Springboks coach Jake White needs a period of reflection after South Africa’s World Cup triumph before he decides on his future.
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Springboks coach Jake White needs a period of reflection after South Africa’s World Cup triumph before he decides on his future.
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South Africa’s World Cup winning hero Percy Montgomery said on Tuesday that his future hinged on whether rugby bosses manage to keep hold of unsettled Springbok coach Jake White.
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Jodie Chatterton, a News24 User, writes a very insightful piece on support for the Boks and the way forward.
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England must avoid repeating the mistakes they made after winning the 2003 World Cup when rugby in the country degenerated into a mess, Rob Andrew said on Monday.
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The rugby world champions will arrive in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning to what is expected to be a rapturous welcome after beating England 15-6 in the final on Saturday.
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President Thabo Mbeki has come out in support of Springbok coach Jake White to keep his job.
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England were brave and courageous, South Africa disciplined and dedicated to defence. So was this a World Cup final to put before the planet via global television? You must be joking.
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The Springboks have been crowned as rugby’s world champions, deservedly so.
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As young Francois Steyn prepared to goal the penalty that would put the rugby World Cup final beyond England’s reach, Springbok captain John Smit left him to his task by saying, “Enjoy it, son. It’s going to be nice.”
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England wing Mark Cueto was adamant his disallowed try in the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa should have stood as video referee Stuart Dickinson’s ruling threatened to become a talking point for years to come.
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England, while crying about Mark Cueto’s try that was not awarded, should be counting their lucky stars that Tony Flood was not yellow-carded during the rugby World Cup final.
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Danie Rossouw was merely hoping for the best as he watched the slow-motion television replay of his corner-flag tackle on Mark Cueto in the rugby World Cup final here on Saturday night.
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The Springboks will show off the Webb Ellis Cup on a six-city, four-day tour of the country.
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Winger Bryan Habana, who helped South Africa win the World Cup, was named IRB Player of the Year on Sunday.
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The Boks won’t win another World Cup for 25 years. If they do before then, I’ll happily eat this column.
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There were many heroes in the winning Springbok effort in Saturday’s World Cup final, but none were more heroic than Percy Montgomery, who played the entire second half with an injury.
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Veteran South African prop Os du Randt confirmed his retirement on Saturday after collecting his second World Cup winner’s medal.
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Not until seconds were left was coach Jake White finally sure South Africa had won the Rugby World Cup.
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It was backs to the wall in the World Cup final on Saturday as South Africa’s 15-6 victory over England was a triumph for forward power over flair.
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A ruthless South Africa punished England’s ill-discipline for a tight 15-6 win over the defending champions in the rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France.
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After 42 days, 46 games, 290 tries and more agony and ecstasy then Hollywood can produce in a year, we are down to this: one game, two teams.
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South Africa have worked out a way of speaking to the World Cup final referee, Alain Rolland, to tell him their concerns about the legality of the England prop Andrew Sheridan’s scrummaging.
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Bogey team Argentina blitzed hosts France for the second time in this World Cup to claim third place at the Parc des Princes with a 34-10 victory.
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South Africa winger JP Pietersen is not underestimating the threat of England’s unheralded backs in the run-up to Saturday’s World Cup Final.
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Traditionally this is the most unmemorable match of the whole World Cup, the one nobody wants to play. Both teams bust a gut in the semi-final and had the hope of the crown dashed from them. Now they are left with unappetising left-overs.
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A British travel insurance firm said on Wednesday it was bracing for a surge in claims following the Rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa.
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South Africa gave England their three worst defeats in rugby history this year. The Springboks aren’t drawing any confidence from any of them for the World Cup final this weekend.
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When it was suggested to England coach Brian Ashton last week that he could soon feel the touch of the monarch’s sword on his shoulder, he thought it almost too preposterous for words.
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