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Os Du Randt – The Mobile Mountain
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Os Du Randt – The Mobile Mountain

It’s a bold statement, I know, but in my humble opinion Pieter “Os” Du Randt was the greatest prop to ever play the game. He did struggle with injury mid way through his career and he was away from the game for two years before returning in 2003 and reclaiming his spot in the Springbok […]
Springbok Greats – Hennie Muller
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Springbok Greats – Hennie Muller

Hendrik Scholtz Vosloo Muller was born March, 26th, 1922 in Witbank, South Africa. His International career was from 1949-53 in which he played 13 tests, of which 9 was a captain. Hennie Muller introduced a new style of play for a number 8 forward in the immediate postwar years. The clue comes in his nickname, […]
100 Greatest Springbok Tries / 1949 to 1989 / 10 to 1
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100 Greatest Springbok Tries / 1949 to 1989 / 10 to 1

Here it is Real Rugby fans! The 10 greatest tries scored by the Springboks between 1949 and 1989. What do you think of this list? Leave your comments below. The top 10 includes tries by Tom van Vollenhoven, Hermanus Potgieter, Ray Mordt, Uli Schmidt, Gerrie Germishuys, Gert Muller, Frik du Preez, Mannetjies Roux and of […]
Springbok Rugby – The Greatest Ever Flanks
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Springbok Rugby – The Greatest Ever Flanks

The next video in our series focuses on the flanks. This is arguably the one position that has consistently delivered the greatest players over the years. A lot of thought has gone into this list of ten players and we’ve narrowed it down to these legends. Of course there will be some players who folks […]
Andre Snyman – Greatest Tries
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Andre Snyman – Greatest Tries

Andre Snyman was a lethal centre for South Africa and the Blue Bulls during the 1990’s. Here a a couple of great tries he scored. #realrugby
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 […]
The Greatest Bulls Super Rugby Team of All Time
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The Greatest Bulls Super Rugby Team of All Time

With the Vodacom Bulls on top of the rugby world again in South Africa, we took a trip down memory lane and picked our greatest Bulls team in Super Rugby from 1996 – 2019. We looked at players who played most of their rugby at the Bulls. We know this will open a lot of […]
All Springbok Tries at Rugby World Cup 1995
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All Springbok Tries at Rugby World Cup 1995

This is the first video in our series of videos of all tries scored by the Springboks at every World Cup. We kick things off with a look at 1995. Who will ever forget… Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Schalk Burger – The Incredible Schalk
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Schalk Burger – The Incredible Schalk

Schalk Burger was voted World Rugby Player of the Year in 2004 after his breakout season. We was a fantastic player who could slow down opposition ball at the breakdown, had deceptive speed and above all, he had good hands for a forward. Schalk cam back from serious injury twice in his career. The first […]
Serge Blanco – French Flair
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Serge Blanco – French Flair

Serge Blanco was one of the greatest rugby players ever. He always seemed to be in the right place and the ball always bounced right for him, but that was his genius. A master of the chip and chase, solid on defense and with an all round good kicking game. He was the complete rugby […]
Ruben Kruger – Silent Assassin
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Ruben Kruger – Silent Assassin

Ruben Kruger was arguably the greatest flank to ever play for South Africa. He wasn’t always in the headlines and some other players may have featured more than he did, but the fact remains that he was one of the hardest and most consistent rugby players in the history of South African rugby. He was […]
Christian Cullen – The Paekakariki Express
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Christian Cullen – The Paekakariki Express

Christian Cullen was, in our opinion, the greatest fullback that ever played the game. He was an exceptional runner who could sidestep anything and instinctively create try scoring opportunities out of nothing. We still can’t understand how he played his last test at 27. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Pieter Rossouw – The Underrated Try Machine
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Pieter Rossouw – The Underrated Try Machine

At 1.93m, Pieter Rossouw – dubbed “Slaptjips” – was one of the tallest wings in Springbok history. Ironically, his international career spanned exactly six years – he debuted against the British & Irish Lions on June 28, 1997 and played his final Test against Argentina on June 28, 2003. During that period, he played in […]
Jean-Baptiste Lafond – Fantastic Finisher
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Jean-Baptiste Lafond – Fantastic Finisher

One of France’s lesser known players was Jean-Baptiste Lafond. I became a fan of his during the 1991 Rugby World Cup where he was the joint top try scorer with David Campese. This video actually doesn’t do justice to his skills – he was a wonderfully balanced runner, with a swerve that caused opposing defences […]
10 Great Springbok Victories at Newlands
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10 Great Springbok Victories at Newlands

Yesterday was the last time a “Springbok” played at Newlands. The oldest stadium in South Africa has a rich history and we tried to pick the 10 greatest Springbok victories at Newlands. Which match do you remember most fondly? Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Israel Dagg – Attacking Crusader
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Israel Dagg – Attacking Crusader

Israel Dagg recently announced his retirement, which is way too soon for someone who has his skill. He was a tremendous attacker and will be remembered for the way he could cut a defensive line to pieces. He as quick and ran straight with a brilliant swerve to beat the opposition. He scored some amazing […]
Super 14 Rugby Finals – 2006 to 2010
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Currie Cup Rugby Finals | 1970 – 1974

This is the second video in our ten video series on the history of Currie Cup finals. In our second video we look at the five finals played from 1970 to 1974, which was mostly dominated by Northern Transvaal and Transvaal. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Danie Gerber – Maestro Of The Midfield (Updated)
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Danie Gerber – Maestro Of The Midfield (Updated)

This is an update of our previous tribute to Danie Gerber titled “Maestro Of The Midfield”. It has all the original tries, plus a couple more we found over the last year. The greatest Springbok ever. Sit back and enjoy. Thanks for watching!
Rugby Test Match – England vs Springboks 14 November 1992
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Rugby Test Match – England vs Springboks 14 November 1992

The Springboks came crashing down in their last test of 1992. After leading at half time, they faded badly in the second half and England proved to be the smarter team, often exploiting the South Africans’ poor skills under the high ball. All that mattered was that the Springboks were back in world rugby and […]
Andre Snyman – Lethal Weapon
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Andre Snyman – Lethal Weapon

Andre Snyman was better than people think he was. At his peak he was as good on attack as Jaque Fourie or Danie Gerber. A bold statement to make, but just have a look at this video and you decide… Enjoy, and thanks for watching!
100 Greatest Springbok Tries / 1992 to 2015 / 90 to 81
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100 Greatest Springbok Tries / 1992 to 2015 / 90 to 81

Here is the second video in our series of the 100 greatest Springbok tries between 1992 and 2015. We have another great collection of ten tries for you, featuring Neil De Kock, Andre Snyman, Bob Skinstad, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, JP Pietersen, Joost van der Westhuizen, Joel Stransky, Robbie Fleck and Jaco van der […]
Jaco Reinach – Springbok Speedster
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Jaco Reinach – Springbok Speedster

Jaco Reinach was a fantastic athlete. For years he held the South African 400m record and he played on the wing for Free State and the Springboks in 1986. In that series against the Cavaliers, he was brilliant, scoring two tries and also scoring a try for the Junior Springboks during the same tour. Unfortunately […]