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The Boks ran out comfortable 56-23 victors over Samoa. Pierre Spies was again the worst player for the home side – the efforts of Francois Louw and Willem Alberts to pick up the slack earned them the highest ratings for the Boks. Louw was a deserved Man of the Match.

Springboks in order of ratings from 3 sources:

Francois Louw 8.5 / 8 / 8.5
Willem Alberts 8 / 8 / 8
Bryan Habana 8 / 7 / 8
JJ Engelbrecht 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Willie le Roux 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jean de Villiers 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Eben Etzebeth 7 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jannie du Plessis 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Morné Steyn 7 / 7 / 7
Adriaan Strauss 7 / 7 / 7
Tendai Mtawarira 7 / 7 / 7
Siya Kolisi 7 / 6 / 7
Bjorn Basson 7 / 6.5 / 6.5
Ruan Pienaar 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5
Flip van der Merwe 6 / 7 / 6
Pierre Spies 4 / 5.5 / 4.5

Springboks

15 Willie le Roux (GWK Griquas), 2 caps
14 Bryan Habana (DHL Western Province), 85
13 JJ Engelbrecht (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 3
12 Jean de Villiers (captain, DHL Western Province), 86 / Jan Serfontein (Bulls), 2
11 Bjorn Basson (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 8
10 Morné Steyn (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 44
09 Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N-Ireland), 65
08 Pierre Spies (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 52
07 Willem Alberts (The Sharks), 20 / Siya Kolisi (DHL Western Province), 1
06 Francois Louw (Bath, England), 18
05 Flip van der Merwe (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 25
04 Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province), 13
03 Jannie du Plessis (The Sharks), 44
02 Adriaan Strauss (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 23
01 Tendai Mtawarira (The Sharks), 43

Replacements

16 Bismarck du Plessis (The Sharks), 47
17 Trevor Nyakane (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 2
18 Coenie Oosthuizen (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 3
19 Juandré Kruger (Vodacom Blue Bulls), 10
20 Siya Kolisi (DHL Western Province), 1 / Marcell Coetzee (The Sharks), 14
21 Piet van Zyl (Toyota FS Cheetahs), 1
22 Pat Lambie (The Sharks), 22
23 Jan Serfontein (Bulls), 2 / Juan de Jongh (DHL Western Province), 14

The Boks made hard work of beating Scotland 30 – 17 on Saturday. Here are the Bok players ranked according to ratings from 3 sources:

Siya Kolisi: 7.5 / 8 / 8
Eben Etzebeth: 7 / 6 / 7
Bjorn Basson: 6.5 / 6.5 / 6
Bryan Habana: 6 / 6.5 / 6
Willie le Roux: 6 / 6 / 6
Marcell Coetzee: 5.5 / 6.5 / 6
JJ Engelbrecht: 5.5 / 6 / 6
Jean de Villiers: 6 / 5 / 5.5
Adriaan Strauss: 5.5 / 5 / 5.5
Jannie du Plessis: 5.5 / 4 / 5.5
Tendai Mtawarira: 5 / 5 / 5
Morne Steyn: 5.5 / 4 / 5
Ruan Pienaar: 5.5 / 4 / 5
Juandre Kruger: 5.5 / 4 / 5
Pierre Spies: 5 / 4 / 4

The Springbok Test against Italy starts at 17h15 in Durban, following the match between Scotland and Samoa (14h15)

Springboks (Caps)

15 Willie le Roux – 0
14 Bryan Habana – 83
13 JJ Engelbrecht – 1
12 Jean de Villiers (c) – 84
11 Bjorn Basson – 6
10 Morné Steyn – 42
09 Jano Vermaak – 0
08 Pierre Spies – 50
07 Willem Alberts – 20
06 Francois Louw – 17
05 Juandré Kruger – 8
04 Eben Etzebeth – 11
03 Jannie du Plessis – 42
02 Adriaan Strauss (vc) – 21
01 Beast Mtawarira – 41

Impact players
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle – 21
17 Trevor Nyakane – 0
18 Coenie Oosthuizen – 2
19 Flip van der Merwe – 23
20 Arno Botha – 0
21 Ruan Pienaar – 63
22 Pat Lambie – 20
23 Jan Serfontein – 0

The new guys: Willie le Roux, Jan Serfontein, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lappies Labuschagne, Lourens Adriaanse, Trevor Nyankane, Arno Botha, Siya Kolisi, Jano Vermaak

Union breakdown: Bulls (12), Sharks (8), WP (6), Cheetahs (5), Overseas (2), Griquas (1)

Backs

Zane Kirchner – Blue Bulls – Fullback
Pat Lambie – The Sharks – Flyhalf / Fullback
Gio Aplon – Western Province – Wing / Fullback
Willie le Roux – Cheetahs – Fullback / Wing
Lwazi Mvovo – The Sharks – Wing
Bryan Habana – Western Province – Wing
Bjorn Basson – Blue Bulls – Wing
JJ Engelbrecht – Blue Bulls – Centre / Wing
Juan de Jongh – Western Province – Centre
Jean de Villiers (C) – Western Province – Centre
Jan Serfontein – Blue Bulls – Centre
Morné Steyn – Blue Bulls – Flyhalf
Ruan Pienaar – Ulster, Ireland – Scrumhalf
Francois Hougaard – Blue Bulls – Scrumhalf
Jano Vermaak – Blue Bulls – Scrumhalf

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The first Springbok training camp of 2013 will be held in Cape Town from 14 to 16 April. 35 players including Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jan Serfontein and Robert Ebersohn have been invited to attend.

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer said: “With minimal time to prepare for the series involving Italy, Scotland and Samoa, we’ve approached the franchises, in line with the IRB Regulations, to ask for their assistance with these two camps. It’s important to keep continuity and it was very difficult to select only 35 players, as there are many more that are currently playing great rugby. There have been a number of new faces that have put up their hands this year, such as Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jan Serfontein and Robert Ebersohn, while we also have a high number of players out with injuries, but who will be available for the Tests in June. (more…)

Jan Hendrik Ellis (born 5 January 1942) was a Springbok loose forward. He was selected for the Springbok team 38 times and scored 21 points in a career spanning 11 years. He played in his first Test for the Springboks on 31 July 1965 against New Zealand. He played his last test against the same team on 24 July 1976. Ellis also played in the Presidents XV on 31 March 1973 against Scotland. He passed away from cancer on 8 February 2013.

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2013 Home Fixtures

Quadrangular Tournament

Sat 08 June Springboks vs Italy + Scotland vs Samoa (Mbombela Stadium)
Sat 15 June Springboks vs Scotland + Samoa vs Italy (Kings Park)
Sat 22 June Springboks vs Scotland/Italy/Samoa + Team 3 vs Team 4 (Loftus Versfeld)

The Rugby Championship

Sat 17 August Springboks vs Argentina (Free State Stadium)
Sat 28 September Springboks vs Australia (Newlands)
Sat 05 October Springboks vs New Zealand (Ellis Park)

2014 Home Fixtures

Incoming Tour (June)

Springboks vs Wales (Johannesburg)
Springboks vs Wales (Nelspruit)
Springboks vs Scotland (Port Elizabeth)

The Rugby Championship

Springboks vs Argentina (Pretoria)
Springboks vs Australia (Cape Town)
Springboks vs New Zealand (Johannesburg)

2015 Home Fixtures

No June Tests – Rugby World Cup Year

The Rugby Championship

Springboks vs Argentina (Cape Town)
Springboks vs Australia (Durban)
Springboks vs New Zealand (Johannesburg)