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Springbok squad
Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
Bryan Habana (Western Province)
Jean de Villiers (captain, Western Province)
Frans Steyn (Sharks)
Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
Willem Alberts (Sharks)
Jacques Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
Andries Bekker (Western Province)
Eben Etzebeth (Western Province)
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province)
Pat Cilliers (Golden Lions)
Flip van der Merwe (Blue Bulls)
Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
Pat Lambie (Sharks)
Added to the squad
Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
Francois Louw (Bath)
Craig Burden (Sharks)
Juan de Jongh (Stormers)
Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
Juandré Kruger (Blue Bulls)
Jano Vermaak (Blue Bulls)
Dropped from the squad
Keegan Daniel (Sharks)
JJ Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls)
Springboks // 501 caps
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15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls) 16 caps
14. Bryan Habana (Western Province) 78 caps
13. Jean de Villiers (captain, Western Province) 76 caps
12. Frans Steyn (Sharks) 50 caps
11. Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks) 5 caps
10. Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls) 38 caps
09. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls) 19 caps
08. Willem Alberts (Sharks) 12 caps
07. Jacques Potgieter (Blue Bulls) 2 caps
06. Marcell Coetzee (Sharks) 4 caps
05. Andries Bekker (Western Province) 25 caps
04. Eben Etzebeth (Western Province) 4 caps
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) 34 caps
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs) 13 caps
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) 36 caps
16. Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province) uncapped
17. Pat Cilliers (Golden Lions) 1 cap
18. Flip van der Merwe (Blue Bulls) 15 caps
19. Keegan Daniel (The Sharks) 4 caps
20. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland) 55 caps
21. Pat Lambie (Sharks) 13 caps
22. JJ Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls) 1 cap
Game 2 of the 2012 Rugby Championship was won 27 – 06 by South Africa. This is how it happened:
Game 1 of the 2012 Rugby Championship was won 27 – 19 by New Zealand. This is how it happened: