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The South African national rugby sevens team, commonly known as the Springbok Sevens, [1] competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. Overall, the team has won the World Rugby Sevens Series 4 times, as well as having won 40 tournaments in the series.
1 4 0 20% Ian McIntosh: 1993–1994 12 4 2 6 33% Kitch Christie: 1994–1995 14 14 0 0 100% Argentina series win 1994; Rugby World Cup winner 1995: Andre Markgraaff: 1996 13 8 0 5 61% France series win 1996; Tri-Nations runner up 1996; Argentina series win 1996 Carel du Plessis: 1997 8 3 0 5 37% Tri-Nations runner up 1997: Nick Mallett: 1997 ...
He and the South Africans Springboks team received their winners medals at the culmination of the Rugby World cup in France, after South Africa beat New Zealand by one point to reclaim the William Webb Ellis Trophy and be the first team to have won the Rugby World Cup for the Fourth Time, and this particular core squad of players are the second ...
It was the third tour of a South African representative team to Argentina, after the two Junior Springboks tours in 1932 and 1959. The "Gazelles" were a team of developing players in the Under-23 age group, selected by the South African Rugby Union.
In subsequent years it was often a choice between de Klerk and Van Heerden for the number 4 lock position in the Springbok team. [ 3 ] Following the 1974 test series against the British Lions, de Klerk also represent the Springboks against the, 1975 French touring team , the 1976 All Blacks , the 1980 South American Jaguars and British Lions ...
Eight years passed before they first lifted the Currie Cup in 1946, when they defeated the Western Province 11–9 at home at Loftus Versfeld thanks to two dropped goals (one off his left foot) by Springbok flyhalf Hansie Brewis; the score was 8–9 to Province (a drop goal counted 4 points in those days). With time running out Brewis, the ...
Other associations with Parktown Boys’ and (relating to context of rugby), Jake White: Coached the 2007 IRB World Cup winning Springboks and started his rugby coaching career at Parktown Boys' High School in 1982, as well as coaching the nearly unbeaten 1st XI team of the Red and Black(Parktown Boys’) somewhere in the 1980s.
Etzebeth was selected by the Springboks in the 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, making an appearance in every one of the team's pool matches, including one off the bench in South Africa's historic 32–34 loss to Japan. After starting in the rest of the pool matches, Etzebeth started in the quarter-final win against Wales and the semi ...