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Huge split in Springbok camp
Reports from a source with impeccable connections to the Boks are that significant differences exist between the coaching style espoused by assistant coaches Dick Muir and Gary Gold, while head coach Peter de Villiers is said to be wavering. » Read more
Springboks 55 v 11 Italy
The Springboks played Italy in the second test at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London on Saturday 26 June.
Springboks 55 (27)
Tries: Morne Steyn (2), Pierre Spies, Jannie du Plessis, Bryan Habana, Flip van der Merwe, BJ Botha
Conversions: Steyn (5), Ruan Pienaar (2)
Penalties: Steyn (2)
Italy 11 (6)
Try: Michele Sepe
Penalties: Mirco Bergamasco (2)
Springboks – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Jean de Villiers, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 BJ Botha, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Butch James, 22 Wynand Olivier.
Italy - 15 Luke McLean, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Andrea Masi, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Simon Picone, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Manoa Vosawai, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Marco Bortolami, 4 Carlo del Fava, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Subs: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Franco Sbaraglini, 18 Quintin Geldenhuys, 19 Alessandro Zanni, 20 Tito Tebaldi, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Matteo Pratichetti.
Other tests
New Zealand 29 vs 10 Wales
Australia 22 vs 15 Ireland
Argentina 41 vs 13 France
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Ask Peter de Villiers Q&A
Peter de Villiers got some tough questions this week. He discusses the “dropping” of Frans Steyn after the Wales Test and his plans with John Smit and Ruan Pienaar. » Read more
Springboks 29 v 13 Italy
Springboks 29 (22)
Tries: Bryan Habana, Francois Louw, Morne Steyn, Zane Kirchner
Conversions: Steyn (3)
Penalty: Steyn
Italy 13 (3)
Try: Sergio Parisse
Conversion: Mirco Bergamasco
Penalties: Bergamasco (2)
The Boks play Italy in Witbank on Saturday 19 June at 15:00.
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Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers, 12 Butch James, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Bjorn Basson.
Italy – 15 Luke McLean, 14 Kaine Robertson, 13 Andrea Masi, 12 Matteo Pratichetti, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Craig Gower, 9 Tito Tebaldi, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Simone Favaro, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys, 4 Valerio Bernabo, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Subs: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Lorenzo Cittadini, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Simon Picone, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Gonzalo Canale.
Other tests (2010-06-19)
09:35 New Zealand 42 vs 9 Wales
11:40 Australia 20 vs 21 England
20:45 Argentina 9 vs 13 Scotland
Springboks 42 v 17 France
The Springboks trounced France at Newlands on Saturday 12 June.
Springboks 42 (25)
Tries: Pierre Spies, Gio Aplon (2),Gurthro Steenkamp, Francois Louw
Conversions: Morne Steyn (3), Ruan Pienaar
Penalties: Morne Steyn (3)
France 17 (10)
Tries: Aurelien Rougerie, Marc Andreu
Conversions: Morgan Parra, David Skrela
Penalty: Morgan Parra
Teamsheets
France – 15 Clement Poitrenaud, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 David Marty, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Aurelien Rougerie, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Julien Bonnaire, 7 Wenceslas Lauret, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Lionel Nallet, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Subs: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Jean Baptiste Poux, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Louis Picamoles, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 David Skrela, 22 Marc Andreu.
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfied, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Dewald Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Jean de Villiers.
09:30 New Zealand 66 vs 28 Ireland
11:45 Australia 27 vs 17 England
Wales 31 - 34 Springboks
Wales 31 (16)
Tries (3): James Hook | Tom Prydie | Alun Wyn Jones
Conversions: Stephen Jones (2)
Penalties: Stephen Jones (3)
Drop goal: James Hook
Springboks 34 (14)
Tries (3): Odwa Ndungane | Dewald Potgieter | Juan de Jongh
Conversions: Ruan Pienaar (2)
Penalties: Ruan Pienaar (4) | Frans Steyn
GameFlow
| Wales | 31 | 34 | Springboks | ||
| 76 | TRY - Wyn Jones | 31 | 34 | ||
| 75 | 24 | 34 | Pienaar - PEN | ||
| 72 | TRY - Prydie | 24 | 31 | ||
| 60 | 19 | 31 | Pienaar - CON | ||
| 59 | 19 | 29 | De Jongh - TRY | ||
| 56 | 19 | - | 24 | Steyn - PEN | |
| 45 | PEN - Jones | 19 | - | 21 | |
| 42 | 16 | - | 21 | Pienaar - CON | |
| 41 | 16 | - | 19 | Potgieter - TRY | |
| 16 | - | 14 | |||
| 35 | 16 | - | 14 | Pienaar - PEN | |
| 30 | 16 | - | 11 | Ndungane - TRY | |
| 22 | 16 | - | 06 | Pienaar - PEN | |
| 21 | CON - Jones | 16 | - | 03 | |
| 20 | TRY - Hook | 14 | - | 03 | |
| 18 | PEN - Jones | 09 | - | 03 | |
| 16 | 06 | - | 03 | Pienaar - PEN | |
| 11 | DRP - Hook | 06 | - | 00 | |
| 09 | PEN - Jones | 03 | - | 00 |
Fourie du Preez out for the season
Fourie du Preez is lost to Springbok rugby for now. The Bulls scrumhalf will undergo a shoulder operation on Tuesday, which could render him out of action for the rest of the season. » Read more
Wales v Springboks
Wales host a second-string Springbok side at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 5 June.
Wales – 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 James Hook, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom Prydie, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips; 8 Ryan Jones (c), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Deiniol Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Paul James.
Subs: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 John Yapp, 18 Alun Wyn Jones, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Richie Rees, 21 Dan Biggar, 22 Andrew Bishop.
Springboks - 15 Frans Steyn, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Odwa Ndungane, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 BJ Botha, 2 John Smit (c), 1 CJ van der Linde
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Meyer Bosman, 21 Zane Kirschner, 22 Bjorn Basson.
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Springbok squad for Wales
The Springbok squad for the once-off test against Wales at the Millenium Stadium on 05 June was named on Saturday.
Springboks
15 Frans Steyn
14 Gio Aplon
13 Jean de Villiers
12 Butch James
11 Odwa Ndungane
10 Ruan Pienaar
09 Ricky Januarie
08 Joe van Niekerk
07 Dewald Potgieter
06 Francois Louw
05 Andries Bekker
04 Danie Rossouw
03 BJ Botha
02 John Smit (c)
01 CJ van der Linde
Subs:
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
17 Jannie du Plessis
18 Alistair Hargreaves
19 Ryan Kankowski
20 Meyer Bosman
21 Juan de Jongh
22 Bjorn Basson