Victor Matfield
Birth: 11 May 1977, Pietersburg RSA
Height: 200cm
Weight: 115kg
Position: Lock
Provinces: Blue Bulls (1998, 2001 to present), Griquas (1999, 2000)
Primary school: Pietersburg-North
Secondary school: Pietersburg High
Tertiary education: University of Pretoria
Test stats
Springbok number: 705
Tests: 99
Results: P 99 | W 62 | L 35 | D 2
Points: 30 (6 tries)
Captain: 11 Tests (7 wins)
Tests started: 95 (4 as replacement)
First Test: 30 June 2001 (age 24) v Italy (Port Elizabeth)
Last Test: 21 August 2010 (age 33) v New Zealand (Soweto)
Honours
SA Rugby Player of the Year nominee (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Try of the Year (2004) (v Australia in Durban)
Most-capped Springbok lock
World record with Bakkies Botha for most Tests as a lock combination in the starting line-up (56)