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Australia v South Africa The Springboks came away with a 32-25 victory over the Wallabies, but it was Lawrenceâs handling of the scrum which broke the South Africansâ rhythm and prevented them recording a record win on Australian soil. The Springboks,...
Tags: Springboks, South Africansâ, Australia, Suncorp Stadium, Wallabies, Perth, coach robbie, Tri-Nations, De Villiers, Robbie Deans
Eccentric Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has been told to get his act together when dealing with the media during the Tri-Nations which South Africa open with this weekend's clash against the All Blacks in Bloemfontein. De Villiers has made some whacky...
Tags: All Blacks, South African, SA Rugby Jan Marias, Peter de Villiers, De Villiers, coach peter, Boks, Outspoken Springboks, springboks coach
If you ever wondered why South Africa is no-one's second favourite team in any sport, the past few weeks of Test rugby have provided a clue. South Africa has deserved its series victory against the Lions, showing the mental strength to close out games...
Tags: South Africa, De Villiers
The Springboks will go into the third and final Test match against the British and Irish Lions brimming with confidence as they seek a third straight victory to seal a historic whitewash. Not since 1968 have South Africa claimed a 3-0 series win, albeit...
Tags: South African, Springboks, Irish Lions, Brian O'Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, British, Adam Jones, Bakkies Botha, final test, De Villiers
It was the Springboks who then set the tempo as they took a strong grip on the game. Their fly-half, Ruan Piennar, angled a kick into the corner for Pietersen to chase and although Ugo Monye just won the race back, he failed to ground the ball. South...
Tags: Springboks, British & Irish Lions, South Africa, Ian McGeechan, Positive Lions, De Villiers, First Lions Test, springboks hold, Durban, Phil Vickery (rugby union)
Chiefs star Richard Kahui looks certain to end a frustrating fortnight on the sidelines with a place in the Super 14 final after ripping into the team's first training session in Pretoria. The classy centre injured a calf muscle in the penultimate round-robin...
Tags: Steady Bulls, Vodacom Bulls, Loftus Versfeld, Sione Lauaki, Wynand Olivier, Pretoria, De Villiers, Frans Ludeke
A bad week for South Africa in the Super 14 coupled to the naming of the British and Irish Lions side would have had the effect of placing Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on full campaign alert. The national coach was obviously distracted by the campaigns...
Tags: De Villiers
CAPE TOWN: South Africa took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series of one-day internationals when they beat Australia by 25 runs on Thursday. Australia, chasing 290 for victory, were restricted to 264 for seven in their 50 overs. Earlier, Jacques Kallis...
Tags: South Africa, Australia, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Cape Town, Proteasâ, innings cape, beat australia, Callum Ferguson, De Villiers
Springbok rugby coach, Peter de Villiers , has publicly thrown his weight behind the ANC in the election campaign in the Western Cape. According a statement from the ANC election team in the province issued on Wednesday, De Villiers told a meeting of...
Tags: ANC, De Villiers
Africa continued to pile on the runs in Cape Town yesterday, moving to 6-508 at lunch on day three of the third Test an overall lead of 299 runs it was left-armer Mitchell Johnson who rediscovered his form to take two wickets. He dismissed Jean-Paul...
Tags: South Africa, Australia, De Villiers, Cape Town, innings cape, Proteas, innings leads, Newlands, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis