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The jersey is embroidered with the SA Rugby logo on the wearer's left chest and the springbok logo on the right chest. The first shirt worn by South Africa was navy blue during their Tests against the British Isles on the Lions tour of 1891. [87] The green jersey was first adopted when the British Isles toured South Africa in 1903.
The first springbok logo was introduced in 1906 during a Springboks tour. The first Springbok colours were created in 1906 during the 1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of the Northern Hemisphere as none had been provided for them and the captain Paul Roos decided that the team need to create their own emblem and nickname to prevent the British press creating one for them.
Pierre Johan Spies (born 8 June 1985 in Pretoria) is a retired South African rugby union player. He usually played as a Number 8, but could also play as a flanker and at times was deployed on the wing.
Larry Jones (1967-68) and Bob Zarr (1964-65) only did so as their alternate road jersey numbers back when the Lobos had an even number for their home whites and odd number for their road dark jerseys.
The man accused of killing a woman sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson at a court hearing on Tuesday. A grand jury has ...
Springbok Park, Bloemfontein: 1997 Western Province: 14–12 Free State Cheetahs 2: Newlands, Cape Town: 2004 Blue Bulls 3: 42–33 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria: 2005 Free State Cheetahs 29–25 Blue Bulls: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria: 2006 Free State Cheetahs 28–28 4: Blue Bulls: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: 2007: Free ...
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will wear the No. 1 jersey in his rookie NFL campaign, becoming the first Giants player to wear the number since 1935.
Rossouw was picked as first-choice Number 8 for the Springboks in their successful world cup campaign of 2007. This was a result of Pierre Spies' unfortunate illness, however Rossouw would no doubt have featured in the squad regardless. His performances included a try in the semifinal against Argentina.