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972:Replacement
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524:Replacement
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377:Craven Week
346:rugby union
244:Super Rugby
196:1993, 95–98
116:Position(s)
1566:Categories
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1428:C. Rossouw
1277:30 January
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1228:0620261889
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1197:SuperSport
1179:References
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978:4 Nov 1999
880:, Cardiff
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448:Opposition
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400:Springboks
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350:scrum half
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38:1973-04-15
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158:Worcester
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1376:Forwards
1364:–
1163:See also
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607:, Paris
456:Position
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308:(Points)
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190:(Points)
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98:Children
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1418:Leonard
1398:Erasmus
1388:Drotské
1383:Andrews
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133:Years
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1301:2012
1279:2020
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1223:ISBN
1204:2020
1077:6–26
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