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The Story Behind The Springboks’ Return to International Rugby
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The Story Behind The Springboks’ Return to International Rugby

In 1992 South Africa officially returned to international rugby after decades of isolation and limited opportunities to play test rugby against the best teams in the World. This is a look behind those first couple of months where the coach had to quickly assemble a squad of players to take on the four strongest nations […]
Theo Van Rensburg – An Attacking Threat
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Theo Van Rensburg – An Attacking Threat

Theo van Rensburg could have, and should have played more tests for South Africa. For some reason, he just did not quite crack it at national level, but at provincial level, he showed real class and promise from a young age. He made a big impact at Tukkies and the at Northern Transvaal before moving […]
Thinus Delport – Powerful Runner
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Thinus Delport – Powerful Runner

Thinus Delport was an elegant runner who could glide through aby defense and when he was on form, he was one of the best attacking fullbacks in world rugby. Injuries did disrupt his career, but he was in peak form in 1997 and then again in 2000 and 2001. Thinus should have played more tests […]
Tiaan Strauss Rugby Highlights
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Tiaan Strauss Rugby Highlights

Tiaan Strauss was one of the best and toughest loose forwards to ever come out of South Africa. He played over a 150 games for Western Province and should have been part of South Africa’s Rugby World Cup squad in 1995. After being left out, he moved to Australia and later represented the Wallabies in […]
Tim Horan – The Linebreaker
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Tim Horan – The Linebreaker

Tim Horan was quite simply, the greatest inside centre that ever played the game. He had a magnificent step off both feet and had electrifying pace that could cut opposition defenses to shreds. He won two Rugby World Cups with Australia and in 1999 he was named player of the tournament. Just think of his […]
Tony Watson – The Flash From Natal
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Tony Watson – The Flash From Natal

If you think of the legends that made Natal rugby the super power it became in the 90’s, Tony Watson has to be top of the list. He was part of a group of players, including Craig Jameson, Wahl Bartman, Hugh-Reece Edwards and Henry Honiball that laid the foundation on which the team of the […]
Transvaal Rugby – 1970’s and 1980’s
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Transvaal Rugby – 1970’s and 1980’s

This week we bring you a collection of some of the best tries scored by Transvaal during the 1970’s and 1980’s. These tries were originally part of the series of videos titled 101 Tryline Tales and Tryline Tales 2. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Transvaal Rugby Highlights – Super 10 1993
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Transvaal Rugby Highlights – Super 10 1993

Transvaal were the strongest provincial rugby side in the world in 1993. They had world class players and most of them would feature in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. They won the Super 10, M-Net Nite Series, Lion Cup and Currie Cup in 1993. Lead by Francois Pienaar they played really impressive rugby. This side […]
Tributes to Danie Craven
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Tributes to Danie Craven

This is just a short video with tributes from legends of world rugby to Dr. Danie Craven, known all over the world as Mr. Rugby.
Uli Boelie – Leon Schuster
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Uli Boelie – Leon Schuster

Another classic Leon Schuster rugby song paying homage to the best Springbok hooker of all time, Uli Schmidt. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Uli Schmidt – The Maverick in the Pack
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Uli Schmidt – The Maverick in the Pack

Uli Schmidt was arguably the greatest hooker to ever represent South Africa. He broke the typical mold and was a mobile player who often acted as an extra loose forward. He could run like a centre and was exceptionally strong for his size. He scored 74 first class tries, which is uncanny for a hooker. […]
Victor Matfield – Towering Genius
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Victor Matfield – Towering Genius

Victor Matfield was a rugby genius. He had a phenomenal skill set for a big man and dominated the set pieces, specifically at line out time and at kick offs. As this video shows, he could also run like a center and score some great tries. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Wahl Bartmann – As Tough As Nails
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Wahl Bartmann – As Tough As Nails

Watching footage of Wahl Bartmann again made me realize how tough he was. This guy didn’t shrug away from any physicality, was very quick around the field and was massive on defense. He was a very good ball carrier too and explosive on the run when given a little space. Wahl famously joined Natal from […]
Watch my All-Time Springbok Mid-Week Team 1992 – 2019 and WIN!
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Watch my All-Time Springbok Mid-Week Team 1992 – 2019 and WIN!

This week I pick the best Springbok side from players that have toured with the Springboks but have never played in a test. this was a really interesting selection! Who who would you have picked? A big thanks to Impi Brewing Co for sponsoring this week’s video. You can enter the competition for the R500 […]
We just wanted to say Thank You!
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We just wanted to say Thank You!

Real Rugby just hit 20 000 subscribers and over 10 million views on YouTube and we just wanted to thank the people who contributed to this channel over the last couple of years.
Welcome to Real Rugby
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Welcome to Real Rugby

This is our new promo video to get you excited about our next series of videos that starts in two weeks. Subscribe to the channel today!
Western Province Rugby – 1970’s and 1980’s
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Western Province Rugby – 1970’s and 1980’s

With global rugby on pause, Real Rugby endeavors to take our fans down memory lane. We have had a lot of requests for this type of video and we will feature more teams in future. In this week’s video, we look back at some great tries scored by Western Province during the 1970’s and 1980’s. […]
Western Province Rugby – The Golden Years (1982 – 1986)
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Western Province Rugby – The Golden Years (1982 – 1986)

Western Province dominated local South African rugby during the early 1980’s. To this day, they are the only side to have played and won five consecutive Currie Cup finals. That WP team was full of great players like Carel du Plessis, Michael du Plessis, Divan Serfontein, Calla Scholtz, Schalk Burger Snr and Niel Burger. Here […]
Western Province Rugby Highlights – Currie Cup 1997
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Western Province Rugby Highlights – Currie Cup 1997

Western Province were flying high in 1997. They missed out on the Super 12 after a poor Currie Cup in 1996, but bounced back with Harry Viljoen coaching the side. They won the M-Net Nite Series as well as the Currie Cup and that season saw the emergence of players like Percy Montgomery, Bob Skinstad […]
Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 1980’s
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Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 1980’s

On Saturday, Western Province played the Blue Bulls for the last time at Newlands. The greatest provincial rivalry in South African rugby history has produced some of the greatest rugby moments in rugby. Even if Newlands is no longer going to be there, long may this rivalry last. In the first of a series of […]
Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 1990’s
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Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 1990’s

The greatest provincial rivalry in South African rugby history has produced some of the greatest rugby moments in rugby. Even if Newlands is no longer going to be there, long may this rivalry last. In the second of a series of videos, we look back to classic moments between these two giants at Newlands in […]
Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 2000’s
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Western Province vs Blue Bulls at Newlands – 2000’s

The greatest provincial rivalry in South African rugby history has produced some of the greatest rugby moments in rugby. Even if Newlands is no longer going to be there, long may this rivalry last. In the third of a series of videos, we look back to classic moments between these two giants at Newlands in […]
Wim Meyer – Power and Pace
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Wim Meyer – Power and Pace

Wim Meyer was a star athlete at Tukkies and made a big impact at the Blue Bulls in 1998. He only payed senior rugby for three seasons, and will mostly be remembered for his famous try against Western Province in the 1998 Currie Cup final. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Wynand Olivier – Better Than You Think
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Wynand Olivier – Better Than You Think

Wynand Olivier was underrated, there, I said it! He was often criticized for how he played within the Bulls’ structures, but for the most part, a lot of the criticism was unfounded. He ran very straight, had deceptive speed and scored some brilliant tries on top of the tries he created for players outside of […]