Springbokke next 4 years to 2027

[OomStruisbaai]

2021 Springbokke fixture list
Update OP

10 July
Springboks vs Georgia
24 July
B&I Lions (National Stadium)
31 July
B&I Lions (Cape Town)
7 August
B&I Lions (Ellispark)
RC
Saturday 14 August
Springboks v Argentina (South Africa)

Saturday 21 August
Argentina v Springboks (South Africa)

Saturday 11 September
Springboks v Australia (Australia)

Saturday 18 September
Australia v Springboks (Australia)

Saturday 25 September
New Zealand v Springboks (New Zealand)

Saturday 2 October
Springboks v New Zealand (New Zealand)

Saturday 6 November
Wales vs Springbokke (Cardiff)

Saturday 13 November
Scotland vs Springbokke (Murrayfield)

Saturday 20 November
England vs Springbokke (Twickenham)

[Sards]

No Fassi.....

[Chilli]

No Fassi.....

While Nienaber was coaching the Stomps they persuaded him to include their fullbacks

[Sards]

No Fassi.....

While Nienaber was coaching the Stomps they persuaded him to include their fullbacks

just read Fassi injured his shoulder so out for 2 months...we will have to settle for second best

[handyman]

Fassi should be included in Bok squads going forward. Just imagine how good he can be in the right environment.

[OomStruisbaai]

The 2020 Rugby Championship fixtures

Round One - Saturday November 7

Venue: Lang Park, Brisbane

Argentina v South Africa


Australia v New Zealand

Round Two - Saturday November 14

Venue: Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

New Zealand v Argentina

South Africa v Australia

Round Three - Saturday November 21

Venue: Stadium Australia, Sydney

New Zealand v South Africa

Australia v Argentina

Round Four – Saturday November 28

Venue: Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle

Argentina v Australia

South Africa v New Zealand

Round Five – Saturday December 5

Venue: Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Argentina v New Zealand

Australia v South Africa

Round Six – Saturday December 12

Venue: Stadium Australia, Sydney

South Africa v Argentina

Australia v New Zealand

[Chilli]

I see that the precious ones are crying like babies because they have to be away from home for a while.

[OomStruisbaai]

I see that the precious ones are crying like babies because they have to be away from home for a while.

Vok ja. What a bunch of softies. They should be glad to have a vokken career.

[OomStruisbaai]

Green Team: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Arno Botha, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.

Replacements: Schalk Erasmus, Thomas du Toit, Luan de Bruin, Oupa Mohoje, Juarno Augustus, Junior Pokomela, Emrose Papier, Manie Libbok, Jeremy Ward, Malcolm Jaer.

Team Commissioner: Rassie Erasmus

Team coach: Mzwandile Stick

Gold Squad: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Rikus Pretorius, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Nizaam Carr, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Replacements: Dylan Richardson, Dylan Smith, Ruan Dreyer, Jason Jenkins, James Venter, Vincent Tshituka, Jaden Hendrikse, Curwin Bosch, Werner Kok, Manual Rass.

Team Commissioner: Jacques Nienaber

Team coach: Deon Davids

IOL

. Erasmus, SA Rugby’s director of Rugby, said that he and new Bok coach Nienaber had picked from a pool of 93 from over 600 professional players based in South Africa, so those who had made the two squads had reason for excitement.

“This is not a Springbok squad but for these players it is a step closer,” he said. “A lot of young, very exciting players have been picked and there is potential for some of them to go all the way — I always look at a guy like Herschel Jantjies who a year before the World Cup last year was unknown but played his way to Japan as back up scrumhalf to Faf de Klerk.

“Another excellent example is Cheslin Kolbe,” Erasmus added. “He was nowhere before he went to France and next thing he was scoring a try in the World Cup final. For all these young guys who will play in the Showdown, there really is a lot to play for.”


Erasmus said that while he, Nienaber and the coaches (the current Springbok assistants) would spend this coming week transferring as much Springbok knowledge as possible to the players, he would encourage them to play their natural games.

[OomStruisbaai]

The green team look like the A team and gold B team.

Both teams have 11 PoC. = 73%

Just show how far SARU came with developing.

12 of the starting 30 are from the Stormers.

[Sards]

12 of the starting 30 are from the Stormers.

You would think the Stormers could do better than that

[OomStruisbaai]

Overseas RWC uninjured players?
Willie le Roux, Cheslyn Kolbe, Damian de Ellende, Faf de Klerk, Reinach, Marx, Eben Etsebeth,?

[Blake]

Overseas RWC uninjured players?
Willie le Roux, Cheslyn Kolbe, Damian de Ellende, Faf de Klerk, Reinach, Marx, Eben Etsebeth,?

Has Eben recovered from his injury?

[OomStruisbaai]

Overseas RWC uninjured players?
Willie le Roux, Cheslyn Kolbe, Damian de Ellende, Faf de Klerk, Reinach, Marx, Eben Etsebeth,?

Has Eben recovered from his injury?

Sure I heard through the vineyards he will be ready

[Sards]

Overseas RWC uninjured players?
Willie le Roux, Cheslyn Kolbe, Damian de Ellende, Faf de Klerk, Reinach, Marx, Eben Etsebeth,?

Has Eben recovered from his injury?

Sure I heard through the vineyards he will be ready

just keep him away from the pubs

[OomStruisbaai]

Look like the Springbokke won't play any rugby in 2020.

Let's play our own provincial WC.

[assfly]

Look like the Springbokke won't play any rugby in 2020.

Let's play our own provincial WC.

https://rugby365.com/countries/argentin ... -revealed/

[Sandstorm]

Chilliboy banned for 8 years for 3rd doping offence!

[assfly]

Chilliboy banned for 8 years for 3rd doping offence!

A sad tale for South Africa's first black captain.

[Sandstorm]

Chilliboy banned for 8 years for 3rd doping offence!

A sad tale for South Africa's first black captain.

He was skipper against Leicester at Wembley. That was much sadder!

[assfly]

He was skipper against Leicester at Wembley. That was much sadder!

I remember, I was there

[Sandstorm]

He was skipper against Leicester at Wembley. That was much sadder!

I remember, I was there

Me too. And I was driving so sober.

[assfly]

Me too. And I was driving so sober.

You were probably more sober than Earl f*****g Rose was that day.

[Blake]

Chilliboy banned for 8 years for 3rd doping offence!

Yeah, fuck that guy.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt after he got caught the first time and blamed it on a prescribed inhaler or something for nasal congestion he was suffering from. Bjorn Basson also tested positive and had the same story so it seemed plausible if you were feeling generous.

But after the second case I wrote him off as a player and I'm glad he finally got booted out of the game.

I'm sure the guy was under massive pressure to live up to all the expectations that were on him from his schoolboy days, but it still doesn't excuse what he ended up doing.

[OomStruisbaai]

Look like the Springbokke won't play any rugby in 2020.

Let's play our own provincial WC.

https://rugby365.com/countries/argentin ... -revealed/

As you see in the article, SA not confirmed. Now the All Blacks moan about not at home Xmast, think it's more about politics with the Aussies getting the hosting. Politics, not going to happen.

[OomStruisbaai]

Date for Springbokke in RC is 10 Oct.

IOL

.Boks will only play in Rugby Championship if match-ready and allowed to travel
By Wynona Louw Time of article published 13h ago


CAPE TOWN - Director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber say there are a few logistical issues and player welfare concerns that are making it tough to confirm whether South Africa will participate in the Rugby Championship at this stage.

Sanzaar last week confirmed the schedule for the competition, which will be held in Australia over a truncated six-week period.


Unlike New Zealand and Australia, who have both completed local Super Rugby competitions, SA players only returned to the playing field at the weekend after six months without rugby and heavy training restrictions.

“There’s a few things to consider,” Nienaber said. “Firstly, there’s no green light from the government on international participation yet. Once that happens there are also other factors, those are the isolation period when we go to Australia. The restrictions aren’t as strict there as they are in New Zealand, but other stuff like the recovery modalities we will be allowed to use haven’t been spelt out yet.

“So, they’re still working on that with their government. The last thing is our availability of our overseas-based players. World Rugby has put out regulation nine – which allows them to play with us – but there has been a big push-back from the English clubs, and getting those players later will be problematic for us as it will have a massive influence on the isolation period.


“The other thing is we don’t just want to go participate, we want to perform, and our conditioning will have to be at a certain level to do that.”


Erasmus elaborated on these concerns, explaining that the Premiership sides are reluctant to release their players.

“We of course desperately want to go and play, we want to play Springbok rugby, but it’s more the English clubs – who will at that stage be playing in the semi-finals and final (between October 10 and 14) – who haven’t cleared those players to be available for us yet, but the French clubs are aligned with us.

“Also, all your players have to arrive in Australia at the same time and you have to take a massive squad, so that makes it problematic, but it doesn’t mean we can’t overcome it. But if the overseas-based players only arrive in Australia two weeks after us, they’ll still be in quarantine by the time we’re playing our first game and they’ll be without physios and doctors, they will physically be on their own. So it’s a bit of a logistical problem, but we’ll work really hard to try and make this work.

“Lastly, the other thing is we have to get five or six games, or 500 minutes, into our players before it will be safe for them in terms of the injury risk. We’re busy investigating how we can best manage those things to make the Rugby Championship happen. We want to go, it’s just at stage we’re not yet sure how to make it happen.”

Meanwhile, Erasmus - the team commissioner for the Springbok Green team - confirmed that Frans Malherbe and wings Seabelo Senatla and Sergeal Petersen have been ruled out of Saturday’s Springbok Showdown due to injury.


Malherbe picked up a toe injury while in action for the Stormers in their 34-21 Super Fan Saturday win over the Lions. Ruan Dreyer will move into the starting line-up of the Gold squad, while Lions front-ranker Carlu Sadie will come in among the replacements.


Rassie Erasmus - the team commissioner for the Springbok Green team. Photo: Kim Ludbrook/EPA
In the Green squad, Senatla tweaked his hamstring early on in the Stormers' run-out at Loftus. Malcolm Jaer will now start in his place, while former Junior Bok utility back Mnombo Zwelendaba, who is one of eight young guns in the Green team, will join the bench.

Petersen sustained his foot injury during training on Friday and will be replaced by Courtnall Skosan.

Blitzboks and Bulls speedster Kurt-Lee Arendse, who was massive for Jake White's team at the weekend, was initially called up as a replacement for Senatla, but a decision was made to draft in Zwelendaba after the Blitzbok was unable to make his flight from Gauteng to Cape Town yesterday.

[Chilli]

They should stay in SA and get ready for next year.

If anything play in the UK and earn pounds or euros

[Blake]

They should stay in SA and get ready for next year.

If anything play in the UK and earn pounds or euros

Agree. We have little to gain (some game time as a team and some experience for Nienaber) and much more to lose (injuries, souring relationships with English clubs, losing some World Champion mojo) going to Australia half-baked only for the sake of competing. Last I heard the NZ players were also not super happy with the proposed schedule as it wasn't what was originally agreed and their players will have to go into quarantine and away from their families over Christmas when they go home.

[Chilli]

They should stay in SA and get ready for next year.

If anything play in the UK and earn pounds or euros

Agree. We have little to gain (some game time as a team and some experience for Nienaber) and much more to lose (injuries, souring relationships with English clubs, losing some World Champion mojo) going to Australia half-baked only for the sake of competing. Last I heard the NZ players were also not super happy with the proposed schedule as it wasn't what was originally agreed and their players will have to go into quarantine and away from their families over Christmas when they go home.

I am sure that a Grand Slam Tour will fill SARU's coffers quicker and with more money than playing down under.

[Sandstorm]

UK is shutting down again as Covid numbers climb. Wales is already on Stage 4.

No chance they’ll allow a single SH player to tour.

[assfly]

Exactly, going north is totally off the table. Not playing at all is not the best solution for me. I support the team going to Australia to play. It's not ideal, but ffs it's been a ridiculous year and we should be happy to see them play and they should be happy to be paid to play.

[handyman]

Exactly, going north is totally off the table. Not playing at all is not the best solution for me. I support the team going to Australia to play. It's not ideal, but ffs it's been a ridiculous year and we should be happy to see them play and they should be happy to be paid to play.

For sure we need to be concerned about player welfare and not be daft about it, but I'm not sure that we can afford not to play.

[OomStruisbaai]

Teams announce
The teams are:

Springbok Green:

15 – Gianni Lombard

14 – Yaw Penxe

13 – Wandisile Simelane

12 – Frans Steyn

11 – Malcolm Jaer

10 – Elton Jantjies

9 – Sanele Nohamba

8 – Duane Vermeulen

7 – Arno Botha

6 – Siya Kolisi (captain)

5 – Hyron Andrews

4 – JD Schickerling

3 – Luan de Bruin

2 – Bongi Mbonambi

1 – Ox Nche

Replacements:

16 – Schalk Erasmus

17 – Kwenzo Blose

18 – Thomas du Toit

19 – JJ van der Mescht

20 – Juarno Augustus

21 – Junior Pokomela

22 – Embrose Papier

23 – Manie Libbok

24 – Jeremy Ward

25 – Kade Wolhuter

Springbok Gold:

15 – Warrick Gelant

14 – Rosko Specman

13 – Lukhanyo Am (captain)

12 – Rikus Pretorius

11 – Courtnall Skosan

10 – Damian Willemse

9 – Herschel Jantjies

8 – Sikhumbuzo Notshe

7 – Nizaam Carr

6 – Marco van Staden

5 – Marvin Orie

4 – Salmaan Moerat

3 – Ruan Dreyer

2 – Scarra Ntubeni

1 – Steven Kitshoff

Replacements:

16 – Dylan Richardson

17 – Dylan Smith

18 – Carlü Sadie

19 – Jason Jenkins

20 – James Venter

21 – Vincent Tshituka

22 – Ivan van Zyl

23 – Curwin Bosch

24 – Werner Kok

25 – Manuel Rass


Can't believe Kade Wolhuter on the bench. Just show how deep Rassie look for talent

[handyman]

Oom is punting Kade big time, let's hope the lad can live up to the expectations. If you're good enough, you're old enough...

[OomStruisbaai]

Oom is punting Kade big time, let's hope the lad can live up to the expectations. If you're good enough, you're old enough...

Ja Boet, hy was nog op skool in 2018.

[assfly]

So much young talent in those teams. A great sign for SA rugby

[Chilli]

So much young talent in those teams. A great sign for SA rugby

If we can get a "Junior Springboks / Emerging Springboks" thing going and include them in the training and tours it would be good for our future rugby.

[‘tsek]

So tomorrow’s green v gold match. Not sure I have much excitement for this (although any rugby is probably better than no rugby), it just feels a little contrived.

Who are you excited about seeing? For me, would like to see if Steyn can bring anything out of Simelane at 13 in the green team.

[handyman]

So tomorrow’s green v gold match. Not sure I have much excitement for this (although any rugby is probably better than no rugby), it just feels a little contrived.

Who are you excited about seeing? For me, would like to see if Steyn can bring anything out of Simelane at 13 in the green team.

I'm looking forward to it. For me, any local rugby is a win in these times. Great time as well, watch the rugby with a few beers and then light the fire straight after the match for a braai.

For me, a busy Saturday as the laaitie is turning 5 and we're having a few people over.

[Sandstorm]

Those locks are all Taranaki Girls standard. Huge difference in backline talent too.