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Four world-class performers earned the votes, but the choices revealed just how differently Keo and Zels viewed the decisive battles across the series. The post Malcolm Marx and Ardie Savea are Keo’s Kings of the Series
🇿🇦 THRISTON LAWRENCE IS BECOMING ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S GREAT GOLFING TALENTS South Africa has an extraordinary golfing history. Gary Player, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Louis Oosthuizen and… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
🇿🇦 WHY ON EARTH ARE THE SPRINGBOKS PLAYING IN BALTIMORE? 🇺🇸 It’s probably the question plenty of South African rugby supporters are asking. After three enormous Tests against the All… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
The Springboks extraordinary run has delivered a World Cup, back-to-back Rugby Championship titles, seven wins in 10 against the All Blacks and a staggering 20 wins from 22 Tests against Six Nations opposition. The post
Siya Kolisi has won more Tests as Springbok captain than any leader before him. At the FNB Stadium, in the biggest Test played in South Africa since the 2021 British & Irish Lions decider, Kolisi delivered another r
Too powerful at the scrum, brutal at the maul and comfortable under pressure. New Zealand’s rugby media were united in their praise of the Springboks after the world champions secured the South African series 2-1. The po
🇿🇦 🇳🇿 RIVALS FOR 80 MINUTES. FRIENDS WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS. Perhaps the greatest thing about Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry hasn’t been the tries, the tackles or even the results. It has… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
39 YEARS OLD. WORLD CHAMPION. STILL NOT DONE. 🇿🇦 There are sporting careers that follow a plan, and then there is Deon Fourie’s. On 29 August in Cape Town, Fourie ran out against the All… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
🇿🇦 BALTIMORE, YOU’VE GOT THE BOKKE NOW. LOOK AFTER THEM FOR US! 🇺🇸 Imagine travelling halfway around the world and arriving in Baltimore, USA, only to discover a little piece of South… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
🇿🇦 A LIFE THAT SOUNDS ALMOST TOO EXTRAORDINARY TO BE TRUE 🇿🇦 Springbok sportsman. Record-breaking angler. Businessman. Pilot. Sailor. Football administrator. Author. And a South African… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
🇿🇦 ️ FNB Did Get Its Flyover After All… Last weekend, two Airlink Embraer jets screamed low over DHL Stadium before the Springboks played the All Blacks, and half the world promptly lost… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
Siya Kolisi’s record 55th victory as Springboks captain secured a 2-1 home series lead over the All Blacks and confirmed his world champions are the best team in the sport. The post Siya’s Super Springboks are simply the
THE BOKS WIN A CALABASH CLASSIC! 🇿🇦 What a Test match. What a rivalry. What a night in Soweto. In front of an extraordinary 87,976 people at FNB Stadium, the Springboks beat the All… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
SPRINGBOK WOMEN READY TO MAKE HISTORY IN SOWETO 🇿🇦 South African women’s rugby steps onto one of its biggest stages today when the Springbok Women face New Zealand’s Black Ferns at FNB… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
Keo and Zels explain why the third Springboks-All Blacks Test will be decided by South Africa’s final-quarter accuracy, set-piece pressure and Cheslin Kolbe’s counter-attacking threat. The post Springboks must finish wha
The South Africans believe the Springboks will beat the All Blacks in Soweto. The post The Springboks v All Blacks. The South African view appeared first on KEO.co.za .
The Kiwis believe the All Blacks will beat the Springboks in Soweto. The post The Springboks v All Blacks: The New Zealand view appeared first on KEO.co.za .
SWYS DE BRUIN LEAVES, BUT LOOK AT WHAT THE SPRINGBOK WOMEN HAVE BECOME 🇿🇦 The news that Swys de Bruin has stepped down as head coach of the Springbok Women has come as a real surprise,… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
🇿🇦 SPRINGBOKS v ALL BLACKS: ONE-ALL, A SCRUM WAR, KOLBE AT 15 AND SOWETO READY TO ROAR! There is plenty bubbling around Saturday’s massive Springboks-All Blacks showdown at FNB Stadium,… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
The Springboks and All Blacks have played 112 Tests and produced the fiercest contest in rugby. Here is the full head-to-head record, rivalry history, biggest wins and why it remains rugby’s greatest rivalry. The post Sp
The Le Roux family have delivered more than the preservation of the Disa to rugby in the Western Province. SALUTE en DANKIE. ENKOSI. The post The Men in Black are back Baby: Stormers reveal appeared first on KEO.co.za .
Fynbos Ekwiteit’s acquisition of Ardagh’s shareholding has made the Western Cape-based Le Roux family the majority owner of Stormers Rugby. The post Local is lekker as the Le Roux’s take charge of the Stormers appe
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The Springboks did not wait for the referee to rescue them in Cape Town. They matched New Zealand at the breakdown, pushed rugby’s boundaries and restored parity in the series. The post Springboks turn the All Blacks dar
19 YEARS OLD. LANE ONE. AND NOW THE FASTEST SOUTH AFRICAN JUNIOR 400M RUNNER EVER ️ 🇿🇦 South African teenager Leendert Koekemoer has produced a sensational run in Italy, smashing the… Open the original Facebook post for the full context.
The Springboks delivered the response South Africa demanded in Cape Town, beating the All Blacks 33-26 to level the four-Test series. Cheslin Kolbe starred, while Siya Kolisi’s team showed greater discipline, accuracy an
Joel Stransky’s World Cup-winning drop goal has lived forever on film and replay. Mark Keohane was there for the real thing - and no recreation will ever compare. The post Joel Stransky’s drop goal was the real thing app
Siya Kolisi was inspirational in his Springboks return, Cheslin Kolbe was the ice man and Malcolm Marx delivered a masterclass. The post Mighty Malcolm Marx puts Boks back on top of the world appeared first on KEO.co.za
The New Zealand rugby media lauded the world champion Springboks ability to bounce back from defeat at Ellis Park and beat the All Blacks at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town The post NZ Media reaction to Springboks win again
Ox Nché attacks from loosehead and Wilco Louw destroys from tighthead. The Springboks have turned both sides of the scrum into a weapon. The post Ox Nché and Wilco Louw are the Springboks twin scrum threat appeared first
The All Blacks won the first Test through grit, intelligence and ruthless finishing. Cape Town will show whether the Boks can turn pressure into points and keep the series alive. The post Cape Town is the Springboks prov
Mark Keohane picks his best five individual Springboks against the All Blacks in the first of the four Greatest Rivalry Tests. The post Five Springboks stood tall in Ellis Park shambles appeared first on KEO.co.za .
The Springboks failed to deliver when it mattered at Ellis Park. What a disappointment for the thousands who paid thousands to be at Ellis Park. The post South African rugby media lash brainless Springboks after All Blac