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Both Teams are on a winning streak. Boks over the Baabaas in Cape Town and the Azzurri on tour in Southern Africa over the Welwitchias. The Springbok pack is more powerful than against the Baabaas. Zebre and Benetton were scrumming well in the URC. Italy in the 6Ns: beat Wales by 7 lost to Ireland b...

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Springboks vs Azzurri When: Saturday 5 July 2025 17:10 SAST 15:10 GMT Where: Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. https://media.istockphoto.com/id/2178836754/photo/loftus-versfeld-stadium-in-pretoria.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=xblnpVtrC1skaL7nM2_M1xC5_woAH7Nqy1c6SS8zW3U= Teams: Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse,...

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Mog The Almighty wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 4:15 pm Apologies for not being up to date. But what's happened to this bloke?

Faf is playing for the boks this Saturday in the first test against the Azzurri @ Loftus.

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Brian Lima's tackling technique is a Red card risk nowadays.

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 4:17 am i wonder what team would Dr. Erasmus choose to match his

Rassie Erasmus on the flank and as Capt.

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Clogs wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 4:05 am Crusaders[/Ali's Choice]

They are more about winning everything while Baabaas are entertaining and not about winning

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Here invite your Baabaas Team that would've played better entertaining Rugby against the Boks on Saturday. It's not about winning. Criteria: Alltime - theyr'e back in their prime One uncapped Club Player at least. Player out of position is permitted. Boks of yesteryear can be incl. but not the curre...

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The first " Springbok " hybrid switch in test rugby experiment in the Baabaas game was a huge success. Surely it’s not the first? I’ve seen Jordie Barrett on the side of a scrum. Eric Rush at 7 & wing. Hell, an AB died this week at age 77, Robbie Stuart of Hawkes Bay. He could play prop and lock an...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:15 pm
Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:14 pm dr. Erasmus
PhD or medical?

Doctorate in the field of Coaching Science from the North-West University.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 6:14 pm Eric Rush both flanker and winger... Often in the same game.

In a test match?

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The boks can now automatically switch from their 6-2 split into a 7-1 during the game if tactically required.
It will be great though if they can develop some more reversed hybrids.

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One is used to forwards covering backs but now this is reversed with Backs covering forwards. In the Boks Baabaas game the Boks brought up a Back as a forward tactical replacement. Surely there were backs coming in for forwards before but those were mostly for injuries in an emergency. “You can have...

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For the first time, Qatar Airways performed a low-altitude flyover in South Africa at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town with their BB777 at the Springboks vs Baabaas game https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1HBl8T.img?w=768&h=544&m=6&x=339&y=285&s=36&d=36 https://img-s-msn-com.akama...

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The first hybrid switch in test rugby experiment in the Baabaas game was a huge success.

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I was at the Baa Baas v Springboks game in Dublin in 1994. The team back then was: J. E. B. Callard S. P. Geoghegan M. R. Hall S. Hastings P. G. Saint-Andre C. M. Chalmers R. N. Jones N. J. Popplewell K. G. M. Wood P. M. N. Clohessy A. J. Charron I. D. Jones S. D. Shaw N. A. Back R. I. Wainwright G...

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Cheslin Kolbe was named the official Man of the Match for his hot-stepping display in front of a crowd that went ballistic every time he touched the ball. Lood de Jager, Vincent Tshituka and Kurt-Lee Arendse for the Springboks, the French nr15 Melvyn Jaminet and Western Province lock Ruben van Heerd...

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AnkleTap wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 7:09 pm
Even King Ritchies All Blacks were flattened by Bryan Habana scoring for fun with the Barbarians.

A hattrick for the Baabaas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL-DsFnV0LM

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redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 6:03 pm
Rugby needs a competitive edge to be entertaining.

You didn't mention this in the somewhat more one sided B+I Lions first tour match thread

ZuLurk · Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025 Jaminet the best Baabaa

Jaminet the best Baabaa

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Melvyn Jaminet ran a beautiful line and he deserves to score!

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Normally a forward from bench will cover the backline but here a Springbok backline bench was brought in @ flank.

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Baabaas 10 Josh Jacomb 2 knocks in 8 mins are putting his team under pressure then Fassi's grubber put Cheslin Kolbe away!
It is a fantastic start for the Springboks.

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Was a Great first scrum from the Springboks!
Malcolm Marx bulldozing through the Baabaas for the Springboks first test season Try!

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WP Coaches: Labeeb Levy will take charge of the squad as head coach and will be supported by a strong group of coaches. The experienced Levy will have former players Brok Harris and Dewaldt Duvenage as the forwards and backs coaches, respectively Riefaat Jappie will be the strength and conditioning ...

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redderneck wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 2:23 pm Feck it.

It'd be worth going just to see how PO'M and Sam Cane get along.

Both are in the Starting XV but Peter O’Mahony gets the captaincy.

https://rugby365.com/countries/south-af ... bok-clash/

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but think of the results if the Boks didn’t make that final ! Would probably have been a France RWC win then or perhaps an Ab win had the Boks not been in the final. Assuming the ABs would've played with more variety in a final against France. The Abs on the day were clearly bargaining on Jonah Lom...

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https://youtu.be/-AmSK-IkzK0 Derek Bevan, the only Welshman with a world cup to his name. :x The video was timkered with, parts were cut off after the not allowed try that was held up at the end. James Small flung his body across the tryline and the ball was grounded on him. But the French had an a...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:00 pm wait, Lood de Jager is still playing ?

Yes, he's only 32.

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The New jersey The green and gold home jersey does away with the collar and features a zigzag design along the neckline to pay homage to the King Protea, South Africa’s national flower and sporting emblem. Inside the collar are four stars that feature as a nod to the team’s four Rugby World Cup vict...

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Wendigo7 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:13 am Was your no 9 from the Lions game called up?

He was fantastic. Managed the game brilliantly and his box kicking was on the money.

The half-back duo of Tomas Albornoz nr10 or Gonzalo Garcia nr9, despite their outstanding performances both were surprisingly left out.

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Barbarians Squad Forwards: Cian Healy, Will Collier, Hassane Kolingar, Paul Alo-Emile, Camille Chat, John "Ricky" Riccitelli, David Ribbans, Ruben van Heerden, Josh Beehre, Hoskins Sotutu, Peter O'Mahony, Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Lachlan Boshier. Backs: Tawera Kerr Barlow, Santiago Arata Perrone, ...

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The Springboks step up preparation for 2025 season opener against Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday

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sorCrer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 7:59 pm
ZuLurk wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 7:56 pm
sorCrer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:44 pm

Johan Akkerman is the rumour.
It's Johan Ackermann. see spelling

'n Akker, man dis 'n stuk grond op 'n plaas
n akker is n fokken 'acorn', doos.

ok but don't spell his surname as an acorn in future then

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sorCrer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:44 pm
Achahoish wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm Franco Smith?
Johan Akkerman is the rumour.

It's Johan Ackermann. see spelling

'n Akker, man dis 'n stuk grond op 'n plaas

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Nobody points a finger to the assistant coaches but the Bulls backline wasn't on par.

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They've won the battle easily which was to be expected. They're losing the war. Yeah, Hamas and Hezbollah are a threat….. They’re really not dude. The PR war. It's becoming more and more difficult to find support for Israels (and the USA's) constant unilateral actions against the wishes of the vast...

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Seeing the wonderful Try from Phil Bennet's great footwork in LandOTurk's favourite Welsh Try posting. That was a fantastic Try! The size of these players is amazing compared to today's internationals. Mighty Mouse, the name definitely suits him, in his playing days only 1.76m and 92kg. Phil Bennett...

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FT Utah Warriors 19-33 Houston SaberCats

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IMO this was just a token attack by the US to involve the US in the war without any full scale commitment. The Israeli had control of airspace and been firing missiles fir a week. They could've inflicted any damage done by US bombers. It is unlikely to make Iran surrender. IMO its designed to make ...

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