Tag: Rugby World Cup 2007
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Burger. The Flanker Who Refused to Lose.
Schalk Burger played like losing was a personal insult — brutal at the breakdown, relentless in the loose, and utterly fearless. He was the fire at the heart of the Springbok pack for a decade. Green blood runs hot. His ran hottest. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story after…
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Steyn. Two Cups. Sixteen Years Apart.
In 2007 he was a teenager launching penalties from distances others wouldn’t dare attempt. In 2023, François Steyn became one of the very few men in rugby history to win a World Cup sixteen years apart. Some careers are measured in years. His in World Cups. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get…
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Os. Two Finals. Twelve Years. Unbreakable.
He lifted the World Cup in 1995 as a young lion, then walked away with a broken body and nothing left to prove. And then — impossibly — Os du Randt came back and did it all over again in 2007. Once for the dream. Twice for the legend. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of…
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Matfield. He Owned the Air.
Victor Matfield didn’t win lineouts — he stole dreams. For 14 years, every team in the world planned against him, and for 14 years, he took the ball away from them anyway. 127 caps. Unstealable. The greatest lock who ever lived. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story after every…
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Os. Twelve Years. Two Gold Medals.
Most players are grateful for one World Cup. Os du Randt came back from career-ending injuries to earn a second — older, wiser, and more immovable than ever, the bedrock beneath the Springbok scrum in 2007. The greatest comeback story in South African rugby. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real…
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John Smit Lifts the Cup in Paris
The stadium was theirs. John Smit raised the Webb Ellis Cup above his head in Paris and South Africa roared from across the world. Two stars on the jersey, one captain, one night. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story after every game — join the Springbokfans community. Join here…