The simply-titled Springbok app is the first mobile product devoted solely to our rugby heroes, and is available for free on all Android smartphone and tablet devices from today.
The immedia ecosystem, a proudly-South African post-PC solutions provider and the app dev team behind the product, are excited to hear how SA’s Android users find the Springbok experience and are now looking ahead to a release of the iPad and iPhone versions shortly.
Available just in time for the first of the two-match test series against Wales in Durban, this visually-stimulating, but easy-to-navigate app allows you instant access to all the latest match updates. For die-hard fans, missing even a minute of live-match action is too much to bear. With this app, you can guide yourself through the match using an interactive timeline, which marks every major milestone experienced during the match from penalties to tries and conversions to substitutions. Trivia nuts can soak up match statistics dating all the way back to 1891.
There might not be an ‘I’ in team but there sure is a ‘bok’ in Springboks. The Springbok app celebrates each and every player that comprise the team ensuring that you have access to up-to-date stats and player bios at all times. You can also learn about your favourite player’s interests, pet peeves and daily routine with their official live Twitter feeds.
And why stop there? You don’t just want to know about the next Springbok game, you want to be right there in the middle of the action. The Springbok app helps you get there by allowing you to directly purchase tickets to upcoming matches.
“There are dozens of teams like ours all around the country creating beautiful and meaningful apps that speak to our particular needs as citizens of a diverse and unique nation. Not only is app dev a way for our local tech talent to participate globally; it allows us to create the content that we find valuable and to tell our stories to the rest of the world.”
immedia has a long history of working with national brands to bring their services to mobile users. A key objective for immedia is to develop more local talent than they themselves can hire and switch on more talented people, regardless of background, gender or skill-set, to app dev as a career choice. By partnering with educational institutions such as the University of the Western Cape (UWC), immedia is hoping not only to change the face of Durban, but affect the lives of as many students as possible throughout South Africa.
Find out more about Springbok for Android, or download the app on your Android phone or tablet right away.