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BRANDAN REYNOLDS was born in Cape Town on July 4th, 1970. He studied fine art there at Michaelis Scool of Fine Art in 1988, and then at the Ruth Prowse…>

Springboks: Just Add Maturity?
IMMATURE DUMMIES? Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned that this Springbok team is yet to mature into a side which will retain the World Cup in New Zealand. BRANDAN imagines some of the team's veterans as the Sports Minister sees them - with hilarious effect. The players featured are: Captain John Smit (105 caps), Bakkies Botha (73), Victor Matfield (106), Tendai Mtawarira (27).
OTHER MILESTONES from the All Blacks Test:
• Victor Matfield made his 111th appearance in the Springbok jersey to equal the record of Joost van der Westhuizen. Matfield extends the following records: Most capped Springbok and lock to 107 caps; most capped Springbok against New Zealand to 24 and also most capped Springbok in the Castle Tri-Nations to 43 appearances.
• Jaque Fourie and Jean de Villiers extend their record for most Springbok appearances as a centre pairing in the starting line-up in tests to 24.
• Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha will extend their World Record for most appearances as a lock combination in the starting line-up to 62.
• Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis will appear in their sixteenth test together as brothers, eight more Tests than Carel and Michael du Plessis between 1984 and 1989.
• The following players will extend their Springbok records as follows: Bryan Habana – 69th test as wing; Jean de Villiers – 55th test as centre.
[from SARUGBY.net]