Following the Springboks in 2025
As I’ve said in many a ‘November Rugby’ blog, Autumn in the UK means a month of rugby and following the Springboks around the UK and Europe with close friends is one of my favourite times of the year....
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Following the Boks to Murrayfield and Twickenham
(I am only six months late writing this)…
It was 13 years ago now that I first saw the Springboks at Murrayfield. That match in 2011 was in fact the last time we lost to the Scots though we would recover that tour with a win against the English the following week.
Following the Springboks around Japan in the 2019 Rugby World Cup
One of my earliest childhood memories is being woken by my dad at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks take on the All Blacks in New Zealand. For 25 years I dreamt of watching the Springboks live in New Zealand and in 2011 that dream became a reality as
Following the Springboks to Paris and Edinburgh
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that the nickname ‘Springboks’ was first used (the press were asked to refer to the team as ‘De Springbokken’ but the Daily Mail went with Springboks and it...
Watching the Bokke win the series in Bloem
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks play the All Blacks in New Zealand. When I was five, it was my dad who would get me up, cook us breakfast and wake me up when I dozed off. As the years passed, roles changed and it was...