South Africa v Australia (August 30, 2008)

Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008
Kickoff: 08:00 US Central

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: Conrad Jantjes, Odwa Ndungane, Adrian Jacobs, Jean de Villiers, Jongi Nokwe, Butch James, Fourie du Preez, Pierre Spies, Juan Smith, Schalk Burger, Victor Matfield (captain), Andries Bekker, Brian Mujati, Bismarck du Plessis, Beast Mtawarira.
Reserves: Adriaan Strauss, Jannie du Plessis, Danie Rossouw, Luke Watson, Ricky Januarie, Ruan Pienaar, Percy Montgomery.

Wallabies RugbyAustralia
First XV: Adam Ashley-Cooper; Peter Hynes, Stirling Mortlock (captain), Timana Tahu, Lote Tuqiri; Matt Giteau, Sam Cordingley; Wycliff Palu, Phil Waugh, Rocky Elsom, Hugh McMeniman, James Horwill, Matt Dunning, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson.
Reserves: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Al Baxter, Hugh McMeniman, Phil Waugh, Brett Sheehan, Timana Tahu, Ryan Cross.

South Africa v Australia (August 23, 2008)

Venue: ABSA Stadium, Durban (South Africa)
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Kickoff: 08:00 US Central

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: Conrad Jantjes; JP Pietersen, Adrian Jacobs, Jean de Villiers, Jongi Nokwe; Butch James, Fourie du Preez; Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, CJ van der Linde, Andries Bekker, Victor Matfield (capt), Schalk Burger, Juan Smith, Pierre Spies.
Reserves: Adriaan Strauss, Brian Mujati, Joe van Niekerk, Luke Watson, Ricky Januarie, Francois Steyn, Percy Montgomery.

Wallabies RugbyAustralia
First XV: Drew Mitchell, Peter Hynes, Stirling Mortlock (capt), Berrick Barnes, Lote Tuqiri, Matt Giteau, Sam Cordingley; Benn Robinson, Stephen Moore, Matt Dunning, James Horwill, Dan Vickerman, Rocky Elsom, George Smith, Wycliff Palu.
Reserves: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Al Baxter, Hugh McMeniman, Phil Waugh, Brett Sheehan, Timana Tahu, Ryan Cross.

South Africa v New Zealand (August 16th, 2008)

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008
Kickoff: 08:00 US Central

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: Percy Montgomery, JP Pietersen, Jean de Villiers, Adrian Jacobs, Bryan Habana, Butch James, Fourie du Preez, Pierre Spies, Juan Smith, Schalk Burger, Victor Matfield, Andries Bekker, CJ Van de Linde, Bismarck du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira.
Reserves: Adriaan Strauss, Brian Mujati, Danie Rossouw, Luke Watson, Ricky Januarie, Frans Steyn, Conrad Jantjes.

All Blacks RugbyNew Zealand
First XV: Mils Muliaina, Richard Kahui, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Dan Carter, Jimmy Cowan, Rodney So’oialo, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, Ali Williams, Brad Thorn, Greg Somerville, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.
Reserves: Keven Mealamu, John Afoa, Anthony Boric, Adam Thomson, Piri Weepu, Stephen Donald, Isaia Toeava.

Australia v South Africa (July 19th, 2008)

Venue: Subiaco Oval, Perth (Australia)
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008
Kickoff: 05:05 US Central

Wallabies RugbyAustralia
First XV: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Stirling Mortlock, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Reserves: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Hugh McMeniman, 19 Phil Waugh, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 Drew Mitchell.

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Francois Steyn, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Ricky Januarie, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp, 2 Schalk Brits, 3 CJ van der Linde, 4 Bakkies Botha, 5 Victor Matfield, 6 Schalk Burger, 7 Juan Smith, 8 Pierre Spies.
Reserves: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Brian Mujati, 19 Andries Bekker, 20 Ryan Kankowski, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Peter Grant.

New Zealand v South Africa (July 12th, 2008)

Venue: Carisbrook, Dunedin (New Zealand)
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Kickoff: 02:35 US Central

All Blacks RugbyNew Zealand
First XV: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Rodney So’oialo, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 John Afoa, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Reserves: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Neemia Tialata, 18 Kevin O’Neill, 19 Sione Lauaki, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Leon MacDonald.

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Joe van Niekerk, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Reserves: 16 Schalk Britz, 17 Brian Mujati, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Luke Watson, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Francois Steyn, 22 Conrad Jantjes.

New Zealand v South Africa (July 5th, 2008)

Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington (New Zealand)
Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008
Kickoff: 02:35 US Central

All Blacks RugbyNew Zealand
First XV: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Rodney So’oialo, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Reserves: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Neemia Tialata, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Sione Lauaki, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Leon MacDonald.

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Ricky Januarie, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp, 2 John Smit, 3 CJ van der Linde, 4 Bakkies Botha, 5 Victor Matfield, 6 Schalk Burger, 7 Juan Smith, 8 Joe van Niekerk.
Reserves: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Brian Mujati, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Luke Watson, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 Francois Steyn, 22 Percy Montgomery.

2008 Tri Nations Squad (South Africa)

The 28-man Springboks squad for next month’s Tri Nations competition matches against New Zealand and Australia has been announced.

Springboks RugbyBacks:
Bolla Conradie, Jean de Villiers, Peter Grant, Butch James, Conrad Jantjes, Adrian Jacobs, Enrico Januarie, Bryan Habana, Percy Montgomery, Odwa Ndungane, JP Pietersen, Ruan Pienaar, Francois Steyn.

Forwards:
Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Burger, Bismarck du Plessis, Ryan Kankowski, Tendai Mtawarira, Brian Mujati, Victor Matfield, Pierre Spies, Juan Smith, John Smit, Gurthro Steenkamp, CJ van der Linde, Joe van Niekerk, Luke Watson.

South Africa v Wales (June 14th, 2008)

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa)
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Kickoff: 08:00 US Central

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Tonderai Chavanga, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Butch James, 9 Ricky Januarie, 1 Tendai Mtawarrira, 2 John Smit, 3 BJ Botha, 4 Bakkies Botha, 5 Victor Matfield, 6 Luke Watson, 7 Juan Smith, 8 Pierre Spies.
Reserves: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 Francois Steyn, 22 Percy Montgomery.

Wales RugbyWales
First XV: 15 James Hook, 14 Mark Jones, 13 Tom Shanklin, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Gareth Cooper, 1 Gethin Jenkins, 2 Richard Hibbard, 3 Rhys Thomas, 4 Ian Gough, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 6 Ryan Jones (c), 7 Jonathan Thomas, 8 Gareth Delve.
Reserves: 16 T Rhys Thomas, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Ian Evans, 19 Dafydd Jones, 20 Warren Fury, 21 Andrew Bishop, 22 Tom James.

South Africa v Wales (June 7th, 2008)

Venue: Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008
Kickoff: 09:00 US Central

Springboks RugbySouth Africa
First XV: 15 C Jantjes, 14 T Chavhanga, 13 A Jacobs, 12 J de Villiers, 11 B Habana, 10 B James, 9 B Conradie, 1 G Steenkamp, 2 J Smit, 3 B Mujati, 4 B Botha, 5 A Bekker, 6 L Watson, 7 J Smith, 8 P Spies.
Reserves: 16 CJ van der Linde, 17 B du Plessis, 18 D Rossouw, 19 R Pienaar, 20 P Grant, 21 P Montgomery, 22 V Matfield.

Wales RugbyWales
First XV: 15 J Roberts (Cardiff), 14 M Jones (Llanelli), 13 T Shanklin (Cardiff), 12 S Parker (Ospreys), 11 S Williams (Ospreys), 10 S Jones (Llanelli), 9 G Cooper (Gloucester), 1 G Jenkins (Cardiff), 2 M Rees (Llanelli), 3 A Jones (Ospreys), 4 I Gough (Ospreys), 5 A-W Jones (Ospreys), 6 J Thomas (Ospreys), 7 D Jones (Llanelli), 8 R Jones (Ospreys).
Reserves: 16 Duncan Jones (Ospreys), 17 R Hibbard (Ospreys), 18 I Evans (Ospreys), 19 G Delve (Gloucester), 20 W Fury (London Irish), 21 J Hook (Ospreys), 22 M Stoddart (Llanelli).

2008 Super 14 Squads (South Africa)

The five South African Super 14 coaches, their CEO’s and two National Selectors will sit down on Monday 14 January to put forward their 30 man squads.

Golden Lions Rugby UnionLions (provisional):
Alten Hulme, Andre Pretorius, Anton van Zyl, Chris Jonck, Cobus Grobbelaar, Cobus Grobler, Dewald Senekal, Doppies la Grange, Dusty Noble, Earl Rose, Ernst Joubert, Erwee Kember, Ethienne Reynecke, Eugene Maqwelana, Franco van der Merwe, Freddie van Zyl, Gavin Williamson, Gerhard Mostert, Gert Muller, Gert-Andries van der Merwe, Heini Gordon, Heinke van der Merwe, Jaco Pretorius, Jaco van Schalkwyk, Jannie Boshoff, Jano Vermaak, Jaque Fourie, JC Janse van Rensburg, Joe van Niekerk, Kaunda Ntunja, Louis Ludik, Louis Strydom, Michael Killian, Ryno Benjamin, Thabang Molefe, Theo van Wyk, Walter Venter, Wilhelm Koch, Willem Alberts, Willie Wepener.

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