Topic: Chiliboy Ralepelle

Springboks add three to Tri-Nations squad

South Africa added three players to their Tri-Nations squad on Sunday and dismissed reports that injured skipper John Smit could miss the World Cup in New Zealand next month.Utility back Patrick Lambie, who can be deployed at full-back, inside-centre or fly-half, left-wing ...

Springbok dope-case pair cleared

Springbok dope-case duo Bjorn Basson and Chiliboy Ralepelle were cleared Friday to play again by a South African Rugby Union (SARU) judicial committee.Wing Basson and hooker Ralepelle were suspended last November after testing positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine during a tour of ...

Samples confirm Boks took banned stimulant

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) said Monday the 'B' samples of wing Bjorn Basson and hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle confirm they took a banned stimulant during a tour of Britain and Ireland.Basson and Ralepelle failed random doping tests for methylhexaneamine after the ...

South Africa pair fail drug tests

South Africa duo Bjorn Basson and Chiliboy Ralepelle have been suspended and sent home from the tour of Britain and Ireland after testing positive for a banned stimulant.. Hooker Ralepelle and winger Basson tested positive following the Springboks' 23-21 win over Ireland ...
Victor Matfield will captain a South Africa team that contains six changes for the first of two Tests against Italy in Witbank Saturday.Regular captain John Smit misses the match against the Six Nations stragglers because of a hamstring injury but three of ...
Coach Peter de Villiers warned his Springbok stars on Saturday that they faced tough Tests in France, Italy and Ireland during November.He was speaking here after naming a 37-strong squad for the traditional end-of-season tour to Europe that includes matches against English ...

Boks boss goes experimental for UK tour

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has selected an experimental squad for next month's UK Tour, leaving out World Cup winners Butch James, CJ van der Linde, Jannie du Plessis and Johann Muller.The Boks, set to play three Tests, against Wales, Scotland ...