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3554:1977 births
3434:Van Niekerk
3210:De Villiers
3194:Van Heerden
3043:De Villiers
2715:De Villiers
2601:third place
2403:(vs. Lions)
2312:Matt Giteau
2301:Xavier Rush
2290:Xavier Rush
2191:Hugh Vyvyan
2180:Hugh Vyvyan
2136:Corné Krige
2048:Mick Galwey
1938:Jeff Probyn
1776:(vs. Wales)
1729:Colin Deans
1677:(vs. Lions)
1586:John O'Shea
1564:Noel Murphy
1465:Edgar Mobbs
1404:2007, 2008
1218:. BBC Sport
1196:. BBC Sport
1174:. BBC Sport
1156:19 December
1041:SportsBrief
839:Super Rugby
765:New Zealand
624:Craven Week
620:Pietersburg
588:Super Rugby
564:rugby union
516:2007 France
476:Rugby union
435:Springboks
129:Position(s)
54:11 May 1977
3548:Categories
3500:Terblanche
3399:Rautenbach
3295:Jake White
3247:Montgomery
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2799:Head coach
2780:Serfontein
2710:De Allende
2684:Oosthuizen
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2519:May 2018:
2508:May 2017:
2499:Andy Ellis
2497:Nov 2016:
2486:Nov 2016:
2477:Andy Ellis
2475:Nov 2016:
2464:Nov 2015:
2453:Aug 2015:
2444:Brad Thorn
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2255:May 2009:
2244:Dec 2008:
2235:Mark Regan
2233:Jun 2008:
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2213:Mark Regan
2211:May 2008:
2202:Mark Regan
2200:Dec 2007:
2189:Jun 2007:
2178:May 2007:
2167:Jun 2006:
2156:May 2006:
2145:May 2006:
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2123:May 2005:
2112:Dec 2004:
2103:Rob Baxter
2101:Jun 2004:
2090:May 2004:
2081:Matt Burke
2079:May 2004:
2068:May 2004:
2057:May 2003:
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2035:May 2003:
2024:Jun 2002:
2013:May 2002:
2002:May 2002:
1993:Rob Howley
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1980:May 2001:
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1936:Aug 2000:
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1914:May 2000:
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1892:Dec 1996:
1883:Arran Pene
1881:Aug 1996:
1870:Aug 1996:
1859:May 1996:
1848:Dec 1994:
1837:Jun 1994:
1826:Dec 1993:
1815:Nov 1992:
1804:Jun 1992:
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1760:Sep 1990:
1751:David Sole
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1694:Jan 1982:
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1672:Sep 1977:
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1650:Jan 1976:
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1628:Jan 1973:
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1595:Jan 1970:
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1573:Dec 1967:
1562:Jan 1967:
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1498:Rex Willis
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1463:Apr 1915:
1071:11 January
1021:31 January
992:26 October
893:References
832:Blue Bulls
819:SuperSport
778:after the
731:Tana Umaga
727:All Blacks
716:Australian
702:after the
661:Matfield (
640:Blue Bulls
614:Early life
607:All Blacks
580:Currie Cup
576:Blue Bulls
188:Blue Bulls
101:University
50:1977-05-11
3485:Loubscher
3272:Pretorius
3267:Pietersen
3212:(injured)
3179:Steenkamp
3117:(injured)
3020:Pietersen
2939:Steenkamp
2918:Ralepelle
2908:Mtawarira
2770:Pietersen
2694:Vermeulen
2674:Mtawarira
2535:(vs. Eng)
2524:(vs. Eng)
2513:(vs. Eng)
2488:Dan Tuohy
2469:(vs. Arg)
2436:(vs. Ire)
2425:(vs. Aus)
2414:(vs. Eng)
2392:(vs. Eng)
2381:(vs. Wal)
2378:John Smit
2370:(vs. Ire)
2359:(vs. Eng)
2356:John Smit
2348:(vs. Aus)
2337:(vs. Wal)
2326:(vs. Eng)
2304:(vs. Ire)
2293:(vs. Eng)
2271:(vs. Aus)
2260:(vs. Eng)
2249:(vs. Aus)
2246:John Smit
2238:(vs. Eng)
2227:(vs. Ire)
2216:(vs. Bel)
2194:(vs. Esp)
2183:(vs. Tun)
2172:(vs. Geo)
2161:(vs. Sco)
2150:(vs. Eng)
2139:(vs. Eng)
2128:(vs. Sco)
2106:(vs. Por)
2095:(vs. Eng)
2084:(vs. Wal)
2073:(vs. Sco)
2062:(vs. Wal)
2051:(vs. Sco)
2040:(vs. Eng)
2029:(vs. Sco)
2026:Ian Jones
2018:(vs. Wal)
2007:(vs. Eng)
1996:(vs. Aus)
1985:(vs. Eng)
1974:(vs. Sco)
1971:Tim Horan
1963:(vs. Wal)
1941:(vs. Ger)
1930:(vs. Sco)
1919:(vs. Ire)
1916:Ian Jones
1907:From 2000
1897:(vs. Aus)
1886:(vs. Wal)
1875:(vs. Sco)
1864:(vs. Ire)
1842:(vs. Zim)
1820:(vs. Aus)
1809:(vs. Rus)
1798:(vs. Sco)
1787:(vs. Arg)
1765:(vs. Eng)
1743:(vs. Aus)
1732:(vs. Ita)
1721:(vs. Aus)
1666:(vs. Can)
1655:(vs. Aus)
1567:(vs. Aus)
1545:(vs. Can)
1512:(vs. Aus)
1479:(vs. Aus)
1468:(vs. Wal)
1393:John Smit
1377:RC Toulon
1125:20 August
790:Accolades
769:Argentina
603:line-outs
568:captained
432:2014–2015
399:2000–2011
380:2001–2015
352:1997–1998
283:1998–2016
266:2015–2016
250:2007–2008
234:2014–2015
216:1999–2000
200:1999–2000
149:Far North
145:1994–1995
3515:Willemse
3475:Hougaard
3394:Matfield
3351:Forwards
3340:–
3282:Willemse
3252:Ndungane
3236:Januarie
3216:Du Preez
3163:Skinstad
3147:Matfield
3142:Du Randt
3121:G. Botha
3115:BJ Botha
3110:B. Botha
3103:Forwards
3088:–
3030:M. Steyn
3025:F. Steyn
3010:Ndungane
3000:Kirchner
2990:Hougaard
2975:Du Preez
2965:De Jongh
2902:Matfield
2860:Forwards
2849:–
2735:Kirchner
2725:Du Preez
2669:Matfield
2664:Malherbe
2649:Etzebeth
2629:De Jager
2607:Forwards
2595:–
2502:(vs Fij)
2491:(vs Cze)
2480:(vs. SA)
2458:(vs Sam)
2447:(vs Eng)
2315:(vs. SA)
2282:(vs. NZ)
2205:(vs. SA)
2117:(vs. NZ)
1952:(vs. SA)
1853:(vs. SA)
1831:(vs. NZ)
1754:(vs. NZ)
1688:(vs. NZ)
1644:(vs. NZ)
1633:(vs. NZ)
1600:(vs. SA)
1578:(vs. NZ)
1556:(vs. NZ)
1534:(vs. SA)
1501:(vs. NZ)
1490:(vs. SA)
1358:10 March
1319:1 August
1266:Archived
1099:30 April
883:World XV
841:winner (
582:and the
421:S.A. 'A'
334:(Points)
176:(Points)
111:Children
3525:Coach:
3460:Delport
3455:De Kock
3419:Sephaka
3414:Scholtz
3404:Rossouw
3383:Coetzee
3292:Coach:
3262:Pienaar
3257:Olivier
3158:Rossouw
3040:Coach:
3015:Pienaar
2923:Rossouw
2877:BrĂĽssow
2867:Alberts
2775:Pollard
2765:Pienaar
2750:Le Roux
2689:Strauss
2679:Nyakane
2644:Du Toit
2614:Alberts
2015:Pat Lam
1456:To 1999
1292:23 July
1287:The Age
1046:16 July
825:Honours
759:At the
698:of the
671:Griquas
578:in the
387:(tests)
204:Griquas
3495:Paulse
3490:Muller
3470:Greeff
3465:Fourie
3409:Santon
3378:Burger
3241:Julies
3226:Habana
3221:Fourie
3153:Muller
3126:Burger
3005:Lambie
2985:Habana
2980:Fourie
2913:Muller
2882:Burger
2745:Lambie
2730:Habana
2654:Kolisi
2624:Burger
2552:Squads
1248:30 May
1222:30 May
1200:30 May
1178:30 May
964:
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854:winner
712:Toulon
556:
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474:Men's
406:(tour)
254:Toulon
93:School
85:Weight
77:Height
3450:Barry
3443:Backs
3429:Smith
3388:Krige
3373:Botha
3368:Boome
3358:Bands
3277:Steyn
3243:(sub)
3231:James
3203:Backs
3174:Smith
3138:(sub)
2995:James
2960:Aplon
2953:Backs
2934:Spies
2872:Botha
2788:Steyn
2760:Paige
2755:Mvovo
2740:Kriel
2703:Backs
2619:Brits
862:Notes
843:Bulls
710:club
682:Italy
663:right
592:locks
584:Bulls
543:Squad
522:Squad
319:Years
298:(110)
288:Total
238:Bulls
161:Years
68:(now
3480:Koen
3424:Smit
3168:Smit
3149:(vc)
2928:Smit
2904:(vc)
2897:Louw
2659:Louw
1360:2016
1321:2015
1294:2010
1250:2021
1224:2021
1202:2021
1180:2021
1158:2007
1127:2007
1101:2007
1073:2018
1048:2024
1023:2014
994:2009
962:ISBN
938:ISBN
914:ISBN
675:Cats
570:the
418:2002
394:(35)
366:2000
340:1995
329:Apps
324:Team
245:(40)
220:Cats
211:(40)
195:(25)
171:Apps
166:Team
134:Lock
3390:(c)
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2930:(c)
686:IRB
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