Victor Matfield
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Victor Matfield (born 11 May 1977 in Pietersburg (now in Limpopo Province), South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in the Super 14. He is generally considered one of the best locks in the world and has had a long successful partnership with Springbok and Blue Bulls teammate Bakkies Botha.

Besides almost always winning his own line-out ball, Matfield is known for his exceptional skill at disrupting opposition line-outs - this skill was a cornerstone of their 2007 World Cup success, where he was crowned IRB (International Rugby Board) player of the Rugby World Cup - and his speed around the field led former Australian coach Eddie Jones to comment that he should be an Olympic sprinter instead. He also possesses good upper body strength, with the ability to bench press 155 kg. In 2008 he became the first international captain to beat the All Blacks in New Zealand since Martin Johnson in 2003.

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IRB Player of the year 2010: Victor Matfield Nominated - StarAfrica.com Tweet this news
StarAfrica.com---Victor Matfield-, winner of South Africa Cup is among the nominees. The winner of the prestigious individual accolade will be announced next December 1st, ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:43:51 GMT+00:00
It's a knockout! Chris Ashton owns up to remembering nothing of England's ... - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--Take the hit: Chris Ashton lunges at the feet of -Victor Matfield-... He admits that he should have gone off in the sixth minute rather than trying to play on ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:46:05 GMT+00:00
Matfield eyes World Cup - iAfrica.com Tweet this news
iAfrica.com--Springbok captain -Victor Matfield- said his team's impressive win over England at Twickenham on Saturday could be a springboard for a successful defence at ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:09:05 GMT+00:00
Bok skipper 'good to go' - iAfrica.com Tweet this news
iAfrica.com---...- Tests - which he shares with Percy Montgomery - was overtaken by stand-on captain -Victor Matfield- during the 29-25 win over Wales in Cardiff last month. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:49:58 GMT+00:00
South Africa captain Victor Matfield smashes the pain barrier in superb ... - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk---Victor Matfield- did not think anyone was watching but, coughing at the side of the interview room an hour after leading the Springboks to a thunderous ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:07:06 GMT+00:00
Boks must be brutally honest - Matfield - SuperSport.com Tweet this news
SuperSport.com--Springbok captain -Victor Matfield- still believes the Boks have what it takes to defend their World Cup crown in New ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:35:38 GMT+00:00
Matfield in line for IRB award - Times LIVE Tweet this news
Times LIVE--Springbok captain -Victor Matfield- has been nominated for the 2010 International Rugby Board's (IRB) player-of-the-year award, rugby's governing body ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:34:36 GMT+00:00
Matfield nominated for IRB Player of the Year 2010 - Pretoria Rekord Tweet this news
Pretoria Rekord--The name of Springbok lock -Victor Matfield- is on the shortlist of nominees by the International Rugby Board for the IRB Player of the Year 2010 Award, ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:02:15 GMT+00:00
Will Smit do honorable thing? - SPORT24 Tweet this news
SPORT24---...- tiptoed around another complex issue: is it really so clear-cut that John Smit will reassume the team leadership reins from stand-in -Victor Matfield-? ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:35:23 GMT+00:00
Matfield brushes off distractions - The Press Association Tweet this news
The Press Association--Springboks captain -Victor Matfield- said on www.supersport.com: "When you play for the Springboks every week is a big week, there is always a big challenge ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:05:00 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions


Barbarian team captains - International Fixtures

To 1999
Apr 1915: Edgar Mobbs(vs.Wal) * Jan 1948: Haydn Tanner(vs.Aus) * Jan 1952: Jimmy Nelson(vs.SA) * Feb 1954: Rex Willis(vs.NZ) * Feb 1958: Cliff Morgan(vs.Aus) * May 1958: Jim Greenwood(vs.East Africa) * Feb 1961: Ronnie Dawson(vs.SA) * Nov 1962: Ron Jacobs(vs.Can) * Feb 1964: Ronnie Dawson(vs.NZ) * Jan 1967: Noel Murphy(vs.Aus) * Dec 1967: Stewart Wilson(vs.NZ) * May 1969: John O'Shea(vs.Rhodesia) * Jan 1970: Gareth Edwards(vs.SA) * May 1970: John Spencer(vs.Sco XV) * Oct 1970: Frank Laidlaw(vs.Fiji) * Jan 1973: John Dawes(vs.NZ) * Nov 1974: Willie John McBride(vs.NZ) * Jan 1976: Mervyn Davies(vs.Aus) * Jun 1976: Phil Bennett(vs.Can) * Sep 1977: Gerald Davies(vs.Lions) * Dec 1978: Derek Quinnell(vs.NZ) * Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont(vs.Aus)'cancelled * Mar 1983: Fergus Slattery(vs.Sco XV) * Dec 1984: Gareth Davies(vs.Aus) * May 1985: Colin Deans(vs.Ita) * Nov 1988: Philip Matthews(vs.Aus) * Nov 1989: David Sole(vs.NZ) * Sep 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Eng) * Oct 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Wales) * Nov 1990: (vs.Arg) * Sep 1991: (vs.Sco) * Jun 1992: (vs.Rus) * Nov 1992: (vs.Aus) * Dec 1993: Scott Hastings(vs.NZ) * Jun 1994: (vs.Zim) * Dec 1994: Robert Jones(vs.SA) * 1996: (vs.Ire) * Aug 1996: (vs.Sco) * Aug 1996: Arran Pene(vs.Wal) * Dec 1996: (vs.Aus) *
From 2000
May 2000: Ian Jones(vs.Ire) * May 2000: Zinzan Brooke(vs.Sco) * Aug 2000: (vs.Ger) * Dec 2000: Lawrence Dallaglio(vs.SA) * May 2001: (vs.Wal) * May 2001: Tim Horan(vs.Sco) * May 2001: Gary Teichmann(vs.Eng) * Nov 2001: Rob Howley(vs.Aus) * May 2002: Todd Blackadder(vs.Eng) * May 2002: Pat Lam(vs.Wal) * Jun 2002: Ian Jones(vs.Sco) * May 2003: Taine Randell (vs.Eng) * May 2003: Mick Galwey (vs.Sco) * May 2003: Mark Connors (vs.Wal) * May 2004: Taine Randell (vs.Sco) * May 2004: Matt Burke (vs.Wal) * May 2004: Anton Oliver (vs.Eng) * Jun 2004: Rob Baxter (vs.Por) * Dec 2004: Justin Marshall (vs.NZ) * May 2005: David Humphreys (vs.Sco) * May 2005: Corné Krige (vs.Eng) * May 2006: Raphaël Ibañez (vs.Eng) * May 2006: Will Greenwood (vs.Sco) * Jun 2006: Bobby Skinstad (vs.Geo) * May 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Tun) * Jun 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Esp) * Dec 2007: Mark Regan (vs.SA) * May 2008: (vs.Bel) * May 2008: Morgan Turinui (vs.Ire) * Jun 2008: Mark Regan (vs.Eng) * Dec 2008: John Smit (vs.Aus) * May 2009: Martin Corry (vs.Eng) * Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs.Aus) * Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs.NZ) * May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Eng) * Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Ire) * Dec 2010: TBC (vs.SA) *



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