The search for a second fullback for the Springbok rugby team has reached an advanced stage, coach Jake White confirmed on Monday.
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The search for a second fullback for the Springbok rugby team has reached an advanced stage, coach Jake White confirmed on Monday.
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Fellow RugRat TG shares his views on why South Africa can still win the World Cup in France next year.
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It’s as predictable as sunrise. The Pumas have PREDICTABLY qualified for RWC 2007, beating the Uruguayans with a B team on Saturday 26-0
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A controversial Springbok selection and member of Jake White’s elite 24 has signed to leave for the European circuit
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South Africa won’t match New Zealand’s bold philosophy in refusing to win a World Cup with defence-oriented, pragmatic rugby, says Springbok coach Jake White.
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Spiro Zavos says that all Australia’s best world cup performances have been preceded by a notable season the year before. Is this Australia’s year?
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The England head coach Andy Robinson says England are capable of retaining the World Cup next year despite a whitewash in Australia this month which condemned them to their worst run of Test defeats for 22 years.
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Official Media Release by ABSA
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Rest players – or see Intensive fitness tests show that the a WC squad Bok squad are far behind other top made of youngsters countries with regard to conditioning.
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The 2007 Rugby World Cup kicks off in under 16 months’ time, and one question continues to dominate – can anyone stop New Zealand?
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“SA players see Picking players from abroad is a pro-rugby as a fundamental shift in policy – so why then prelude to the jol” select one who will not make the team? ANDY COLQUHOUN does some tough talking on selections.
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New Zealand and England have finalised their own. Australia will do so shortly. The Boks, however, are yet to sit down with SARU to finalise their bonus for winning the world cup in France next year.
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SA Rugby held a Media Road Show on Tuesday in Johannesburg to discuss various media, communication and other relevant issues pertaining to the Springboks and the upcoming international season.
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Hard on the heels of Donner’s theory that top players who are unaffiliated to, or unavailable for, international duty are going to become highly sought after Currie Cup commodities, confirmation comes in that the Bok management will seek to withdraw Springboks who have already played a lot this year.
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The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled recruitment company Vediorbis as a tournament sponsor of the Rugby World Cup 2007.
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In a wake-up call to incumbent players Springbok coach Jake White has decided to enlarge his squad to 45 players. Urgent plans will also be made to address the psychological fallout of the battering SA players took in the Super 14.
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More than 100,000 tickets were snapped up in ten hours on the opening day of the second release of tickets for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, organisers confirmed.
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Source: www.rfu.com Important info for those of you thinking about attending the Rugby WC 2007.
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The 2007 battle for the coveted Webb Ellis Trophy is still some 15 months away but – like the All Blacks and the Springboks – the Wallabies are also thinking about ways to have their stars fit for the challenge.
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Recently we heard that Jake White has contracted yet another overseas based ex Springbok to his national squad in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2007. Yes we are happy that the prematurely lost skills of the best post isolation outside centre will be added to the Boks. But is there a sinister message...
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Seems there is strong speculation that Andre Snyman might turn out for the Boks once again
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On its face is engraved ‘The International Rugby Board’ and below that arch the name of the trophy: ‘The Webb Ellis Cup’. The Cup is quite a bit older than the World Cup. The Rugby World Cup was first played in 1987 but the Cup itself, the actual trophy, was fashioned in 1906 and...
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Italy were durable opponents. Andy Robinson said they would be, and so it proved. A 7-6 half-time lead for England was probably even a little bit flattering. Quite frankly, England were witless for the first 25 minutes. The forwards huffed and puffed and when they discovered the Italian defence was built of stone rather...
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