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==Winning percentage==
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This sentence is biased, does not provide useful information and is simply not true. From 1998 to 2004 the Springboks played 84 tests, with 51 losses and 32 defeats, a percentage of 61% which is comparable to their overall 63%. Even if the Springboks had won all their matches in that period, 84 wins out of 84 tests, the percentage would increase to 70%. The winning percentage of the Springboks does not need comparisons with any other team, it's valuable in its own and there is no need to justify why it is higher or lower. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.150.248.29|82.150.248.29]] ([[User talk:82.150.248.29|talk]]) 14:41, 29 November 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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==From external peer review==
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[T]he rugby [pages ([[South Africa national rugby league team|league]], [[South Africa national rugby union team|union]])] are A1. If I were to be hyper-critical, I might say that they are a little too up to date and don't care enough for history, but that merely reflects the audience, I would suggest. This is what the [[Internet|internet]] was intended to be: a non-pejorative, apolitical take on everyday life.
[T]he rugby [pages ([[South Africa national rugby league team|league]], [[South Africa national rugby union team|union]])] are A1. If I were to be hyper-critical, I might say that they are a little too up to date and don't care enough for history, but that merely reflects the audience, I would suggest. This is what the [[Internet|internet]] was intended to be: a non-pejorative, apolitical take on everyday life.
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-- Andy Capostagno, sports commentator at Supersport and rugby commentator for the ''Mail & Guardian online,'' [http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=255920&area=/insight/insight__national/ Can you trust Wikipedia?], Elvira van Noort, Johannesburg, South Africa, 07 November 2005 09:13.
-- Andy Capostagno, sports commentator at Supersport and rugby commentator for the ''Mail & Guardian online,'' [http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=255920&area=/insight/insight__national/ Can you trust Wikipedia?], Elvira van Noort, Johannesburg, South Africa, 07 November 2005 09:13.


== There was no South Africa in 1891. ==
==Springbok name==

I've read different accounts of how the name came about (very similar stories about the 'Wallabies' name too). Some say Paul Roos invented it to prevent the team being given any other name by the UK press, some say the Daily Mail invented it. I've gone with the latter as Roos did write a letter to the press explaining that the correct Afrikaans plural is 'Springbokken'. It is certainly clear at least that he did not intend 'Springboks' to be the nickname.

As for the Springbok not being on the blazer at this time. Please quote a source. Most of the sources I have used are quoted at the bottom of the page. One of which says that the 1906 tour squad did wear a Springbok on their blazer.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 21:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

:Edit - I wrote the above without reading your edit in full. You may well know what you are talking about. I will leave your edit to stand if you can provide a source over the blazer.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 21:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

::: I should have read this discussion before making my edit (I got it from the [[Paul Roos]] article! I reversed my edit after coming across a source claiming the badges were present already, and that the Paul Roos story is false :- [http://www2.umist.ac.uk/sport/SPORTS%20HISTORY/BSSH/The%20Sports%20Historian/TSH%2019-2/Mewre992.htm] [[User:Greenman|Greenman]] 21:53, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

::::I checked a book on rugby history (Rugby and all that - Martin Johnson) and I now believe Greenman to be largely correct. There are different versions of the naming myth and I will now edit the page to be a new version incorporating much of Greenman's data. My original source seems to have been sloppy journalism.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 08:56, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

:Although "Springboks" is used colloquially, the correct English name is '''Springbucks'''. This has been emphasised many times but rugby experts. When South Africa first toured England, they were definitely called the Springbucks and the name was never changed officially.--[[User:Igitur za|Igitur za]] 15:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

::A) officially they were 'Springbokken' B) SA Rugby uses Springboks c) Never heard of 'Springbucks'.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 15:42, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Just because the badge exsisted before the press article does not make the story false. The New Zealand team toured Britain and gained the All Blacks nickname, not the 'Silver Ferns'. Therefore the South African team may have been asked by the press "what is your nickname", the captain, vice-captain and tour manager, pop into the next room, state to each other "If we don't come up with something, they will...", "Lets go for Springboks as they are on our blazer badges, better than some Boer War or Dutch-insult inspired name." Just because there is a symbol on the badge does not logically follow that was ever going to be the team name, the Welsh team have never used Three Feathers for example. [[User:FruitMonkey|FruitMonkey]] ([[User talk:FruitMonkey|talk]]) 20:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
::::I have now added quotes from one of the three people who invented the name, and his recollections of events. Hope this is better then some of the info on certain websites. [[User:FruitMonkey|FruitMonkey]] ([[User talk:FruitMonkey|talk]]) 18:44, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

==Origins of rugby in South Africa==

It is very confusing. For some reason the SARFU seem to think that Winchester rules are a type of rugby and many sources credit Oglivie as the father of South African rugby even though he was promoting a different sport.

[http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:-Uydtg3evkMJ:www.community-rugby.com/communityrugby/index.cfm/fuseaction/Home.Download_Counter/downloadId/129/filename/rugby%2520at%2520bishops.pdf+George+Ogilvie+South+Africa+headmaster&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&ie=UTF-8 This] is the best I have found on Gog's role in SA rugby. Winchester school claim that their game held sway until 1878 but I do not know how Rugby rules came to trump Winchester ones or why Gog is considered so important.

If you know better then please edit.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 15:28, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

==Current notable players==
:Moved here, as most names can be found in current squad and the list is more pov than the past one.
===Present===
*[[Eddie Andrews]]
*[[De Wet Barry]]
*[[Bakkies Botha]]
*[[Gary Botha]]
*[[Schalk Burger]]
*[[Deon Carstens]]
*[[Jean de Villiers]]
*[[Os du Randt]]
*[[Gaffie du Toit]]
*[[Jaque Fourie]]
*[[Bryan Habana]]
*[[Ricky Januarie]]
*[[Marius Joubert]]
*[[Victor Matfield]]
*[[Percy Montgomery]]
*[[Wynand Olivier]]
*[[Breyton Paulse]]
*[[Ruan Pienaar]]
*[[Andre Pretorius]]
*[[Danie Rossouw]]
*[[Brent Russell]]
*[[Lawrence Sephaka]]
*[[Hanyani Shimange]]
*[[John Smit]]
*[[Juan Smith]]
*[[Andre Snyman]]
*[[Albert van den Berg]]
*[[Jaco van der Westhuyzen]]
*[[Wikus van Heerden]]
*[[Joe van Niekerk]]
*[[AJ Venter]]
*[[Pedrie Wannenburg]]
*[[Tiaan Strauss]]
*[[Pierre Spies]] (Edit)[[User:Cobusdebeer|Cobusdebeer]] 19:09, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

(Edit) Tiaan Strauss is not a current player. As I remember he was a defector who left SA to play for Australia after he missed out selection in the 95 world cup. [[User:Travsuth|Travsuth]] 06:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

==Recent fixture, and Upcoming fixtures lists==
Please contribute to the discussion about this at the [[WP:RU|WikiProject Rugby union]] talk page [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby union|here]]. - [[User:Shudda.nz|<font color="Blue">'''Shudda'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudda.nz|'''<font color="Blue">talk</font>''']]</sup> 22:11, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Sentence removed for lack of substantiation ==

"Until the [[1990]]s the Springboks had a positive win record against every nation they played."

Please substantiate this argument before replacing the claim, as the article states that New Zealand won the 1956 series and the 1981 series.

Do you perhaps mean that "Overall, the Springboks won more matches than they lost against every nation they played"? [[User:DocDee|DocDee]] 05:31, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

:That's what it says.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 19:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Some mention should be made of the fact that Springbok results achieved in the Republic prior to reintroduction in 1992 are illegitimate, due to the mandated use of Broderbund referees. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/125.237.19.1|125.237.19.1]] ([[User talk:125.237.19.1|talk]]) 03:59, 29 September 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==World cup 1995==

In this section it says only one black player, Chester Williams, was in the squad. I could be wrong but wasn't he originally omitted and only called up to the squad when an SA player (Ollie Le Roux?) was sent off and they were allowed to call for a replacement for the rest of the tournament. No mention of this is made on Chester Williams' WP article however, so I could be remembering incorrectly. [[User:212.140.167.99|212.140.167.99]] 00:00, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think so, I think given the political overtones Chester Williams would have been in the squad whether he deserved it or not. IIRC his image was used to market the World Cup inside South Africa.[[User:GordyB|GordyB]] 14:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


Williams was first choice before the tournament, but was injured and thus ommitted. When Hendricks and Dalton were suspended following the brawl against Canada Williams and Drotske(sp?) were called up. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/{{{IP|{{{User|146.232.75.208}}}}}}|{{{IP|{{{User|146.232.75.208}}}}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{IP|{{{User|146.232.75.208}}}}}}|talk]]) {{{Time|01:54, August 25, 2007 (UTC)}}}</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

The above poster is correct. Williams was ommitted due to injury. He was recalled after the "Battle of Boet Erasmus". Dalton and Hendricks were suspended, and Chester was called up and scored 4 tries against Western Samoa. [[Gordy]] is correct, William's image was used to promote the tournament (as most of us living in SA will recall) however, he was ommitted from the original squad through injury. I think [[Gordy's]] point of ''"given the political overtones Chester Williams would have been in the squad whether he deserved it or not"'' is a fairly dangerous remark and a little offensive to the player. Also a little concerning given that ''Gordy'' is '''THE''' primary contributor on most South African Rugby related pages. ([[User:Travsuth|Travsuth]] ([[User talk:Travsuth|talk]]) 04:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC))

==Racial Quotas==
Ssome mention needs to be made of the forthcoming Racial Quotas, which are due to be implimented, after the world cup finshes.--[[User:217.40.186.249|217.40.186.249]] 12:46, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Tidy-up==
I've just made some extensive tidy-ups, and introduced a new subheading. Please edit and adjust - if you feel it's necessary - rather than just reverting the lot.[[User:Snori|Snori]] 04:27, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== Coaches ==

I'm trying to find a list of all the team's coaches to include in the article. I know that they havn't had a coach their entire history, and sometimes have had manager/coaches, or captain/coaches, but even a recent list of coaches would help. Thanks. - [[User:Shudde|<font color="Blue">'''Shudde'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudde|'''<font color="Blue">talk</font>''']]</sup> 01:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

: you go on http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... You want the coach of [[South Africa national rugby union team]] in 2002 ?
: http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... 2002... 3-53 England... and see the coach... [[Rudolph Straeuli]] You see the all the matches, the first and the last... So you can have the coach of [[South Africa national rugby union team]] in 2004... 39-7 Argentina... (the next: [[Jake White]]) and in 2001... 43-20 USA... (the anterior:Harry Viljoen)... [[User:Ddfree|Ddfree]] 12:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

:: or you go on http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html... /Statistics... /Coaches... /Most games... [[User:Ddfree|Ddfree]] 12:06, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

== another source ==
* http://www.african-geopolitics.org/show.aspx?ArticleId=3792

[[User:Ddfree|Ddfree]] 11:55, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

== Featured article ==

A foreign language Article [[fr:Équipe d'Afrique du Sud de rugby à XV]] is nominated to be a featured article... [[User:Ddfree|Ddfree]] 08:10, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

== 1981 tour of NZ ==

I think the [[1981_Springbok_Tour]] of New Zealand should be mentioned in the intro, with a wikilink to the other article. Currently, it's hidden well down the article, when this is a major piece of history for more than one nation. Thanks, '''[[User:Lester|<span style="color:green">Lester</span>]]''' 21:02, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Totally disagree. ([[User:Travsuth|Travsuth]] ([[User talk:Travsuth|talk]]) 04:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC))

== List of coaches ==

I have added a list of the team's coaches. The list only includes coaches since the Second World War. I don't think it's completely comprehensive, and I doubt a complete list exists. I spent quite a while trying to find one, and eventually emailed the SARU to see where I could obtain one. They said the best place was the website [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html] which I'd already visited. According to the author of the site his list isn't complete either, but this is as close as is realistically possible at the moment I think. If anyone knows of any coaches that are missing please add it, and if you can email the webmaster of ''www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html'' as well. Thanks. - [[User:Shudde|<font color="Blue">'''Shudde'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudde|'''<font color="Blue">talk</font>''']]</sup> 06:57, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

== Succession boxes ==

A discussion has been started about the breadth and formatting of succession boxes for national rugby union teams at [[WP:RU|WikiProject Rugby union]]. Please see the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby union#Succession boxes]]. - [[User:Shudde|<font color="Blue">'''Shudde'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Shudde|'''<font color="Blue">talk</font>''']]</sup> 22:34, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== Current Roster ==

Shaulk Burger should be added to the current roster, seeing as he is one of the best players on the side. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.92.44.49|66.92.44.49]] ([[User talk:66.92.44.49|talk]]) 01:01, 18 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Strip not changed yet ==

"During November 2008, the springbok jersey did undergo a major change, with the springbok logo moving to the right chest, thus leaving the protea logo on the left chest as a seperate logo"

That statement needs to be removed. That is only speculation <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/196.209.208.232|196.209.208.232]] ([[User talk:196.209.208.232|talk]]) 08:14, 24 November 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

A section needs to be added regarding the current discussion to change the name of the Boks to something else. I am not too familiar, only having read one news article. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/142.221.110.4|142.221.110.4]] ([[User talk:142.221.110.4|talk]]) 01:25, 25 November 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Current squad table format ==

I propose changing the format of the current squad table:
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Bismarck du Plessis]]|age={{age|1984|5|22|df=y}}|caps=30|club=[[:Image:SharksRugbyClubLogo.jpg‎|50px]]<!--Non free image removed by DASHBot--> - [[Sharks (Super rugby franchise)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Bandise Maku]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|24|df=y}}|caps=0|club=[[Bulls (rugby)|Bulls]]|clubnat=South Africa}}
{{nat fs end}}

Which line do we prefer? My vote would go for the flag to go - it's way too repetitive,(maybe replace with a club logo/flag?) and the DOB is a bit useless in conjunction with the age. I would vote for the age only. Any comments? - [[User:Sahmejil|Sahmejil]] ([[User talk:Sahmejil|talk]]) 08:31, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
:The latter for sure. The template could also do with some improvements if someone is feeling keen. It could be sortable (so we can list the squad by age, caps, etc), and should certainly not refer to "club". The Bulls, Stormers etc aren't "clubs". I've added a comment on [[Template_talk:National rugby squad start]].[[User:Greenman|Greenman]] ([[User talk:Greenman|talk]]) 19:10, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

::IMO, all those flags look ridiculous. They don't add info to the article, and they don't help readers. Greenman is right - these examples aren't clubs. --[[User:Hippo43|hippo43]] ([[User talk:Hippo43|talk]]) 21:18, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

:::You should also stick to date of birth rather than age, as one is static and the other requires continual updating. [[User:FruitMonkey|FruitMonkey]] ([[User talk:FruitMonkey|talk]]) 17:46, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
::::Actually, that is part of the beauty of the template and why I added it as a possible option to change - It seems someone was clever and programmed the template to continually calculate and update the age! Since it does that, and we are in fact actually interested in the age of the player - I would rather just see that number, and not the date and have to do the math in my head. I also agree on the "club" terminology - it should probably be "franchise"? If we aren't allowed to use the club logos I would also rather see all the flags go and just list the club names, but even that is barely useful if it isn't a sortable table - [[User:Sahmejil|Sahmejil]] ([[User talk:Sahmejil|talk]]) 18:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

FAN BIAS

There is no need for a running commentary on every detail to do with the more recent seasons or tiny fluctuations in world rankings. Nor is it relevant to speculate on the public's analysis of sporting results or report on players comments. This is not a news portal, this is a place for worthy and relevant historical facts rather than news reporting. Furthermore, there is no need to simply undo changes when facts are no longer relevant because you're a fan (i.e. after today, the Springboks simply are NOT holders of Tri Nations trophy, therefore, are not holders of every trophy available to them). You either want to make a contribution for educational purposes, or distort the truth through bias because you're a fan of a sporting team. Leave it out, stick to the facts and grow up, please. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/94.1.180.2|94.1.180.2]] ([[User talk:94.1.180.2|talk]]) 20:04, 21 August 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Current squad ==

Reason why columns shouldn't be there:

Springbok Number is already on a article, [[List of South Africa national rugby union players]], which readers can find by clicking the link under the players section. I don't actually know what the other column is for. If its uncapped matches, why? It's uncapped. As I mentioned previously, just because players are signed with the SARU, doesn't mean they will be named in the current squad. Who knows actually. If they are signed by the SARU and are injured, in the squad announcement article there is always a mention of players not selected due injury. That means there can be a mention of it like I have just edited, there's no need to make a whole table for it.

For the training squad, either have the current squad for the training squad since technically that is the current squad, and not mention the previous squad. Or make no mention of the training squad.

Just to confirm, are player signed by the SARU only play in South Africa not over seas? If so, you could make a sub section (named Central contracted players) under the players section. That means if they are not in the current squad, there is a reference to it on the article.

Something like this:

'''SARU Contracted players'''

{{col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
* [[Willem Alberts]]
* [[Jean de Villiers]]
* [[Bismarck du Plessis]]
* [[Jannie du Plessis]]
* [[Eben Etzebeth]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Siya Kolisi]]
* [[Tendai Mtawarira]]
* [[Frans Steyn]]
* [[Adriaan Strauss]]
* [[Duane Vermeulen]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Marcell Coetzee]]
* [[JJ Engelbrecht]]
* [[Francois Hougaard]]
* [[Patrick Lambie]]
* [[Willie le Roux]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Coenie Oosthuizen]]
* [[Flip van der Merwe]]
|}


:: Re the Springbok number; yes, it already is on the [[List of South Africa national rugby union players]] article. If you do want to remove that column, that's fine. The number of caps for each player is also in that article though – would you propose that's removed too? What exactly is the definition of a "cap"? Honestly, I don't know and it's not explained at all. Last year, with the [[2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia|British and Irish Lions tour]], the Lions played against the likes of the Barbarians, the Western Force, etc. In the [[2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia#Statistics|Statistics]] section of that article, it clearly distinguishes between Test matches and Non-Test matches. That's what "Other" is supposed to be; it's obviously not clear enough, I'll add in an explanation. Are "caps" the same as "tests", or "tests plus tour matches"? I think it's important to show both. I fully agree with you – just because a player in contracted by SARU doesn't mean he's in the current squad; there's nothing implying that they are. But why do you want to add an entirely new section, when one single comment in a separate column could do the same? That seems like an overkill. As for the training squad, you can't show players that attended a training camp as the current squad (they're definitely not technically the current squad"). But why should no mention be made of them? They are basically players that are now officially on the radar of the national coach and under serious consideration for the Springboks in the near-distant future. Also, why do you not want to show additional information for injured players? Surely, there's a benefit to be had from showing more details for an injured player? The reader gets to see how experienced the player is that's injured, i.e. how big a loss the player potentially is to the national team. I honestly don't understand why you want to remove information that gives a better view of the current situation. [[User:TheMightyPeanut|TheMightyPeanut]] ([[User talk:TheMightyPeanut|talk]]) 08:18, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

::: [[User:TheMightyPeanut|TheMightyPeanut]] The definition for a cap, is the amount of times a player represents a team at test level, IE international team vs international team. Or sometimes international team vs Invitational team, or international team vs club team. Should a team play an invitational team or club team, the union usually says if its a test match or not. For example, the South Africa vs World XV match is not a capped match, not caps will be awarded to players. However, the match between the Pacific Barbarians and Tonga in the [[2014 mid-year rugby union tests]], has been announced to be a test match by the [[Tonga Rugby Union]], witch means the players will be awarded caps.

::: To what you said about the British and Irish Lions having a non-test section and a test section on the table, that is a tour article. For an actual team article, squads should only reference test caps. For injured players not selected, in a squad announcement article, they always mention players they didn't select due to injury. Like in the article, they only briefly mention it. On [http://www.sarugby.net/article.aspx?category=sarugby/springboks&id=2174504 this article] it says "Injuries to Arno Botha, Pierre Spies, Francois Hougaard and Jaco Taute meant they were not considered for selection.". This is acceptable to be in the current squad, as in the official press release they have it. Basically what I am trying to say, current squads should be a replacer of what the press release looks like, but in a table format. I'm not to sure what to do about your suggestion on training squads. Personally I don't think it should be there, or at least if it is there, put it under current squad instead of the previous squad. Just note it that it is a training squad. Technically it is the current squad, just not the current playing squad. [[User:Rugby.change|Rugby.change]] ([[User talk:Rugby.change|talk]]) 17:10, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

:::: Fine, so "caps" = "tests". You said: "For an actual team article, squads should only reference test caps." Why? If players played first class matches for the South African rugby team, why should it not be mentioned on the page of the South African rugby team? I just don't understand why you want to remove information that is pertinent to the section and the article, like non-tests played, additional details for injured players, training squads, etc. [[User:TheMightyPeanut|TheMightyPeanut]] ([[User talk:TheMightyPeanut|talk]]) 20:16, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

:Firstly, first class matches is personal opinion, neither you or I can define what first class matches is. But the reason why I say no to, what you call "other caps", is because official players profile doesn't mention it. For example [http://www.sarugby.net/playerprofile.aspx?id=20293&category=&leagueid=0 Bismarck du Plessis Springbok profile], or reliable sources like [http://www.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/15726.html ESPN Scrum] also don't mention any "other caps". Remember, Wikipedia uses official information with references. I think we've agreed on not mentioning Sprinbok numbers?

:Basically I'd set the players section like this:


Facts are incorrect on first test. [[Special:Contributions/2607:FEA8:BD20:FB00:D00D:3CF7:186B:4F37|2607:FEA8:BD20:FB00:D00D:3CF7:186B:4F37]] ([[User talk:2607:FEA8:BD20:FB00:D00D:3CF7:186B:4F37|talk]]) 22:22, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
'''Players'''


== How did this nonsense get past the mods ==
''See [[List of South Africa national rugby union players]] for a complete list of every player to have represented the Springboks''.


“For almost a hundred years, South Africans have been proud of the performance of their rugby union team, the Springboks are known throughout the world, even by non-rugby specialists. Rugby union is very popular in South Africa, the one which is practiced preferably by the most talented sportsmen of the country. Many teams have had their biggest defeats to the Springboks; including Australia, Italy, Scotland, Uruguay and Wales” [[Special:Contributions/78.17.127.38|78.17.127.38]] ([[User talk:78.17.127.38|talk]]) 21:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
'''Current squad'''


== Move discussion in progress ==
On May 19, coach Heyneke Meyer named a 36-man training squad for the upcoming [[2014 mid-year rugby union tests]].
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Bismarck du Plessis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|5|22|df=y}}|caps=57|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Adriaan Strauss]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|11|18|df=y}}|caps=33|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Frans Malherbe]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|03|14|df=y}}|caps=2|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Tendai Mtawarira]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|8|1|df=y}}|caps=53|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Trevor Nyakane]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|5|4|df=y}}|caps=3|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Coenie Oosthuizen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|22|df=y}}|caps=14|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Jannie du Plessis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|11|16|df=y}}|caps=51|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Marcel van der Merwe]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|10|24|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Eben Etzebeth]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|10|29|df=y}}|caps=23|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Lood de Jager]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|12|17|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Victor Matfield]]|age={{Birth date and age|1977|5|11|df=y}}|caps=110|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Flip van der Merwe]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|6|6|df=y}}|caps=34|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Willem Alberts]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|5|11|df=y}}|caps=30|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Heinrich Brüssow]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|7|21|df=y}}|caps=20|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Schalk Burger]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|4|13|df=y}}|caps=68|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Marcell Coetzee]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|5|8|df=y}}|caps=15|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Siya Kolisi]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|6|16|df=y}}|caps=10|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Oupa Mohoje]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|8|3|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Jacques du Plessis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|8|12|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Duane Vermeulen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|7|3|df=y}}|caps=16|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Francois Hougaard]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|4|6|df=y}}|caps=27|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Fourie du Preez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|3|24|df=y}}|caps=67|club=[[Suntory Sungoliath]]|clubnat=JPN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Marnitz Boshoff]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|1|11|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Lions (Super Rugby)|Lions]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Johan Goosen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|07|27|df=y}}|caps=4|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Damian de Allende]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|11|25|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[JJ Engelbrecht]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|2|22|df=y}}|caps=12|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Juan de Jongh]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|4|15|df=y}}|caps=14|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Jan Serfontein]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|15|df=y}}|caps=9|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[S'bura Sithole]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|6|14|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[François Steyn]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|5|14|df=y}}|caps=53|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Jean de Villiers]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|2|24|df=y}}|caps=96|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Bjorn Basson]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|2|11|df=y}}|caps=11|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Cornal Hendricks]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|4|18|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Lwazi Mvovo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|6|3|df=y}}|caps=7|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[JP Pietersen]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|07|12|df=y}}|caps=51|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Willie le Roux]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|8|18|df=y}}|caps=12|club={{noflag}} [[Central Cheetahs|Cheetahs]]}}
{{nat fs end}}


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The following players were not considered due to injury:
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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Scarra Ntubeni]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|02|18|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Chiliboy Ralepelle]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|9|11|df=y}}|caps=22|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Frik Kirsten]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|08|18|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Pieter-Steph du Toit]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|8|20|df=y}}|caps=2|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Franco van der Merwe]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|3|15|df=y}}|caps=1|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Arno Botha]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|10|26|df=y}}|caps=2|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Pierre Spies]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|6|8|df=y}}|caps=53|club={{noflag}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Louis Schreuder]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|04|25|df=y}}|caps=0|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Patrick Lambie|Pat Lambie]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|10|17|df=y}}|caps=32|club={{noflag}} [[Sharks (rugby union)|Sharks]]}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Jaque Fourie]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|03|04|df=y}}|caps=72|club=[[Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers|Kobelco Steelers]]|clubnat=JPN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Gio Aplon]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|10|06|df=y}}|caps=17|club={{noflag}} [[Stormers]]}}
{{nat fs end}}


== Table changes at section: Series played (home and away) ==
'''SARU Contracted players'''


In changing the table format at {{alink|Series played (home and away)}}, some series were lost from the list, including [[2003 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa]] and [[1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa]]. I haven’t gone through to check them all, but if this was not deliberate, they should be restored. <span style="font-family:Avenir, sans-serif">—&nbsp;<span style="border-radius:5px;padding:.1em .4em;background:#faeded">[[User:HTGS|HTGS]]</span>&nbsp;([[User talk:HTGS|talk]])</span> 23:15, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
{{col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
* [[Willem Alberts]]
* [[Jean de Villiers]]
* [[Bismarck du Plessis]]
* [[Jannie du Plessis]]
* [[Eben Etzebeth]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Siya Kolisi]]
* [[Tendai Mtawarira]]
* [[Frans Steyn]]
* [[Adriaan Strauss]]
* [[Duane Vermeulen]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Marcell Coetzee]]
* [[JJ Engelbrecht]]
* [[Francois Hougaard]]
* [[Patrick Lambie]]
* [[Willie le Roux]]
{{Col-break}}
* [[Coenie Oosthuizen]]
* [[Flip van der Merwe]]
|}


:For reference, the old version is here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1248569033#Series_played_(home_and_away) South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1248569033#Series_played_(home_and_away)] <span style="font-family:Avenir, sans-serif">—&nbsp;<span style="border-radius:5px;padding:.1em .4em;background:#faeded">[[User:HTGS|HTGS]]</span>&nbsp;([[User talk:HTGS|talk]])</span> 23:18, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
: For the SARU Contracted players section, players will remain in that section until their contract runs out. Players will remain in this section regardless of if they are in the current squad or not. [[User:Rugby.change|Rugby.change]] ([[User talk:Rugby.change|talk]]) 23:01, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 15:19, 3 October 2024

From external peer review

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[T]he rugby [pages (league, union)] are A1. If I were to be hyper-critical, I might say that they are a little too up to date and don't care enough for history, but that merely reflects the audience, I would suggest. This is what the internet was intended to be: a non-pejorative, apolitical take on everyday life.

-- Andy Capostagno, sports commentator at Supersport and rugby commentator for the Mail & Guardian online, Can you trust Wikipedia?, Elvira van Noort, Johannesburg, South Africa, 07 November 2005 09:13.

There was no South Africa in 1891.

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Facts are incorrect on first test. 2607:FEA8:BD20:FB00:D00D:3CF7:186B:4F37 (talk) 22:22, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How did this nonsense get past the mods

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“For almost a hundred years, South Africans have been proud of the performance of their rugby union team, the Springboks are known throughout the world, even by non-rugby specialists. Rugby union is very popular in South Africa, the one which is practiced preferably by the most talented sportsmen of the country. Many teams have had their biggest defeats to the Springboks; including Australia, Italy, Scotland, Uruguay and Wales” 78.17.127.38 (talk) 21:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 13:17, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Table changes at section: Series played (home and away)

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In changing the table format at § Series played (home and away), some series were lost from the list, including 2003 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa and 1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa. I haven’t gone through to check them all, but if this was not deliberate, they should be restored. — HTGS (talk) 23:15, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For reference, the old version is here: South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1248569033#Series_played_(home_and_away) — HTGS (talk) 23:18, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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