SA’s 63-9 rout of Argentina was a confidence booster for the Tri-nations clash with the All Blacks next weekend, said coach Peter de Villiers.
The three top players released from the Springbok squad for Saturday’s Test against Argentina were left out so they could get valuable playing time.
World Cup winners Fourie du Preez and Jaque Fourie returned to a 30-man South African squad on Monday for next month’s Test against Argentina.
Centre Jean de Villiers scored two tries as South Africa scrapped their way to a 37-21 victory over Wales in the second Test on Saturday.
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius is not in good enough shape to run an Olympic qualifying time yet but will attempt it in July, his manager said on Wednesday. The South African can try to qualify for August’s Beijing Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled last week that he could compete in able-bodied events.
Champions Bulls beat the second-placed New South Wales Waratahs 16-13 in a Super 14 match on Saturday. The result helped the struggling Bulls to move up a slot into 10th place, while the Waratahs retained their position in the standings. They lie 10 points behind the Canterbury Crusaders courtesy of a losing bonus point.
South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will learn in two weeks whether a ban on him competing at the Beijing Olympics will be overturned, his manager said on Friday. Pistorius (21), who runs with carbon-fibre blades attached to both legs below the knees, took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport this week.
The chief executive of South Africa’s players’ association on Thursday urged axed fast bowler Andre Nel not to make a decision regarding his future in the heat of the moment. Nel was a controversial omission when South Africa’s squad for three Tests in India next month was announced on Tuesday.
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/ 28 February 2008
Senior players Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Makhaya Ntini will be rested for South Africa’s limited-overs series against Bangladesh, team officials said on Thursday. Captain Graeme Smith will, however, lead the side in the three-match series starting in Chittagong on March 9, despite speculation that he would return home due to a nagging knee injury.
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/ 15 December 2007
Briton Oliver Wilson joined South Africa’s James Kingston in the lead midway through the third round of the South African Open at Pearl Valley on Saturday. Kingston began the day on two-under-par and a solid outward nine of one-under-par 35 took him to three under.