Victor Matfield and Zane Kirchner will join the Springbok rugby squad in Cardiff on Thursday as replacements for Andries Bekker and Butch James.

Bekker has a foot injury and has been withdrawn for medical reasons while James has been withdrawn by Bath Rugby Club amidst objections relating to the International Rugby Board’s June release window.

The Springbok management will confirm the revised Test line-up later Wednesday.

13 Responses to Springboks call up Matfield & Kirchner… Bekker & Butch out

  • 1

    now it is worth watching. 😀 just joking 😆 fark it is a big struggle to get a team together for a farcical game.

  • 2

    Just saw on SABC news. Butch gets green light to play. So it seems Butch will play.

    What a farce their in Pom Land 😯 (Sorry to our resident Pom :D)

  • 3

    @ Puma:
    2 – Their = there

  • 4

    Now looks like the IRB is going to Challenge this that Butch can play for the Boks.

    What a farce. Some other Brits player are going to play for the Baa Baas 😯 Seems as if they have got themselves in a knot here, saying the Baa Baas game is not a international but what the heck!!!!!! It is a tough game and a international game at that. What a bunch of old buggers, over there. 😯 (Again sorry our resident Pom 😀 )

  • 5

    @ Puma: Sorry not IRB but the Premiership is going to challenge to stop James from playing. Really don’t see that happen as there are so many English players going to play in the Baa Baas game.

  • 6

    Just saw on the news speculation that Brussow and Bosman may be going to the Sharks 😀

  • 7

    6@ Puma:
    Flok, julle Sharks koop ook ALLES wat beweeg…. and if it does’nt move you kick it till it moves….

  • 8

    7; ja, dit is hoe dit werk: Stormers en Sharks hou aan koop, die Bulle hou aan wen. 😉

  • 9

    @ grootblousmile: 7 – I know we buy everything…hahaha. Wait until Loosehead reads that……hahaha. All speculation at this point. That what they said on the news. So have to wait and see.

  • 10

    I would be so stoked if we bought King Heinrich,him with Alberts would kill other teams :). But we need a decent backline player or two to get to the top 4 of the Super 14 again.

  • 11

    10 – Winson, Hope you enjoying the job.

    Remember we also bought Mapoe. He his a huge talent. Just want Mvovo though to play wing in the CC no Odwa. Once Mapoe is over his injury and JPP then maybe one of them need to move to outside centre.

  • 12

    @ Puma:
    Ok Puma, we Poms have had enough grief from Grant10 this week…please don’t you give us a hard time too…all my friends ganging up on us!! 🙁

    I have my fingers crossed for Butch and Victor…I have seen Victor play live loads of times now, but still never close enough to hear him shout for the line out! Mind you I would not have a clue what he was saying!!

  • 13

    @ Puma:
    Faring poachers!

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