Springboks
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@sparky said in Springboks:
It finished 61-7 to South Africa.
Only 22,000 turned up. If it had to happen in England, Vicarage Road in Watford or the Madejski Stadium in Reading would have been better venuese for this game.
Makes a lot of sense have a game in the uk as a warm up for the other matches to come. Players already there from last weekends urc games and pounds instead of rands. As for the venue, maybe but do we know what all the details are?
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@W32 said in Springboks:
Players not featuring since last WC
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Mapimpi
Kok
Faf
Bongi
Malherbe
Fourie
Le Roux
Vermuelen
Kitshoff
Think also sous on his way out.I’m sure I’m missing other.s. The big question is if Siya will make it to the next WC … and who will be the new captain?
Plenty of these players have featured since the last World Cup. Do you mean players from the last RWC that weren't used in November?
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@Mr-Fish said in Springboks:
@W32 said in Springboks:
Players not featuring since last WC
Am
Mapimpi
Kok
Faf
Bongi
Malherbe
Fourie
Le Roux
Vermuelen
Kitshoff
Think also sous on his way out.I’m sure I’m missing other.s. The big question is if Siya will make it to the next WC … and who will be the new captain?
Plenty of these players have featured since the last World Cup. Do you mean players from the last RWC that weren't used in November?
I guess I should rephrase, these players seem to be being phased out. Could be wrong about that, but with many new players being more prominent it seems the writings on the wall. Not that it’s a bad thing, in fact it’s a better team now than when they lifted the 23 WC
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I dont think it is quite like that.
It is not like a tennis draw; where the 1st and 2nd cedes are kept apart until the final.Australia is in Pool A for sure, and they are a 2nd Band team.
The 1st Band teams are drawn at random into Pools A to F.
So any Band One team could be matched with the Aussies in Pool AAs far as the draw goes, the winners of Pools A B E are on oneside, C D F on the other.
If the bokke are in A B or E, and the blacks are in C D or F; and if they both win thru, they can only meet in the final.Conversely; if the bokke and blacks are drawn into pools A & B, or into C & D; and they both win thru, they will meet in a quarter-final.
The random nature of the draw probably makes it worth a watch.
I lot of teams will know whether they have any chance of winning on Dec 3, nearly two years out form the actual comp.
I think every team will be hoping to be on the opposite side to the boks, haha.Or . . . it could turn out like 2019 when the boks lost in pool play, but it opened up the draw for them very nicely.
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2025 was the best year for the Springbokke. Credit to the coaching staff who strengthen all areas of their game. More pleasing was the young crop of players like SMZ, Moody, Hooker, Grobbies, Nortje coming through while players like AE, Willemse, Reinach, Wilco Louw improve into world class players.
The Springbok supporters are spoiled, long may this continue.
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Springboks’ confirmed 2026 fixtures
Nations Championship
4 July: vs England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
11 July: vs Scotland, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
18 July: vs Wales, Kings Park, Durban
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
22 August: vs All Blacks, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
29 August: vs All Blacks, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
5 September: vs All Blacks, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
12 September: vs All Blacks, TBC
Nations Championship
6-8 November: vs Italy, TBC
13-15 November: vs France, TBC
21 November: vs Ireland, TBC -
SA Rugby extends Erasmus’ contract until 2031
SA Rugby announced on Friday that the contract of double Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus’ had been extended for a further four years. It means Erasmus is contracted for six years until 2031.
