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Foster fights for survival as Nienaber tries to silence critics
New Zealand coach Ian Foster is fighting to save his job while South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber is battling to silence critics ahead of a Rugby...
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'We had no option but to deliver' Nienaber as Boks bag 2-1 Series win over Wales
Also a special day for both Eben Etzebeth (100th test) and Bongi Mbonambi (50th) who marked their milestones with a series victory. Etzebeth was also named ‘Man of the Match’.
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Springboks coach Nienaber makes 11 changes for series decider against Wales
Nienaber named a new-look backline featuring the versatile Damian Willemse at fullback, with Cheslin Kolbe and Makazole Mapimpi back on the wings, while the regular centre pairing of Damian de Allende and Lukhanyo Am will again partner up in the midfield.
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Springboks defend 19 changes as Wales legend Edwards cries foul
Usually ultra conservative with his selections since replacing now director of rugby Rassie Erasmus in 2020, Nienaber shocked South Africans by making 14 changes to the starting line-up for Bloemfontein and 19 altogether.
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Nienaber names Springbok squad for incoming series
The coach says a bigger squad allows them to do a lot more at training sessions and will give them more time to work with the players as the Springboks prepare for a challenging international season.
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Nienaber lauds players’ enthusiasm after first week at Bok preparation camp
Springbok Coach Jacques Nienaber is pleased with the opening week of the team’s preparation camp in Pretoria for the upcoming three-match series against Wales.
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Springboks coach Nienaber wary of struggling Wales
Nienaber recalled that the 2019 world champions battled to overcome the Welsh by five points in Cardiff last year.
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Springboks have solid foundations but work to do: Nienaber
Jacques Nienaber said overall he was satisfied with the season which was also his first as head coach, having had to kick his heels for the whole of last year.
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Nienaber makes four changes to Springboks for Wales clash
The Springboks will face a Welsh side that will be hurting after suffering a big loss to New Zealand over the weekend.
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South Africa beat New Zealand 31-29 in Rugby Championship
South Africa went into their final Rugby Championship match of the year against New Zealand looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat in the competition.
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Springboks coach calls for 'colossal' effort to upset All Blacks
The world champions head into the game at Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday after three straight defeats, including an agonising last-gasp 17-16 loss to New Zealand last weekend.
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Springboks sticking with the kicking for All Blacks rematch
The Springboks pledged to stick with their kicking game, despite being on a three-match losing streak, giving New Zealand plenty to work on.
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De Jager, Jantjies and Steyn return to Boks match day team to face All Blacks
The experienced Lood de Jager returns to the lock position, while loose forward Kwagga Smith gets the nod in the No. 7 jersey ahead of Franco Mostert, who drops to the bench purely to “manage his workload”.
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Springboks' Nienaber worried about 'massive' All Blacks challenge
The world champions were outplayed "in every department" by a resurgent Australia side in Brisbane and Nienaber apologised after what he called the Springboks' worst performance since losing 32-19 to Argentina in 2018.
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Boks coach laments loss during ‘worst performance in years’
Springbok Coach Jacques Nienaber described the match as the worst performance in recent years.
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Springboks look to 'grind' against Wallabies in rematch
The South Africans gave away 11 penalties and had two players sin binned in their 28-26 round three Rugby Championship loss to Australia on Sunday, crashing to defeat despite scoring three tries to one.
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'Poor discipline cost us': Springboks coach demands improvement
The South Africans conceded 11 penalties in their 28-26 Rugby Championship loss on the Gold Coast Sunday and had to play for 20 minutes with 14 men after skipper Siya Kolisi and fullback Willie le Roux were sin-binned.
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South Africa rugby team to play Australia
Scrumhalves Faf de Klerk, Herschel Jantjies and flank Marco van Staden are back from injury as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 changes to his matchday squad for the match
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Nienaber's not worried about the Rugby Championships as Boks leave quarantine
The teams were in self-isolation from Sunday evening due to a positive COVID-19 scare, which turned out to be false positive.
