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South Africa national rugby union team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Springboks, Bokke or Amabokoboko are the South African national rugby union team. Due to the government's policy of apartheid and its insistence that touring teams only contain white players, the Springboks were excluded from international rugby, with their last tour before readmittance being the infamous 1981 tour of New Zealand, which saw that country divided in two, wracked by demonstrations. In 1937, South Africa broke the deadlock with a series win in New Zealand (and also Australia), and it was not until 1996, under Sean Fitzpatrick's captaincy, that New Zealand finally won its first series in the Republic. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team   (1288 words)

South Africa vs Wales at rugby union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia South Africa went into their June 26, 2004 game against a transitioning Wales side with much confidence after an impressive two-test series whitewash of Ireland. During the November 2004 tour, the Boks won a hard-fought 38-36 decision at the Millennium Stadium in Wales, demonstrating Wales' own rugby resurgence (culminating in Wales' Grand Slam in the 2005 Six Nations Championship). At the final whistle the scoreboard reflected South Africa's dominance: 53-18, to the Springboks. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Africa_vs_Wales_at_rugby_union   (223 words)

South Africa - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about South Africa South Africa A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005-06 South Africa Academy cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06 As a result the USA lifted its trade and investment sanctions against South Africa in July and the country was readmitted into international sport by the International Olympic Committee. encyclopedia.farlex.com /South+Africa   (5762 words)

Armoria - Union/Republic of South Africa The Governor-General’s flag was a Union Jack with the Union of South Africa’s coat of arms wreathed in flowering mimosa branches on a white roundel at the centre. In the early years of Union the Union Buildings were erected on Meintjes Kop, Pretoria, to serve as the administrative “palace”, and a large courthouse was erected in Bloemfontein as the seat of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa. To this day the national rugby team is called the Springboks and wears green jerseys. www.geocities.com /landswapen/1910-94E.html   (4995 words)

Sport in South Africa - SouthAfrica.info To black South Africans, rugby had a different meaning: it was a white man’s game, and a brutally hard one at that, the sport of the apartheid police, the apartheid army, and the apartheid government. The major sports in which South Africa excels are the aristocratic British games of rugby and cricket. South Africa is the home of world-class sporting facilities capable of accommodating tens of thousands of spectators in comfort, such as the picturesque Newlands grounds, nestled at the foot of Cape Town’s mountains, and the energy-charged Wanderers Cricket Grounds in Johannesburg. www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/sports/sportsa.htm   (1452 words)

Rugby Trivia and Frequently Asked Questions South Africa are the current rugby union world champions, and the last world cup encompassed teams from New Zealand (the runners up and winners in 1987), France, England, Australia (winners in 1991), Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Western Samoa, Italy, Wales, Japan, Ivory Coast, Tonga, Romania, and Argentina. Legend has it that the game originated at Rugby school (hence the name) in England, when one of the pupils, William Webb Ellis, picked up the ball during a game of soccer in 1823 and ran with it. Rugby league teams have only 13 players (with two substitutions permitted) whereas rugby union has 15 (and no substitutions, except for injury). www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/FAQ/faq.shtml   (3999 words)

BBC SPORT Rugby Union Minister demands Boks inquiry South Africa were crushed in the quarter-final by New Zealand South Africa's sports minister Ngconde Balfour has called for an investigation into the Springboks' "unorthodox" World Cup preparations. He added that he was concerned about both the results of the team in Australia and the fact that the side included just one black player among the 22. news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/3240328.stm   (356 words)

BBC SPORT Rugby Union Rugby World Cup Team Pages South Africa Bands predicts Boks resurgence South Africa's national side is in something of a transition period under the tutelage of coach Rudolf Straeuli. South African prop Richard Bands insists the Springboks' poor run of form over the last year will have no bearing on their World Cup bid. South Africa's World Cup bid kicks off on 11 October against Uruguay in Perth. news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/south_africa/3181171.stm   (261 words)

History As legend has it, rugby was “invented” in 1823 during an intramural soccer match at a private boarding school in Rugby, England. The level of fitness among today’s top club and international rugby players is unsurpassed by any team sport, as eight big forwards (averaging 6’ 3” tall and 250 lbs.) are called upon to remain in constant support of their swift back line at all times. Traditionally rugby union is played on a field or pitch, slightly longer and wider than a gridiron, with 15 players aside. www.highschoolrugby.com /2001season/quickguide.htm   (2428 words)

CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - South Africa vows to match French flair in rugby test - Wednesday November 06, 2002 02:18 PM The South African squad also decided to train in the evening to work in the same conditions as Saturday's game, which is scheduled to start at 2045 local time (1945 GMT). Born on June 5, 1981 in Grenoble, Clerc learnt his rugby in the Alpine town where his father had also been a fine wing three-quarter and is now director of the youth teams. The South Africans lost three of their four matches in the series but reacted by beating Australia, scoring nine tries in their two games against the Wallabies. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2002/11/06/france_sa_preview   (990 words)

New Zealand national rugby union team - Gurupedia The All Blacks is the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. For much of the 20th century, rugby union appeared to be New Zealand's national religion, with selection to the All Blacks perhaps more highly regarded than a knighthood. Robert Muldoon was asked to cancel the tour, but he permitted the South African team to come to New Zealand in mid 1981, arguing that New Zealand was a free and democratic country. www.gurupedia.com /a/al/all_blacks.htm   (1048 words)

All-white rugby team redividing South Africa racially The National Sports Council, the government body regulating athletics, has threatened to ban the national rugby team from international competition and to take away its beloved symbol, the springbok. In one of those endearing images of post-apartheid South Africa, Mandela went onto the field after the South African victory and pulled on the jersey of the white Springbok captain as the stadium cheered. The rugby union brought on the sports council's wrath after it called President Nelson Mandela as a witness this month in Pretoria High Court to explain why he appointed the commission. www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/98/04/12/rugby.2-0.html   (849 words)

PM - Indigenous rugby team tours South Africa But on the field the team is struggling to hold off its opponents, a youth development side from South Africa. Coach of the team, Gary Ella, says it's been important to show the players the reality of life in South Africa. TEAM SPOKESPERSON: So on behalf of the team I'd like to say thank you Lomax for the opportunity to meet your young men, and they're fine young men, and I hope the boys have enjoyed their day, and I really appreciate it. www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s337667.htm   (728 words)

RugbyRugby The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced Monday that the 2006 Churchill Cup of Rugby will be hosted by both USA Rugby in the San Francisco area, and by Rugby Canada in Toronto and Ottawa, on June 3, 7 and 10. The World Rugby Shop made headlines in the rugby community with the introduction of their first comprehensive official and team gear catalog at the end of 2005 and with the second issue about to hit the printing press it is high time YOU GOT ON THE (MAILING) LIST! The WRS Team Wear offers the best selection of rugby team wear in North America with Adidas, Canterbury, Barbarian and more so you are sure to find the perfect jersey. www.rugbyrugby.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Canada/index.shtml   (362 words)

Guardian Unlimited Sport Rugby union South Africa's new regime puts paid to quota system South Africa have not fielded an all-white Test team since June 1999 and teams at Super-12 and provincial level are required to use between two and five black players depend ing on the competition. Rugby union: Guinness Premiership: Northampton 21 - 20 Gloucester The former believe teams have been weakened by quotas and the latter are invariably stigmatised as undeserving "quota players". sport.guardian.co.uk /rugbyunion/story/0,10069,1101105,00.html   (648 words)

Nick Mallett - TheBestLinks.com - Australia, Blue, England, France, ... Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett (born October 30, 1956 at Haileybury, England) played for and coached the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team. After seven years playing and coaching rugby in France, he returned to South Africa in 1996 and was appointed national coach in 1997. In 1998, under Mallett's guidance, the Springboks went on a record winning streak, winning 17 consecutive tests, including the 1998 Tri Nations Series, before an exhausted team lost to England at the end of a long tour. www.thebestlinks.com /Nick_Mallett.html   (316 words)

South African rugby - SouthAfrica.info In 1995 South Africa competed in the World Cup for the first time, hosting the finals and celebrating their inclusion in the competition in the best possible way by defeating New Zealand 15-12 to become world champions. The country has traditionally fared more than well on the world stage, and South African fans expect their national team to win every game it plays. In 2001 a South African team finally made it through to the title-deciding game, but the Sharks came off second-best against the ACT Brumbies, who secured the first Super 12 title for a team from outside New Zealand with a 36-6 win. www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/sports/rugby.htm   (2106 words)

The first word in Fiji rugby — Teivovo.com The mercurial William Ryder shone brightly for Fiji at the George 7s in South Africa as Fiji triumphed in an IRB series tournament on Saturday for the first time in three years. The agreement means that all Fiji national teams from the FMF Flying Fijians, Fiji 7s, all age grade teams and the Fijiana will play in new KooGa apparel through to the end of 2009. Waisale Serevi inspired Fiji to a thrilling 31-26 victory over South Africa to win the gold medal and retain their World Games title in Duisburg, Germany, on Saturday, in front of 8,000 fans at MSV Arena. www.teivovo.com   (762 words)

IOL: South Africa [ South Africa ] The crowd who went to Newlands hoping to watch South Africa do well in the first Castle Lager Test against Australia may have been disappointed by the performance of their team - but they did have something to celebrate. [ South Africa ] A man escaped a near-drowning after the dingy he and his friend were fishing from capsized off Hout Bay near Cape Town, the National Sea Rescue Institute has said. [ South Africa ] More than three children are killed every day, according to police statistics released nationally at the same that saw the brutal murder of Transvaal Judge President Bernard Ngoepe's granddaughter Makgabo Matlala. www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13   (400 words)

Rugby Union from the Virtual Library of Sport Rugby Union Canada Referees and the Laws, news, Super League, National Team ACT Rugby Union Coaching and Development `Drill of the Week` developed to provide a continual resource for coaches of all ages and all levels for either direct application to training programs, to stimulate ideas in relation to developing training practices specific to a particular teams play. USA National Teams 15's, 7's and under 23; news, players, history, results sportsvl.com /ball/rugby/rugbyunion.htm   (2002 words)

Rugby7.com the best Resource for Rugby Sevens on the Web Tonga and Canada have had surprise wins against Scotland and South Africa respectively. The Fiji Rugby Union has contracted 19 members of the national sevens squad for the remaining legs of the International Rugby Board 7s series. The Team which qualified for the Cup Round at the recent USA Sevens in Los Angeles is much the same and shows only one change from that venue. www.rugby7.com   (499 words)

Can you trust Wikipedia? : Mail & Guardian Online Andy Capostagno, sports commentator at Supersport and rugby commentator for the M&G, read the entries on the South Africa national rugby league team and the South Africa national rugby union team. One has to be careful to acknowledge that a wiki entry develops over time, and the entry on the media in South Africa is clearly a first, very loose shot at the subject. Abel J Esterhuyse is a lecturer at the military strategy department of the faculty of military science at the University of Stellenbosch (South African Military Academy). www.mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=255920&area=/insight/insight__national   (1393 words)

Category:Rugby union in South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pages in category "Rugby union in South Africa" en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Rugby_union_in_South_Africa   (64 words)

Independent Online Edition > Rugby Union In the most clinical of eyes, the kind which are brought to bear on New Zealand rugby, for example, they no doubt finished a long way from their goal, but, as far as England were concerned, it was all embarrassingly academic. The fact that Austin Healey is calling for the head of Andy Robinson on an oval-shaped platter is not the most pressing problem facing the England coach as he prepares for this weekend's match with Ireland. While England yesterday rang the changes, Eddie O'Sullivan, the Ireland coach, showed faith with his team for Saturday's Six Nations Championship finale when they have a chance of winning at least one trophy. sport.independent.co.uk /rugby_union   (1481 words)

Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Planet-Rugby.com Scotland and Italy punctuated exciting Six Nations campaigns with a lethargic encounter at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome on Saturday, with a last-gasp penalty from Chris Paterson handing the visitors a 13-10 victory - Scotland& first away win for almost four years. France look set for Six Nations celebrations after they beat off a commendable effort from Wales to record a 21-16 at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Reds and Wallaby fullback Chris Latham still hopes to be able to rejoin the team during its three-week Super 14 tour of South Africa, despite suffering rib cartilage damage playing for Australia in a Commonwealth Games Sevens pool match in Melbourne last Thursday. www.planet-rugby.com /News/index.shtml   (662 words)

Brumbies Rugby With a 4 day turnaround after returning from South Africa, the CA Brumbies exploded out of the gates, and put the game out of the Cats reach after three early tries. With Matt Giteau on duty for the Austran Sevens' team at the Commonwealth Games, Gene Fairbanks will be handed the CA Brumbies Number 12 jersey for this week's Tooheys New Super 14 Week Six clash with the Blues. While unable to snatch the bonus point, the Brumbies were happy to keep their undefeated start to the Super 14 season intact. www.brumbies.com.au   (394 words)

BBC News RUGBY UNION South Africa: Key players A constant presence in the South Africa team since, he has a formidable scoring record at Super 12 and international level. The 'Golden Boy' of South Africa rugby, Percy Montgomery is regarded as one of the most potent attacking full-backs in the game. His rise through the South Africa ranks was a rapid one. news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/sport/rugby_union/765401.stm   (457 words)

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