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Strict limit on overseas Boks?
28/04/2008 22:35 - (SA)
Cape Town - New Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been forced to shut the door on many of the side's Rugby World Cup winning stars ahead of this year's international season.
Players like lock Victor Matfield, flyhalf Butch James and fullback Percy Montgomery now ply their trade in Europe and the South African Rugby Board (Saru) has limited De Villiers to a maximum of three overseas-based players, according to The Sun-Herald.
World Cup winning captain John Smit, who now plays for French club Clermont, has already been named captain for the upcoming season.
Springbok 2008 schedule:
June
7 South Africa v Wales, Bloemfontein 15:00
14 South Africa v Wales, Pretoria 15:00
21 South Africa v Italy, Cape Town 15:00
July
5 New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington 09:35
12 New Zealand v South Africa, Dunedin 09:35
19 Australia v South Africa, Perth
August
16 South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town 15:00
23 South Africa v Australia, Durban 15:00
30 South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg 15:00
November
8 Wales v South Africa, Cardiff
15 Scotland v South Africa, Edinburgh
22 England v South Africa, London
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