South Africa

SA Rugby close off 2008 with positive review

SA Rugby has completed an "extremely positive" review of the Springbok coaching team, Saru president Oregan Hoskins said Friday.
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2008 a good but not great year for Rugby's World Champions

South Africa had a season of mixed fortunes and endured some extraordinary events off the field in 2008 to mark the first year of their reign as World Champions.
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Springbok Rugby team to switch 'divisive' Springbok emblem

South Africa's world champion rugby team might not be the Springboks any more, after an impassioned national debate on changing the 102-year-old emblem which critics say smacks of the apartheid era.
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Springboks welcome 'tough' RWC 2011 draw

Springbok captain John Smit welcomed South Africa's tough draw for the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup as the ideal preparation to battle harden the team for the tournament's later stages, if they should progress.
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SA Rugby confirm they will move Springbok logo

The President's Council of the South African Rugby Union on Monday resolved to move the Springbok emblem to the right-hand side of the national playing jersey.
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Five new refs on SA Rugby panel

Five new referees have been added to the South African National Panel for the 2009 season, the South African Referees' Committee has announced.
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Jean De Villiers wins SA player of the year

Springbok centre Jean de Villiers was named SA Rugby Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at rugby's annual awards banquet, sponsored by Absa, Sasol and Vodacom, which took place at a glittering ceremony at Vodaworld, Midrand on Tuesday.
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Springboks brand tour as a success

Springbok manager Arthob Petersen hailed the team's end-of-year tour as a "great success" after they arrived back in South Africa on Monday morning, having completed the first undefeated European tour since 1997.
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