South Africa

Injured Springbok pair head home

BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Chiliboy Ralepelle and Gurthro Steenkamp will return to South Africa after being injured in the Springboks' tour game against Leicester.

'Beast' free to tour with Springboks

Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Tendai Mtawarira has been cleared to tour with South Africa following discussions between SARU and the Sports Ministry.

• Beast cleared for Tour - IOL

Muir reeling after Springboks defeat

France24 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir admitted he had never seen such a poor performance from a Springbok front five as the world champions went down to a shock defeat to Leicester. Leicester clinched a 22-17 win before a record crowd at Welford Road on Friday night as the mighty Springboks suffered a dismal start to their northern hemisphere tour. The Premiership champions even overcame the handicap...

• Tuqiri debuts as Leicester stuns Boks - ABC
• Boks to keep an eye on Tuqiri - Planet Rugby
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Sorry Springboks stun Muir

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir admitted the plan to blood several youngsters 'may have failed' as Leicester won 22-17.

Leicester stun touring Springboks

Sport Experts (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Leicester produce an impressive display to claim a stunning win over world champions South Africa in front of a record crowd at Welford Road.

Stuffing Springboks

Skev's B.L.O.G. (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

I am not a particularly big follower of Rugby, either code - football is my main sporting interest. However I do like to watch the RU Six Nations Championships and World Cup, and like to see the local Leicester Tigers doing well. Through work, I often go to home games at Welford Road with the mandatory hospitality including excessive free alcohol intake, a great meal and of course the game. Last night...

Boks have to be carefully managed

IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Springboks could enter the 2011 Rugby World Cup year with a few 2010 defeats as the best team might not be selected for all Test matches leading up to the tournament.

Wian: ‘Boks top priority’

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | yesterday

Wian du Preez signed a two-month deal with Munster on Friday, but says he will commit to the Springboks after his late call-up to the squad. Despite displaying excellent form during the Currie Cup, Du Preez was intially overlooked by Peter de Villiers and co for the end-of-year tour. This allowed Irish club Munster to sign the [...]

Green light for Beast

Cape Argus (Free subscription) | yesterday

The springboks received a welcome boost ahead of the Test match phase of their European tour when prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira was cleared to travel with the first-choice squad following a day of crisis meetings between rugby and government officials yesterday.

Horan out of Ireland squad

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Prop Marcus Horan has been ruled out of Ireland’s squad for their Test against the Springboks. Horan will miss all the November internationals due to a head injury and he’ll be back within eight weeks. ‘Following further tests this week, Horan underwent a routine medical procedure and will undergo a period of rest over the next number [...]

• Injury setback for Horan - Skysports.com

Gatland attacks refs

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Warren Gatland continued his verbal tirade this week as he said Craig Joubert was the reason for their loss to the All Blacks. Gatland had a lot to say after his side lost to the Springboks last year, while he also believes the All Blacks have lost their aura. New Zealand may have, but his side [...]

Challenges to Bok supremacy

IOL (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Now that the match against Leicester is out of the way, attention will turn to the real thing: that is the three-Tests the Springboks will play in Europe this month.

France hit by injury

Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

France loose forward Fulgence Ouedraogo has been ruled out of the Test against the Springboks next Friday. The Montpellier flank injured his shoulder in their match against Montauban on Thursday. Interestingly coach Marc Lievremont has opted not to select either of the South African-born flankers Gerhard Vosloo or Antonie Claassen. Vosloo’s ex-Castres team-mate Ibrahim Diarra has been [...]

Springboks humbled by Leicester

The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Peter Wheeler was not wearing a hat last night which will have come as a relief to Austin Healey who had promised that he would eat the Leicester chief executive's headgear if his former club won this game. Healey's gloomy prediction that Leicester would be "tonked" was not just another controversial comment from the "Liverpool Lip" but was based on the sensible premise that a...

Leicester 22 - 17 South Africa: Leicester stun world champion Springboks

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

LEICESTER produced one of the great upsets in tour history by humbling world champions South Africa with a fearless display in front of a record crowd at Welford Road.

Tri Nations Rugby 29 August Live

curriecup | 29/08/2009

The Tri nation Rugby Series starts on the 18th of July through the 19th of September 2009, the three contesting teams are the Wallabies from Australia, the Springboks from South Africa and the All Blacks from New Zealand. By subscribing to the following web site, you will be able to watch the games online live streaming or watch it at your convenience. Watch Tri Nations 2009 Rugby Live Streaming Tri...

Tri Nations Rugby Live Online Internet Tv Streaming

curriecup | 29/08/2009

The Tri nation Rugby Series starts on the 18th of July through the 19th of September 2009, the three contesting teams are the Wallabies from Australia, the Springboks from South Africa and the All Blacks from New Zealand. By subscribing to the following web site, you will be able to watch the games online live streaming or watch it at your convenience. Watch Tri Nations 2009 Rugby Live Streaming Tri...

Tri Nations Rugby Live Streaming

curriecup | 29/08/2009

The Tri nation Rugby Series starts on the 18th of July through the 19th of September 2009, the three contesting teams are the Wallabies from Australia, the Springboks from South Africa and the All Blacks from New Zealand. By subscribing to the following web site, you will be able to watch the games online live streaming or watch it at your convenience. Watch Tri Nations 2009 Rugby Live Streaming Tri...