SARU confirms Springboks 2013 schedule

  By | May 22, 2013 - 10:01 am |
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The Springboks will end off a busy international season with a tour to Scotland, Wales and France in Europe in November this year, while the venues for the first two Springbok Tests of 2013 have been reversed to avoid an event clash.

The opening fixture of a new-look quadrangular tournament between the Springboks, their RWC 2015 opponents, Scotland and Samoa, as well as Italy, will now take place at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday, June 8.

The second round will be played at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit – the first-ever Test at that venue.

This change in venue has been effected due to a clash with the Top Gear motoring event in Durban on June 15 and 16.

Furthermore, the Springboks will play their away-fixtures during The Castle Rugby Championship in Mendoza on August 24 (against Argentina), Brisbane on September 7 (against Australia) and Auckland on September 14 (against New Zealand).

In November, the Springboks will return to France for the first time since 2009. It will only be the third Test against the French since South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in Paris in 2007. The venue for this Test still has to be confirmed by the hosts.

The Springboks will also play Tests against Scotland and Wales on their traditional season-ending tour to Europe.

All home matches are subject to the conclusion of commercial terms with planned hosting venues and all fixtures are subject to change.


The Springboks’ 2013 fixtures are:


· Saturday, June 8 (Mr Price Kings Park, Durban): Scotland v Samoa; Springboks v Italy

· Saturday, June 15 (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit): Samoa v Italy; Springboks v Scotland

· Saturday, June 22 (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria): Team 3 v Team 4 ; Team 1 v Team 2


· Saturday, August 17 (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein): Springboks v Argentina

· Saturday, August 24 (Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza): Argentina v Springboks

· Saturday, September 7 (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane): Australia v Springboks

· Saturday, September 14 (Eden Park, Auckland): New Zealand v Springboks

· Saturday, September 28 (DHL Newlands, Cape Town): Springboks v Australia

· Saturday, October 5 (Ellis Park, Johannesburg): Springboks v New Zealand


· Saturday, November 9 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff): Wales v Springboks

· Saturday, November 16 (Murrayfield, Edinburgh): Scotland: Wales v Springboks

· Saturday, November 23 (Venue TBC): France v Springboks








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Springbok fillet wrapped in Parma hamReluctant Housedad's Recipe Shed

  By | May 22, 2013 - 10:01 am |
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Springbok fillet has to be the most tender cut of meat I’ve ever tasted. It has the texture of pate and the taste of a mild venison. Utterly delicious. For such a lean meat, I was expecting it to be quite dry, but it was very moist and succulent.

I wrapped my springbok fillets in Parma ham, before pre-cooking in a Sous Vide water bath for 1 hour. It was a stage I could have easily skipped but I just didn’t fancy any blood on my plate. If you don’t have a water bath, just put the springbok in a hot oven for around 10 mins, after first browning the Param ham-wrapped parcel in a frying pan.


1 whole springbok fillet/tenderloin, cut in half (I sourced mine from )



For the port and cranberry sauce








1. Lay the Parma ham slices on a work surface and wrap each fillet half tightly in the ham to form a parcel.



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2. Seal in a Sous Vide vacuum pack and cook in a Sous Vide water bath set to 60C for 1 hour. (If you don’t have a Sous Vide, skip this stage).


3. Remove the vac-pack from the water bath. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the springbok parcel all over. (If you don’t have a Sous Vide, brown the parcel all over before transferring to a hot oven and cooking for 10-12 mins).



4. Allow to rest and carve into thick slices before serving.


5. To make the sauce, put all the ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15-20 mins to reduce the sauce by half so that it is thick and a little sticky.

6. Serve with roast baby new potatoes and steam broccoli.








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