Year: 2009

A 37 man (well, 36 men and Earl Rose) Springbok squad was named after the Absa Currie Cup final on Saturday to tour Europe in November.
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The Springboks won the 2009 Trinations with victory over the All Blacks in Hamilton, NZ.

Scorers
All Blacks 29 (12)
Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu, Richie McCaw
Conversions: Dan Carter (2)
Penalties: Dan Carter (5)

Springboks 32 (22)
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Jean de Villiers
Conversions: Morne Steyn (2)
Penalties: Frans Steyn (3), Morne Steyn (2)
Drop goal: Morne Steyn

Match details
Date: Saturday 12 September 2009
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Kick-off: 09.35 RSA | 19.35 NZL | 07.35 GMT
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant refs: Wayne Barnes (Eng), Stuart Dickinson (Aus)
TMO: George Ayoub (Aus)

Teamsheets
South Africa – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 John Smit (c), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Adi Jacobs, 22 Ruan Pienaar.

New Zealand – 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Josevata Rokocoko, 13 Ma’a Nonu, 12 Stephen Donald, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Adam Thomson, 19 Rodney So’oialo, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Isaia Toeava, 22 Cory Jane.

An article in which Bok coach Peter de Villiers criticises the IRB and its head of referees Paddy O’Brien was pulled from publication on the Supersport website and reclassified as “Inactive-do-not-reuse-might be sensitive”. Click HERE to view the article that caused Supersport to commit self-censorship. Or THIS LINK while it is still active.