No players will be rested for the Springboks’ so-called Outgoing Tour at the end of the year – and the team of 37 players will be selected purely on merit. “If a guy knows he’s there for the colour of his skin, he won’t die for his country.”
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The hapless Boland Cavaliers, battling for survival in the Currie Cup, are now faced with a court case that could further rip the struggling and cash-strapped union apart.
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls Springbok wing and former IRB Player of the Year, Bryan Habana, was included by coach Frans Ludeke in his starting XV for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup match against the Griquas at Loftus Versfeld.
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WP Rugby’s CEO, Rob Wagner, has rubbished reports that coach Rassie Erasmus is in negotiations with former Wallaby wing Lote Tuqiri.
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Former All Blacks centre Pita Alatini says he has been approached by Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus to play for Western Province and the Stormers next season.
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ team doctor Org Strauss confirmed on Tuesday morning that Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has picked up a small fracture in his foot.
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The Springboks have confirmed earlier reports that they will play a second midweek match on their year-end tour, when they tackle Guinness Premiership log leaders Saracens at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, November 17.
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Tags: End of Year Tour, Saracens, Springboks
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They have yet to sign their contracts, but Sharks head coach John Plumtree has no doubt that the Du Plessis brothers, hooker Bismarck and prop Jannie, will be staying on in Durban.
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Tags: Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Sharks
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