SPRINGBOK MEDIA GUIDE SOUTH AFRICA VS GEORGIA FRIDAY 2 JULY 2021 | KICK-OFF 19:00 | LOFTUS VERSFELD | PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA VS GEORGIA CLICK TO VIEW › CONTACTS CLICK TO VIEW › GEORGIA MATCH SCHEDULE CLICK TO VIEW › SPRINGBOK MANAGEMENT CLICK TO VIEW › THE SPRINGBOK SQUAD CLICK TO VIEW › THE GEORGIAN SQUAD CLICK TO VIEW › THE GEORGIAN MANAGEMENT CLICK TO VIEW › RECORD WATCH CLICK TO VIEW › MILESTONES FRIDAY 2 JULY 2021 | KICK-OFF 19:00 | LOFTUS VERSFELD | PRETORIA CONTENTS For our Media Code of Conduct, Grievance Procedures and CONTACTS Media Protocols, CLICK HERE CONTENTS SPRINGBOKS SA RUGBY MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Rayaan Zintsika Zeena Andy De Jongh JJ Lindiwe SPRINGBOK SQUAD Adriaanse Tashe Isaacs Colquhoun Borchardt Harmse Nkosi SPRINGBOK PR MEDIA GM: COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL & PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: GEORGIA SQUAD MEDIA MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS GEORGIA MANAGEMENT RECORD WATCH MILESTONES +27 (0) +27 (0) +27 (0) +27 (0) +27 (0) +27 (0) +27 (0) 82 999 0022 83 255 7212 82 357 3112 82 926 0789 82 999 9979 71 480 4570 72 631 2804 rayaan@ zintsikat@ zeenai@ andyc@ dejonghb@ jjharmse@ lindiwen@ sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za sarugby.co.za EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL RAYAAN ZINTSIKA ZEENA ANDY DE JONGH JJ LINDIWE HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE springboks.rugby m.sarugby.co.za Springboks @Springboks 2 JULY 2021 / 19:00 LOFTUS VERSFELD, PRETORIA CONTENTS SPRINGBOKS MATCH SCHEDULE V MANAGEMENT GEORGIA SPRINGBOK SQUAD REFEREE: Mike Adamson (SRU) ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) GEORGIA SQUAD ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Marius vd Westhuizen (SARU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) GEORGIA MANAGEMENT RECORD WATCH MILESTONES 9 JULY 2021 / 19:00 EMIRATES AIRLINE PARK, JOHANNESBURG SPRINGBOKS V GEORGIA REFEREE: Frank Murphy (IRFU) ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Mike Adamson (SRU) ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Marius vd Westhuizen (SARU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU) FIXTURES Rassie Erasmus Jacques Nienaber DIRECTOR OF RUGBY HEAD COACH CONTENTS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT SPRINGBOK SQUAD GEORGIA SQUAD Mzwandile Stick Deon Davids Daan Human Felix Jones Charles Wessels Jerome Mampane GEORGIA MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH HEAD OF TEAM DOCTOR ADMINISTRATION RECORD WATCH MILESTONES Andy Edwards Tim Qumbu Rene Naylor Aneurin Robyn Zeenat Simjee JJ Fredericks HEAD OF ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND PHYSIO PHYSIO DIETICIAN LOGISTICS MANAGER PERFORMANCE CONDITIONING COACH Zintsika Tashe Eugene Henning Rayaan Adriaanse Zeena Isaacs-van Lindsay Weyer PR AND COMMERCIAL PLAYER LOAD TEAM MEDIA Tonder TECHNICAL ANALYST MANAGER MANAGEMENT MANAGER MEDIA MANAGER MANAGEMENT MILESTONES WATCH RECORD MANAGEMENT GEORGIA SQUAD GEORGIA SPRINGBOK SQUAD MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE MATCH CONTENTS THE BACKS Handré Pollard Damian Willemse Aphelele Fassi Morné Steyn Lukhanyo Am Cheslin Kolbe CLICK HERE TOVIEW THE FORWARDS Faf de Klerk Damian de Allende Willie le Roux Herschel Jantjies Jesse Kriel Makazole Mapimpi Sanele Nohamba Wandisile Simelane Sbu Nkosi CLICK ANY PLAYER TO SEETHEIRBIO TO CLICK ANYPLAYER Cobus Reinach Frans Steyn Yaw Penxe Elton Jantjies Rosko Specman THE SQUAD MILESTONES WATCH RECORD MANAGEMENT GEORGIA SQUAD GEORGIA SPRINGBOK SQUAD MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE MATCH CONTENTS THE FORWARDS Vincent Koch RG Snyman Duane Vermeulen Jean-Luc du Preez Frans Malherbe Joseph Dweba Jasper Wiese Rynhardt Elstadt Ox Nché Malcolm Marx Lood de Jager Dan du Preez Trevor Nyakane Bongi Mbonambi Eben Etzebeth Pieter-Steph du Toit Coenie Oosthuizen Scarra Ntubeni Nico Janse van Rensburg Siya Kolisi CLICK ANY PLAYER TO SEETHEIRBIO TO CLICK ANYPLAYER THE BACKS TO VIEW CLICK HERE Thomas du Toit Franco Mostert Kwagga Smith Steven Kitshoff Marvin Orie Marco van Staden THE SQUAD APHELELE FASSI OUTSIDE BACK CONTENTS BORN: 23/01/1998 | PROVINCE/CLUB: Cell C Sharks TEST CAPS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Aphelele Fassi is one of the most exciting local prospects to have emerged on - the scene over the past couple of seasons. A former schoolboy rugby star at Dale SPRINGBOK SQUAD College in King William’s Town, the lanky Fassi wasted little time to force his TEST POINTS GEORGIA SQUAD way into the Cell C Sharks Carling Currie Cup mix in 2018, earning a winners medal at age 20. A natural ball player, Fassi is deceptively quick and agile for his - GEORGIA MANAGEMENT 1.90m frame, boasts a good skillset and has a rapidly improving kicking game. RECORD WATCH HEIGHT SPRINGBOK CAREER MILESTONES 1.89m TEST RECORD BY OPPONENT P W L D T C P Dg Pts WEIGHT 89kg TEST APPEARANCES BY SEASON - CHESLIN KOLBE OUTSIDE BACK CONTENTS BORN: 28/10/1993 | PROVINCE/CLUB: Toulouse (France) TEST CAPS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Widely regarded as one of the most potent attacking forces in the game 14 despite his diminutive frame. Kolbe moved to French Top 14 side Toulouse SPRINGBOK SQUAD in the 2017–2018 season and made his Bok debut in the 2018 Castle Lager TEST POINTS GEORGIA SQUAD Rugby Championship Test against Australia on 8 September. In June 2019 he starred in the Top 14 final winning the French Championship and in 2021 40 GEORGIA MANAGEMENT Kolbe won both the European Cup and Top 14 title with Toulouse. Scored one RECORD WATCH of the tries of the 2019 RWC when the Bok defeated England in the final. HEIGHT SPRINGBOK CAREER MILESTONES 1.71m TEST RECORD BY OPPONENT P W L D T C P Dg Pts Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 WEIGHT Australia 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 England 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 France 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80kg Italy 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 Japan 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 New Zealand 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 10 TEST APPEARANCES BY SEASON Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018: A1(R), NZ1(R), A2, NZ2, F(R), S(R), W2. Wales 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019: NZ1, Arg1, J1, [NZ2, It, J2, E]. TOTALS 14 9 4 1 8 0 0 0 40 WILLIE LE ROUX OUTSIDE BACK CONTENTS BORN: 18/08/1989 | PROVINCE/CLUB: Toyota Verblitz (Japan) TEST CAPS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT His attacking prowess, good kicking skills and regular try scoring feats 61 established Le Roux as a firm fan favourite at English club Wasps before SPRINGBOK SQUAD moving to Japan. One of the most experienced figures in an exciting TEST POINTS GEORGIA SQUAD Springbok backline that features dangerous outside backs such as Cheslin Kolbe and Makazole Mapimpi. A regular presence in the No 15 jersey for 60 GEORGIA MANAGEMENT the Boks at the 2019 RWC in Japan. RECORD WATCH HEIGHT SPRINGBOK CAREER MILESTONES 1.86m TEST RECORD BY OPPONENT P W L D T C P Dg Pts Argentina 9 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 WEIGHT Australia 8 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 10 England 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 France 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90kg Ireland 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEST APPEARANCES BY SEASON New Zealand 11 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 15 2013: It, S1, Sm, Arg1,2, A1, NZ1, A2, NZ2, W(R), S2, F. Samoa 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014: W1,2, S, Arg1,2, A1, NZ1, A2, NZ2, I, E, It(R), W3. Scotland 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2015: A, NZ1, Arg1, [Sm, S, US, W, NZ2, Arg3]. USA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016: I1,2,3, A2(R), NZ2(R), E, It. Wales 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 2018: E1,2,3(R), Arg1,2, A1, NZ1, A2, NZ2, F, S, W2. TOTALS 61 40 20 1 12 0 0 0 60 2019: NZ1, Arg1, J1, [NZ2, It, J2, W, E]. MAKAZOLE MAPIMPI OUTSIDE BACK CONTENTS BORN: 26/07/1990 | PROVINCE/CLUB: Cell C Sharks TEST CAPS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT The speedy Cell C Sharks wing is a world-class, clinical finisher out 14 wide and announced himself on the international stage with some SPRINGBOK SQUAD eye-catching displays for the Springboks. He boasts an impressive TEST POINTS GEORGIA SQUAD try-scoring statistical record for the Boks, which include the first ever try scored by a Springbok in a RWC final. 70 GEORGIA MANAGEMENT RECORD WATCH HEIGHT SPRINGBOK CAREER MILESTONES 1.84m TEST RECORD BY OPPONENT P W L D T C P Dg Pts Argentina 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 15 WEIGHT Australia 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 England 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Italy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 91kg Japan 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 25 New Zealand 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Namibia 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 TEST APPEARANCES BY SEASON Wales 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2018: W1, Arg1,2, A1. TOTALS 14 9 4 1 14 0 0 0 70 2019: A, NZ1, Arg1, J1, [NZ2, Nam, It, J2, W, E]. SBU NKOSI OUTSIDE BACK CONTENTS BORN: 21/01/1996 | PROVINCE/CLUB: Cell C Sharks TEST CAPS MATCH SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT The strongly built wing established himself as a squad member 11 and strong presence on the Bok wing from 2018 onwards fol- SPRINGBOK SQUAD lowing his recovery from several injury setbacks. Powerful and TEST POINTS GEORGIA SQUAD fast with ball in hand, Nkosi has well-known knack for scoring out wide despite the close attention of defenders.