Victor to captain Boks against Italy
Published by Storman June 17th, 2008 in Test Matches, Springboks. Tags: No Tags.
Victor Matfield is “in a league of his own” when it comes to analysing games and the opposition. That is why he will captain South Africa in their one-off Test against Italy at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
Matfield’s appointment comes in the enforced absence of fellow World Cup winner John Smit - who has returned to France to complete his obligations with club Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 play-offs - and was confirmed by Bok coach Peter de Villiers on Monday.
De Villiers also revealed that Matfield would - for the rest of the year - act as Smit’s official stand-in captain.
Butch James will also be rested which might hand the no. 10 jersey start to Peter Grant. Schalk Burger will also be fit to play.
Pic: rugby365.com
2 Responses to “Victor to captain Boks against Italy”
- 1 Pingback on Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Hi There, do you have stats on Victor Matfield as captain for the Bulls, i.e. how many games as captain and how many wins and how many losses