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World Rugby has decided not to ban the Springboks' famous 7-1 'Bomb Squad' bench split, but as this opinion piece argues, ...
The Bomb Squad will look different moving forwards. Following imminent changes to the coveted bench under Rassie Erasmus.
Springbok fans can stop holding their breath after World Rugby provided an emphatic answer on the well-known bomb squad substitution strategy.
Rassie Erasmus defends the Springbok's Bomb Squad strategy after Matt Williams questions its impact on Steven Kitshoff's ...
World Rugby have no intention of outlawing the 7-1 bench split, insisting there is no medical evidence to suggest it leads to more injuries. The tactic was made famous by the Springboks’ infamous Bomb ...
SPRINGBOK flank Pieter-Steph du Toit says his national coach Rassie Erasmus “understands the game” of rugby and that is why ...
Matt Williams, a former rugby coach, controversially suggested that Steven Kitshoff's retirement is linked to the Springbok ...
Rugby's 7-1 forwards-backs bench split looks set to continue, with World Rugby saying it has no plans to ban the strategy first made famous by the Springboks. The global rugby governing body's CEO ...
Any thoughts of four-time winners South Africa hosting the Rugby World Cup in the future may have to be banished, according to a prominent rugby boss.
The Vodacom Bulls have decided to go for their own “bomb squad” ahead of their EPCR Challenge Cup quarterfinal against Edinburgh on Saturday, picking no less than six Springboks on their bench.
World Rugby have no intention of outlawing ... The tactic was made famous by the Springboks’ infamous Bomb Squad and again utilised by France to power them to the Six Nations title this year ...