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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.
Williams was the Northern Transvaal coach from 1987 to 1991 and coached his team to the Currie Cup final in each year. Northern Transvaal won three of the finals, in 1987, 1988 and 1991 and in 1989 they shared the title with Western Province. In 1992 Williams was appointed Springbok coach.
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 ...
Speaking of which…while the 15-a-side game has provided many highlights, the success of sevens at Paris 2024 felt like a huge moment for a format facing more than a few questions about its future.
Matthew Proudfoot (born 30 January 1972) is a South African rugby union coach and former player who represented Scotland. He is currently coach of the Leopards. He was an assistant coach with South Africa, winning the 2019 World Cup. [1] In January 2020 he became forwards coach for England, [2] and left at the end of 2022. He had a coaching ...
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has named 10 of the 14 players who traveled ahead to New Zealand — and missed last weekend’s match against Australia — in his lineup for Saturday’s Rugby ...
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 ...
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus is convinced that referees favour successful teams but is hoping the close competition among the main contenders at this Rugby World Cup will encourage a more ...