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The Springboks then defeated Fiji 37–20 in the quarter-finals, and Argentina 37–13 in the semi-finals. In the final they prevailed 15–6 over England to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a second time. In January 2008, Peter de Villiers was appointed as the first non-white coach of the Springboks. De Villiers's first squad included ten of colour.
South Africa (known as the Springboks) are a Rugby Union National Team that played their first international match in 1891. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
He became known for his attention to detail, utilising video analysis, and soon saw his role progressed to that of forwards coach. In the coaching restructure post-2015 Rugby World Cup, Van Graan was the only member of the coaching team to survive, and he continued in his role under new Springboks head coach Allister Coetzee. [6]
Head coach Rassie Erasmus opted to rotate some key starting positions in the Springboks' victory over Scotland on Sunday, benching captain Siya Kolisi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, which has ...
Johan "Rassie" Erasmus (born 5 November 1972) is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the South African national team from 2018 to the end of their 2019 World Cup campaign, doubling up on his duties as the first ever SARU Director of Rugby, to which he was appointed towards the end of 2017.
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has named backrower Pieter-Steph du Toit at lock in place of injured Eben Etzebeth in his lineup for the Rugby Championship test against New Zealand at Ellis Park ...
In January 2020, Nienaber was announced as the new head coach of the Springboks and handed the keys to a World Champion squad. Unusually, Nienaber had no experience as a head coach at the time. He would have to wait a full year due to the Covid-19 pandemic before finally fielding his first team against Georgia on 2 July 2021 ahead of the 2021 ...
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