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De Allende provides clarity on Stormers future
Damien de Allende has suggested that it is too soon to leave the Cape but hinted that at the end of the year there would be certainty.
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Sharks hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle confirms Zenarol found in urine test
Ralepelle has confirmed that he had tested positive for Zenarol, which is a non-anabolic growth hormone commonly found in meat.
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Erasmus happy with ‘tactical’ approach from SA Super Rugby franchises
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says local franchises have quickly gone into ‘Test’ rugby mode as opposed to last season where there was a lot of running rugby.
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OPINION: Consistency key for Pollard in important World Cup year
Philasande Sixaba says Bulls flyhalf Handre Pollard is showing the kind of form that can help the Springboks challenge for a third World Cup title in Japan later this later, but he needs to be consistent.
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Injured Bulls captain de Jager set for lengthy spell on the sidelines
It is a big blow for the Bulls and Lood de Jager who now faces the risk of missing out on the Boks’ Rugby World Cup campaign in Japan.
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Wallabies won't ease eligibility rules like Boks: Castle
Australia introduced the so-called Giteau's Law in 2015, allowing players with 60 caps who had played seven Super Rugby seasons to continue to be eligible for Wallabies selection after they moved overseas.
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Whiteley out for six to eight weeks
Warren Whiteley has endured an injury-ravaged past two years and missed most of the 2018 Super Rugby season with a knee problem.
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Former Bok Hendricks back in Super Rugby after heart scare
For Cornal Hendricks, 30, the match at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires represents light at the end of the tunnel after fearing he would never again play the sport he loves.
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Springbok lock Snyman undergoes ankle surgery
RG Snyman returned at the weekend from a brief stint at Honda Heat in Japan where he injured his ankle.
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'Relieved' Bok flyhalf Lambie calls it quits at 28
A fit Lambie would in all likelihood have been part of the Springbok squad at the World Cup in Japan later this year but the 56-cap back says he was no longer willing to risk his health on the rugby field.
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SA Rugby to rest contracted Boks during Super Rugby season
The South African Rugby Union led by Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus will look to rest contracted Springbok players during an uninterrupted Super Rugby season with the Rugby World Cup in mind that starts in September this year.
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'Former Springbok player' accused of theft at golf club in Stellenbosch
A video doing rounds on social media shows the yet unidentified man and a woman take two drivers from unattended golf bags outside a locker room on Wednesday.
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Parly Sports committee says Siya Kolisi's comments on quotas 'unfortunate'
Committee chair Beauty Dlulane has labelled Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s comments about the quota system in rugby as unfortunate, saying that quotas in SA sport are a necessary tool of transformation.
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Kolisi: 'Mandela would not have backed Springbok racial quotas'
Speaking to a Japanese news agency, Siya Kolisi said he didn't think the former president would have supported racial quotas.
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Kolisi: Being Springbok captain was lonely
In his review, Siya Kolisi says it was a tough year and he felt the job of captaincy was ‘lonely’ because he had to take tough decisions.
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Brits happy to support Springboks in any capacity
Veteran hooker Schalk Brits says he is more than happy to support the Springboks in whatever capacity he finds himself in ahead of the World Cup in Japan next year.
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Springbok coaches to work with Super Rugby teams
Rassie Erasmus’s first posting will be to help new Bulls coach Pote Human, who replaces John Mitchell, who left to join the England coaching staff.
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Ellis Park and Loftus to field 2019 Bok Tests
An additional Test against Argentina on Saturday 17 August will be played at Loftus Versfeld.
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2 men questioned in connection with Naka Drotske shooting
It’s understood Drotske and former Springbok teammate Os du Randt had been socialising on a smallholding on the outskirts of Pretoria on when three armed men attempted to rob them.
