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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)
View the positives and negatives of the 2012 season: (more…)
The Springbok team to take on England has been named.
– Pat Cilliers replaces CJ van der Linde on the bench.
РElton Jantjies replaces Morn̩ Steyn on the bench.
Heyneke Meyer: ‘It’s great to be able to field an unchanged team. We’ve been able to show some consistency in selection on this tour and that is a good thing. The players have worked extremely hard on the training field and it wasn’t easy to select the match 23 for each of the three Tests, but I’m happy that we managed to stick to combinations.’
Springbok team
15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. JP Pietersen (Sharks)
13. Juan de Jongh
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, Stormers)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Patrick Lambie (Sharks)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Juandre Kruger (Blue Bulls)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Gurthrö Steenkamp (Toulouse)
Replacements
16. Schalk Brits
17. Heinke van der Merwe
18. Pat Cilliers
19. Flip van der Merwe
20. Marcell Coetzee
21. Elton Jantjies
22. Jaco Taute
23. Lwazi Mvovo
England 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Mike Brown, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Replacements: 16 David Paice, 17 David Wilson, 18 Mako Vunipola, 19 Mouritz Botha, 20 James Haskell, 21 Danny Care, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Jonathan Joseph.
The Springbok backline play under coach Heyneke Meyer has ranged from shocking to abysmal. Many are pointing the finger at backline coach Ricardo Loubscher, and when you look at his coaching CV you can understand why.
His claim to fame to date has been coaching the backline of the Vodacom Cup winning Bulls in 2010. Hardly a reason to elevate him to his current position with South Africa’s premier team.
He served his apprenticeship under Meyer at the Bulls and it seems that he was merely brought in to be a yes-man to his controlling mentor. In any case, the man appears to be completely out of his depth.
Ricardo Loubscher Coaching CV
Ricardo Loubscher, a former Bok winger and fullback (4 tests), who was coached by Meyer at the Bulls as a player, was then lured into coaching in Pretoria and learned the trade under Meyer and Bulls coach Frans Ludeke for seven years.
Loubscher has been a backline coach to the Bulls junior teams, and was also the Bulls backline coach for the Vodacom Cup team that won the title in 2010.
He has also assisted Meyer in coaching the Tuks Varsity Cup team, splitting his role between Tuks and the Blue Bulls Vodacom Cup side.
Backline coach – Bulls – 2010 Vodacom Cup winners
Assistant coach – Tuks Varsity Cup team
Backline coach – Springboks
It seems the Scottish have invented their own version of the Haka. Check it out in this hilarious video brought to you by William Lawson’s.
The Springbok team to take on Scotland has been named.
– Juan de Jongh starts at 13, Jaco Taute moves to the bench.
РGurthr̦ Steenkamp starts in place of Beast Mtawarira who has returned to SA.
Springbok team
15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. JP Pietersen (Sharks)
13. Juan de Jongh
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, Stormers)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Patrick Lambie (Sharks)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Juandre Kruger (Blue Bulls)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Gurthrö Steenkamp (Toulouse)
Replacements
16. Schalk Brits
17. Heinke van der Merwe
18. CJ van der Linde
19. Flip van der Merwe
20. Marcell Coetzee
21. Morné Steyn
22. Jaco Taute
23. Lwazi Mvovo
The Springbok team to take on Ireland has been named.
– Patrick Lambie starts at flyhalf, with Morne Steyn on the bench.
– Hooker Schalk Brits comes in on the bench ahead of Chiliboy Ralepelle.
– JP Pietersen starts at wing after missing The Rugby Championship.
Springbok team
15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. JP Pietersen (Sharks)
13. Jaco Taute (Stormers)
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, Stormers)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Patrick Lambie (Sharks)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Juandre Kruger (Blue Bulls)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Replacements
16. Schalk Brits
17. CJ van der Linde
18. Pat Cilliers
19. Flip van der Merwe
20. Marcell Coetzee
21. Morne Steyn
22. Juan de Jongh
23. Lwazi Mvovo
2012 South African Rugby Awards Winners
Player of the Year: Bryan Habana
Players’ Player of the Year: JP Pietersen
Young Player of the Year: Eben Etzebeth
SA Sevens Player of the Year: Cecil Afrika
SA U20 Player of the Year: Jan Serfontein
Team of the Year: The Sharks (Currie Cup)
Coach of the Year: John Plumtree (The Sharks)
Super Rugby Player of the Year: Keegan Daniel (The Sharks)
Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year: Deon Fourie (Western Province)
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Hansie Graaf (Griffons)
Try of the Year: Bryan Habana (All Blacks vs Springboks, Dunedin)
Vodacom Cup Player of the Year: Demetri Catrakilis
Craven Week Player of the Year: Sergeal Petersen (EP)
