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Jake White
Jake White is one of the foremost coaches in world rugby. He won the 2007 Rugby World Cup with the Springboks, having coached their U21 side to a World Cup in 2002. At a domestic level, he is one of the world's most experienced coaches, having worked in France with Montpellier, Japan with Toyota Verblitz and Australia with the Brumbies. After last working with the Sharks in 2014, he is now back in South Africa with the Bulls as Director of Rugby.
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International Rugby
all-blacks-Jake White: Before I say what I’m going to say...
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14 days ago
International Rugby
Jake White: 'Rassie will have his fair share of sleepless nights'
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22 days ago
Autumn Nations Series
The brutal decision Rassie will have to make if Boks lose to France
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29 days ago
International Rugby
Jake White: My take on the 9 top Test sides
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34 days ago
Opinion
Jake White: Why I'm deeply troubled after stellar Rugby Championship
Firstly, can I give a warm congratulations to the Springboks. It is wonderful to see South Africa go back-to-back for the first ti…
Jake White
08 Oct 2025, 6:40
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Opinion
Jake White: The Springboks secret sauce that goes unspoken
. The narrative was that the Springboks were gifted yet green. Credit, of course, must go to the players for that eye-catching 43-…
Jake White
02 Oct 2025, 7:08
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Opinion
Jake White: We need to talk about the All Blacks
Seven days ago, New Zealand were ranked the world’s No.1 team and the Springboks were under the pump and rolling the dice with t…
Jake White
18 Sep 2025, 7:37
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Opinion
Jake White: Rassie's brave Boks call may spell the end for some
What Rassie has done with his selection is certainly courageous. I’ll tell you why, because for what seems like an age...
Jake White
11 Sep 2025, 2:57
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Opinion
Jake White: Where All Blacks and Boks' game will be won and lost
There are so many questions that will be answered when the final whistle goes in Auckland on Saturday evening. Is Tony Brown’s i…
Jake White
04 Sep 2025, 3:03
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Jake White: The All Blacks aura has disappeared, they should be worried
I’m writing this column sitting in my house on the Western Cape, looking out to sea, watching the whales bobbing around. Ya, lif…
Jake White
28 Aug 2025, 5:12
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Jake White: The details in Springboks' loss that raise questions for me
I spent a bit of time in the Wallabies camp this week. Why? Because a few of my old Brumbies squad members invited me in for a cof…
Jake White
21 Aug 2025, 9:37
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Jake White: My Bulls exit, Boks prediction and the truth about the Lions
It’s been a summer of change. The other day, I looked back and realised I’d coached 14 consecutive competitions over the last …
Jake White
15 Aug 2025, 2:21
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Jake White: Be warned All Blacks, you risk setting a dangerous precedent
Look away now if you’re squeamish, but I’d like to remind you about what sacrifices have been made in order to the wear the Al…
Jake White
28 Nov 2024, 10:43
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Opinion
Jake White: Ireland, Australia and Wales all have the same problem
‘The conductor of an orchestra is the only person that does not make a sound. He/she depends for their power on the ability to m…
Jake White
21 Nov 2024, 7:09
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Jake White: If I was England coach, I’d have been livid
It’s a seismic weekend of Test rugby, but for obvious reasons, my laser-focus will be on a small part of South-West London, and …
Jake White
14 Nov 2024, 7:19
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Jake White: Marcus Smith was lucky to stay on for 60 minutes
As for switching George Ford for Marcus Smith, I can understand the logic. I remember Austin Healey saying before Ford entered the…
Jake White
07 Nov 2024, 8:44
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Jake White: It isn't only the All Blacks who have lost their aura
The Autumn Internationals are upon us and start in London, so what better place to run the rule the Springboks’ opponents in the…
Jake White
01 Nov 2024, 3:44
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Opinion
Jake White: My warning to young Springboks who have tasted success
Let me take you back to 2013 when I was coaching the Brumbies. We were always on the lookout for emerging talent and we’d had a …
Jake White
04 Oct 2024, 0:43
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Opinion
Jake White: What have The Rugby Championship teams done to themselves?
The gist was that they got a lot of leeway at home in those two areas but in Nelspruit, it will be far, far more difficult. It sto…
Jake White
25 Sep 2024, 0:54
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Jake White: I'm amazed at how naive the All Blacks have become
Anyone and everyone associated with rugby is throwing up reasons for the All Blacks’ loss of invincibility; from a new coach, to…
Jake White
10 Sep 2024, 5:13
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Opinion
Jake White: 'It's difficult to deny their crown has slipped'
I know over in New Zealand there is a lot of hand-wringing over the South Africans leaving Super Rugby but it’s not as big an is…
Jake White
04 Sep 2024, 4:17
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Jake White: A cautionary tale for the Springboks I learned from Clive Woodward
In isolation, I’ve got no problem with the Dricus sideshow. They were in Perth, they are friends and as proud South Africans, sh…
Jake White
20 Aug 2024, 6:46
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Jake White: 'I feel for Joe Schmidt, the problems run so much deeper'
You see, if you look at where they are today, it’s not because of what happened last week, last month or last year, it is becaus…
Jake White
13 Aug 2024, 2:22
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Jake White: Let me clear up some things
The flight back to South Africa gave me time to reflect on a pretty intense couple of days, and believe me, I’ve had a few over …
Jake White
18 Apr 2024, 10:29
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