few of the most important changes. READ MORE
From Last Word on Rugby, Ryan Jordan The Springbok 2016 season will go down in history as their worst season on record and no amount of excuses will address the issues that are at the core of this dismal failure. Springbok 2016 Season Worst in History There are a number of different issues that contrived […] READ MORE
Italian Rugby Slays Sad Springboks is not a headline anyone would have predicted at the start of the year. The reality is that history has been made with the Italian victory in Florence today. READ MORE
Springbok ruck play is broken and it is hard to understand how Alister Coetzee is addressing this on their End of Year tour to Europe. READ MORE
The Springbok Rugby chaos facing the South African game is alarming and has raised questions from all quarters, as well as drawing a large degree of criticism. READ MORE
The 2016 Springbok rugby reality check is the result of a number of events which has rocked the foundations of South African Rugby. READ MORE
THE SPRINGBOK EVOLUTION The Springboks clinched a late 30 points to 23 win over Argentina in their opening game of the 2016 Rugby Championship. The match itself was a messy affair with very little continuity from either side. The broken play, however, provided some key insight into the development of the Springboks play in the […] READ MORE
Stats show Malcolm Marx as Springbok starter Adriaan Strauss or Malcolm Marx? That question is bound be a prominent story arc in Allister Coetzee’s nightmares. For years, a notably in-form Bismarck du Plessis warmed the bench while John Smit led the Springboks. Whilst this was evident to many, it was mostly overlooked because Smit was an incredible […] READ MORE