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Rassie praised the calmness of the Boks to stay in the fight right to the end against France on Saturday evening despite enormous defensive pressure from the French side.
Faf de Klerk, Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Franco Mostert, Francois Louw and Vincent Koch have joined the Springbok squad in Paris.
The character shown by a team full of inexperienced players and some tactical changes on the field were two of the main reasons Rassie Erasmus felt the Springboks managed to overturn a significant deficit to beat England by 42-39 in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Emirates Airline Park.
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Stormers captain Siya Kolisi was rewarded for his good form and great sportsmanship with two awards and a nomination in a third category at the Brightrock Players Choice Awards.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said a poor start cost his team at the Principality Stadium. Wales won the match 24-22 after thwarting a determined comeback from the South Africans.
It’s too easy to point out the differences between the roaring success of the Blitzboks and the depressing failure of the Springboks.
Warrick Gelant and Dan du Preez will get their first starts for the Springboks in the final Test of 2017, against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
The South African Sevens team was the standout national sports team of the past year, with an emphatic victory in the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
In the thick of the ancient rivalry between the Boks and the All Blacks, lie many stories of fortitude, honour, and lessons forged in battle. Here is one such tale, learned by chance in a barbershop in New Zealand.