SA Rugby, Beast launch Springbok Saturday campaign
SA Rugby together with Tendai Mtawarira has launched a unique fan campaign that will rally the green and gold army behind the World Champions with the introduction of Springbok Saturday.
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SA Rugby together with Tendai Mtawarira has launched a unique fan campaign that will rally the green and gold army behind the World Champions with the introduction of Springbok Saturday.
A Springbok-laden South Africa A team produced a gutsy performance to claim a 17-13 victory in a brutally physical match over the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town on Wednesday.
British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on Wednesday confirmed that tour captain Alun Wyn Jones will return to the touring party in South Africa.
SARugbymag.co.za looks at seven players who will have something to prove when South Africa A takes on the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Player features, profiles and team lineups are all packed into the official match-day programme for the showdown between South Africa A and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday evening.
British & Irish Lions assistant coach Neil Jenkins has shed further light on why they have refused to accommodate Rassie Erasmus’ request to play a second game against South Africa A on Saturday.
Mzwandile Stick says the Springboks want to try to build hope while spreading positive energy amid outbreaks of violence and looting around the country.
Cheslin Kolbe says the British & Irish Lions have a dynamic backline composition, but believes his knowledge of playing against them in the northern hemisphere could be advantageous to South Africa.
The match against South Africa A will serve as a test of scrumhalf Conor Murray’s ability to rally the British & Irish Lions pack for a performance that makes the world champions sit up and take notice.
Rassie Erasmus is confident the Springboks will be able to field a strong lineup and be ready for the intensity of the first Test against the British & Irish Lions despite their camp being affected by Covid-19.