Talk:South Africa national rugby union team

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[edit] From external peer review

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[edit] Springbok name

I've read different accounts of how the name came about (very similar stories about the 'Wallabies' name too). Some say Paul Roos invented it to prevent the team being given any other name by the UK press, some say the Daily Mail invented it. I've gone with the latter as Roos did write a letter to the press explaining that the correct Afrikaans plural is 'Springbokken'. It is certainly clear at least that he did not intend 'Springboks' to be the nickname.

As for the Springbok not being on the blazer at this time. Please quote a source. Most of the sources I have used are quoted at the bottom of the page. One of which says that the 1906 tour squad did wear a Springbok on their blazer.GordyB 21:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Edit - I wrote the above without reading your edit in full. You may well know what you are talking about. I will leave your edit to stand if you can provide a source over the blazer.GordyB 21:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I should have read this discussion before making my edit (I got it from the Paul Roos article! I reversed my edit after coming across a source claiming the badges were present already, and that the Paul Roos story is false :- [1] Greenman 21:53, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
I checked a book on rugby history (Rugby and all that - Martin Johnson) and I now believe Greenman to be largely correct. There are different versions of the naming myth and I will now edit the page to be a new version incorporating much of Greenman's data. My original source seems to have been sloppy journalism.GordyB 08:56, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Although "Springboks" is used colloquially, the correct English name is Springbucks. This has been emphasised many times but rugby experts. When South Africa first toured England, they were definitely called the Springbucks and the name was never changed officially.--Igitur za 15:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
A) officially they were 'Springbokken' B) SA Rugby uses Springboks c) Never heard of 'Springbucks'.GordyB 15:42, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origins of rugby in South Africa

It is very confusing. For some reason the SARFU seem to think that Winchester rules are a type of rugby and many sources credit Oglivie as the father of South African rugby even though he was promoting a different sport.

This is the best I have found on Gog's role in SA rugby. Winchester school claim that their game held sway until 1878 but I do not know how Rugby rules came to trump Winchester ones or why Gog is considered so important.

If you know better then please edit.GordyB 15:28, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Current notable players

Moved here, as most names can be found in current squad and the list is more pov than the past one.

[edit] Present

(Edit) Tiaan Strauss is not a current player. As I remember he was a defector who left SA to play for Australia after he missed out selection in the 95 world cup. Travsuth 06:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent fixture, and Upcoming fixtures lists

Please contribute to the discussion about this at the WikiProject Rugby union talk page here. - Shudda talk 22:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sentence removed for lack of substantiation

"Until the 1990s the Springboks had a positive win record against every nation they played."

Please substantiate this argument before replacing the claim, as the article states that New Zealand won the 1956 series and the 1981 series.

Do you perhaps mean that "Overall, the Springboks won more matches than they lost against every nation they played"? DocDee 05:31, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

That's what it says.GordyB 19:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] World cup 1995

In this section it says only one black player, Chester Williams, was in the squad. I could be wrong but wasn't he originally omitted and only called up to the squad when an SA player (Ollie Le Roux?) was sent off and they were allowed to call for a replacement for the rest of the tournament. No mention of this is made on Chester Williams' WP article however, so I could be remembering incorrectly. 212.140.167.99 00:00, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't think so, I think given the political overtones Chester Williams would have been in the squad whether he deserved it or not. IIRC his image was used to market the World Cup inside South Africa.GordyB 14:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


Williams was first choice before the tournament, but was injured and thus ommitted. When Hendricks and Dalton were suspended following the brawl against Canada Williams and Drotske(sp?) were called up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.232.75.208 (talk) 01:54, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

The above poster is correct. Williams was ommitted due to injury. He was recalled after the "Battle of Boet Erasmus". Dalton and Hendricks were suspended, and Chester was called up and scored 4 tries against Western Samoa. Gordy is correct, William's image was used to promote the tournament (as most of us living in SA will recall) however, he was ommitted from the original squad through injury. I think Gordy's point of "given the political overtones Chester Williams would have been in the squad whether he deserved it or not" is a fairly dangerous remark and a little offensive to the player. Also a little concerning given that Gordy is THE primary contributor on most South African Rugby related pages. (Travsuth (talk) 04:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Racial Quotas

Ssome mention needs to be made of the forthcoming Racial Quotas, which are due to be implimented, after the world cup finshes.--217.40.186.249 12:46, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tidy-up

I've just made some extensive tidy-ups, and introduced a new subheading. Please edit and adjust - if you feel it's necessary - rather than just reverting the lot.Snori 04:27, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coaches

I'm trying to find a list of all the team's coaches to include in the article. I know that they havn't had a coach their entire history, and sometimes have had manager/coaches, or captain/coaches, but even a recent list of coaches would help. Thanks. - Shudde talk 01:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

you go on http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... You want the coach of South Africa national rugby union team in 2002 ?
http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... 2002... 3-53 England... and see the coach... Rudolph Straeuli You see the all the matches, the first and the last... So you can have the coach of South Africa national rugby union team in 2004... 39-7 Argentina... (the next: Jake White) and in 2001... 43-20 USA... (the anterior:Harry Viljoen)... Ddfree 12:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
or you go on http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... /Statistics... /Coaches... /Most games... Ddfree 12:06, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] another source

Ddfree 11:55, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Featured article

A foreign language Article fr:Équipe d'Afrique du Sud de rugby à XV is nominated to be a featured article... Ddfree 08:10, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1981 tour of NZ

I think the 1981_Springbok_Tour of New Zealand should be mentioned in the intro, with a wikilink to the other article. Currently, it's hidden well down the article, when this is a major piece of history for more than one nation. Thanks, Lester 21:02, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Totally disagree. (Travsuth (talk) 04:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC))

[edit] List of coaches

I have added a list of the team's coaches. The list only includes coaches since the Second World War. I don't think it's completely comprehensive, and I doubt a complete list exists. I spent quite a while trying to find one, and eventually emailed the SARU to see where I could obtain one. They said the best place was the website www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html which I'd already visited. According to the author of the site his list isn't complete either, but this is as close as is realistically possible at the moment I think. If anyone knows of any coaches that are missing please add it, and if you can email the webmaster of www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html as well. Thanks. - Shudde talk 06:57, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Succession boxes

A discussion has been started about the breadth and formatting of succession boxes for national rugby union teams at WikiProject Rugby union. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby union#Succession boxes. - Shudde talk 22:34, 28 December 2007 (UTC)