South Africa Tri Nations 2010 Rugby Union
The re-emergence of the South African Rugby team in recent years has been nothing short of fantastic for a nation steeped in rugby history. Prior to the apartheid, the Spingboks were forces to be reckoned with at every level of International rugby. However, in 1981 they were banned from playing international competiton by the International Rugby Board and not readmitted until 1992.
It was not until the 1995 Rugby World Cup that South Africa rediscovered their form of years gone by, winning the tournament as the host country. An achievemnt that is undoubtedlby the greatest in South African sporitng history.
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In 1996 they were founder members of the Tri Nations Series along with Australisa and New Zealand. The Springboks won the Tri Nations Championship for the first time in 1998 and again for the second and last time in 2004. They are orf course the defending champions after their victorious campiagn last year bu they face a tough task in 2010 with their first three Tri Nations Fixtures all being away from home.
South Africa 2009 Tri Nations Form
The Boks were unstoppable last year as they picked up the title for the first time in a number of years to add to their victorious home series win against the British and Irish Lions.
There is no doubt that coach, Peter de Villiers has his side extremely well drilled and well motivated as they have looked unplayable, at times over the past couple of years following their World Cup win. Although not scoring too many tries but with the intensity of their play, they are forcing the opposition into indiscipline and mistakes.
It is little wonder why they are the second favourites in the Tri Nations Betting to win their second consecutive Tri Nations but they face an uphill task against an All Blacks side hungry for revenge.
2010 South Africa Tri Nations Squad
The Springboks come into the 2010 Tri Nations looking to defend the title they won last year and they will be needing as many of their star players as possible to be fit and on form.
Backs: Gio Aplon, Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana, Francois Hougaard, Butch James, Ricky Januarie, Zane Kirchner, Wynand Olivier, Ruan Pienaar, Morne Steyn.
Forwards: Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, BJ Botha, Schalk Burger, Jannie du Plessis, Ryan Kankowski, Francois Louw, Victor Matfield, Tendai Mtawarira, Dewald Potgieter, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, John Smit, Pierre Spies, Gurthrs Steenkamp, CJ van der Linde.
