Category: Springboks
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Heyneke Meyer:
‘I have no doubt that whoever wins the tactical-kicking battle this Saturday will win the match. You can’t expect to beat the All Blacks unless you handle their kicking game.
‘History shows that when you are the best tactical-kicking side in the world, you are the best team in the world. Look at when the Boks beat the All Blacks in 2008 and 2009, they had the best kicking unit on the planet. The All Blacks took note of that, and have made some remarkable improvements in that area since.
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27/09 17:00 Rugby Champs: Springboks v Australia (Newlands)
Predictions
Rob (Ou Grote): Springboks by 6
James (Ou Grote): Springboks by 9
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Nick Mallett will coach the World XV side to play the Springboks at Newlands on Saturday.
World XV squad
Backs
James O’Connor (London Irish, Australia – 44 Test caps)
Drew Mitchell (Toulon, Australia – 63)
Hosea Gear (Toulouse, New Zealand – 14)
Rene Ranger (Montpelier, New Zealand – 6)
Matt Giteau (Toulon, Australia – 92)
François Trinh-Duc (Montpelier, France – 48)
Rory Kockott (Castres, South Africa – uncapped)
Jimmy Cowan (Gloucester, New Zealand – 51)
Benson Stanley (Clermont, New Zealand – 3)
Wynand Olivier (Montpellier, South Africa – 37)
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2014 Springboks rugby fixtures so you never miss a game! Add all the games for the 2014 Springboks rugby season to your Outlook or other calendars automatically.
Springboks
15 Willie le Roux: 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain) 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar
8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Flip van der Merwe, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 21 Siya Kolisi 22 Jano Vermaak, 23 Patrick Lambie
France
15 Brice Dulin, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Sofiane Guitoune, 10 Rémi Talès, 9 Morgan Parra
8 Damien Chouly, 7 Wenceslas Lauret, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Papé, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Yannick Forestier
16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Thomas Domingo, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20 Yannick Nyanga, 21 Jean-Marc Doussain, 22 Frédéric Michalak, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud
Springbok touring squad for tour of Wales, Scotland and France:
Backs: Zane Kirchner, Gio Aplon, Willie le Roux, JP Pietersen, Bryan Habana, JJ Engelbrecht, Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers (c), Jan Serfontein, Morné Steyn, Johan Goosen, Pat Lambie, Fourie du Preez, Ruan Pienaar, Louis Schreuder
Forwards: Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi, Francois Louw, Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Flip van der Merwe, Bakkies Botha, Jannie du Plessis, Frans Malherbe, Coenie Oosthuizen, Gurthrö Steenkamp, Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Scarra Ntubeni
The Boks face Argentina in Soweto on Saturday 17 August in their first game of the 2013 Rugby Championship.
Springbok team
15. Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
14. Bjorn Basson (Blue Bulls)
13. JJ Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls)
12. Jean de Villiers (capt, Western Province)
11. Bryan Habana (Western Province)
10. Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Western Province)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Juandré Kruger (Blue Bulls)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Western Province)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vc, Cheetahs)
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Replacements
16. Bismarck du Plessis
17. Gurthrö Steenkamp
18. Coenie Oosthuizen
19. Flip van der Merwe
20. Siya Kolisi
21. Fourie du Preez
22. Pat Lambie
23. Jan Serfontein