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The player
In modern rugby, players are professionals, earning thousands of rands per month. They're idols and sometimes even icons - if they keep on winning. What should the skills and abilities of a perfect rugby player be? Should he be strong? Agile? Fast? What about injuries?
BokSmarts ten commandments
SA Rugby has developed the BokSmart National Rugby Safety Programme which aims to reduce rugby-related serious and catastrophic concussion, head, neck and spinal injuries.
The altitude advantage
As international rugby and soccer teams touch down in South Africa some questions whether we are ready for them. But are they ready for us? Or at least - our altitude.
Vision crucial in sports
The role played by vision and hand-eye coordination in sports is as important as fitness training, says Dr Sherylle Calder of the Sports Institute in Cape Town.
2011 Springbok team facts
Check out this graphic of some of the 2011 Springbok players and which positions they play and how fit they have to be to play them.
The perfect rugby player
The face of rugby has changed. The overweight props of the first World Cup in 1987 have been replaced by much leaner, more muscular players. What now makes perfect rugby player?
Rugby players and warriors
Rugby is a popular - and dangerous - sport. How can you let your child experience the joy of playing while protecting him from life-threatening injury?
Weight categories for school rugby?
The increased competitiveness of schoolboy rugby has resulted in the players becoming bigger and stronger and it is clear that the heavier players have a competitive advantage.
Are some injuries genetic?
An inherited tendency to weakness in certain areas can make sportsmen prone to specific types of injury.
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