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South Africa announced their squad on 8 August 2023. [12] 1 On 14 September 2023, Malcolm Marx was ruled out of the World Cup, after sustaining a knee injury. [13] He was replaced in the South Africa squad by Handré Pollard. [14] 2 On 2 October 2023, Makazole Mapimpi was ruled out of the World Cup, after sustaining a fractured eye socket. [15]
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko ), [ 1] is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the Springbok, a native antelope and the national ...
The 1995 Rugby World Cup ( Afrikaans: Rugbywêreldbeker 1995 ), was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid.
Joost van der Westhuizen also participated in the 1995 World cup victory, but went on to play in two more World Cups. Playing at scrum-half, van der Westhuizen played 89 Tests for South Africa and scored 38 tries. [34] At the time of his retirement following the 2003 World Cup he was South Africa's leading try scorer and most capped player. [35]
South Africa pool fixtures: South Africa are in Pool B alongside Ireland, Scotland, Tonga and Romania. Sunday 10 September: South Africa 18-3 Scotland , Pool B (Stade Velodrome, Marseille)
South Africa's most successful coaching combination ever — some call it a rugby love affair — finally parted in the Paris night on Saturday with back-to-back titles for them and an ...
Captain Siya Kolisi said on Saturday that South Africa’s second consecutive Rugby World Cup title has the potential to unite the country, after he led the team to an enthralling 12-11 victory ...
The USA is the second strongest national rugby side in North America, and the third strongest in the Americas after Argentina and Canada . Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments. The U.S. has played in eight World Cups from the inaugural 1987 tournament to the 2019 tournament ...