Just days after joining up with South Africa's squad in London, Jannie du Plessis was named in the world champions' front-row in place of injured brother Bismarck for Saturday's Test against England.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers selection of Brian Mujati for the tour to Britain is tantamount to admitting that he was the wrong choice by opting for replacement prop Jannie du Plessis for Saturday's test against England at Twickenham.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Thursday made two personnel changes and one positional switch in his match XV when he named his team to meet England at Twickenham in South Africa’s third and final end-of-year International.
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South Africa play their last Test match of their first season under coach Peter de Villiers against England at Twickenham on Saturday - and win or lose, 2008 will go down as at best an average season for the World Champions
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South Africa flanker Schalk Burger has admitted his side are struggling to cope with the stricter refereeing on their European tour.
The International Rugby Board
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South Africa's vaunted expansive game under peter de Villiers is not reflected in the statistics of the eight matches played by the top sides in Britain and Europe over the past two weekends.
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South Africa head into their final Test of 2008 seeking a morale-boosting victory against England at Twickenham ahead of next year's home series with the British and Irish Lions.
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South Africa hoped by now to have its pride back.
After another last-place finish in the Tri-Nations, the enigmatic Springboks believed they could arrive in Europe and clean up a messy World Cup honeymoon
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South Africa vice-captain Victor Matfield said fatigue would not be an issue when the world champions face England at Twickenham on Saturday.
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