Rassie names 11 uncapped players in Bok squad
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting squad of 35 players for the team’s first official training camp of the season, which starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening…
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OPINION: ‘SARU’ AND THE PALL OF NEPOTISM
OPINION – SARU SACOS LEGENDS The following article has been compiled by Mark Fredericks on request of the SARU SACOS Legends (SSL) organisation. SARU SACOS Legends (SSL) alleges a malaise of nepotism plaguing…
SA Rugby appoints former Force and Rebels coach as new GM
Dave Wessels, the former coach of Vodacom Super Rugby teams, the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels, has been appointed to a new role of General Manager for High Performance Rugby at SA Rugby. Wessels, 41,…
“I’ve seen this movie before, and I like this movie,” says Rassie
After leading the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 in Japan and 2023 in France, Rassie Erasmus said he took on the Bok head coach job because would like to win an unprecedented third …
Rassie re-purposes Springbok management team
Rassie Erasmus confirmed a re-purposed Springbok coaching and management team on Tuesday, as the newly re-appointed head coach began putting in place the building blocks for a 13-Test season in 2024 at the start of…
New Bok coaches get together to start planning for the season
The Springbok coaches set the tone for a productive season-opening national alignment camp at a two-day strategic coaches’ session on Monday and Tuesday in Cape Town, where they discussed their areas of expertise and aligned…
43 players called up to Springbok alignment camp
The Springboks will get the wheels in motion for the 2024 season in Cape Town in the first week of March with the first in-person coaches’ strategic session and a two-day alignment camp with a…
Bok coaching team confirmed
Jaco Peyper will join the Springboks as Rassie Erasmus confirms the rest of his management team until 2027 World Cup
Rassie Erasmus: “Tackling lower is coachable”
Rassie Erasmus, the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories, says there is no excuse for club and school coaches who believe new tackle height laws for participation rugby are difficult to instil….
How innovative Tony Brown will strengthen the Springboks
The acquisition of former All Black flyhalf Tony Brown as the Springboks’ new attack coach should add another exciting string to the bow of the back-to-back World Cup champions. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of…