Victor Matfield rugby player
Victor Matfield rugby player

Victor Matfield

11th May 1977 2.00m/110kg No 5 Lock

Old guard come through for Meyer

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer felt vindicated by the decisive contribution from the experienced players on the bench in the late win against Australia. Meyer has been criticised for selecting players...

South Africa 28 Australia 10: Jean de Villiers scores brace of tries as Springboks claim Rugby Championship win

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

A tremendous late scoring burst gave South Africa victory over Australia and took them second in the Rugby Championship. Marcell Coetzee's try gave South Africa a 13th-minute lead and, although...

Player ratings: Pure Bok Burger

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

They are called IMPACT players and it is with good reason. It was the replacements who helped South Africa secure a bonus-point 28-10 win over Australia. The Rugby Championship may well be beyond...

South Africa's late rally sees off Australia

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

A tremendous late scoring burst gave South Africa victory over Australia and took them second in the rugby championship. Marcell Coetzee's try gave South Africa a 13th-minute lead and, although Australia...

Late Boks burst sinks Australia

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

27 September 2014Marcell Coetzee's try gave South Africa a 13th-minute lead and, although Australia led 10-5 at half-time - Bernard Foley with a penalty and Adam Ashley-Cooper quickly...

Preview: South Africa v Australia

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Once you've seen through all the smoke and mirrors, and looked past all the scandal mongering, Saturday's Rugby Championship clash at Newlands is lining up to be cracker. Second place in the world rankings...

Preview: South Africa vs Australia

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It is the 80th Test between South Africa and Australia, Springboks and Wallabies, at Newlands on Saturday. The first Test between the two countries was also at Newlands, in 1933 when the Springboks...

Weekend teams and predictions

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

All eyes on new boys Oupa and Cobus, but the scrap between Coetzee and Hooper might define the result. Catch the weekend’s teams, times, refs, odds, weather, community picks and Tank’s predictions. Tank...

Bok train on the right track

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

An incredibly strong and balanced bench, together with talk of a ball in hand game and a flyhalf to make it happen, has Tank Lanning singing the Bok praises in his Sport24 column this week. Tank LanningWhen...

Wallabies take aim at Victor’s potshots

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

The Wallabies have taken aim at South Africa’s living legend, Victor Matfield, as they deflected one accusation of set-piece trickery with another in Cape Town. On their first day in the Republic,...