South Africa's Jean de Villiers poses in the sheds of new club LeicesterSouth Africa's Jean De Villiers poses for a portraitJean de Villiers of South Africa is congratulated by team-mates during the Springboks win over World XVJean de Villiers models South Africa's Rugby World Cup 2015 jumper After a difficult start to life in Limerick he enjoyed an explosive Heineken Cup try off the bench as his side won a superb game against Perpignan at the Stade Aime Giral. - 11 players refused to kneel, 8 of them being South Africans - The move was met with widespread condemnation in England. The most-capped back is Bryan Habana, with 124 caps over a thirteen year career. He was also nominated for Sasol Young Player of the Year and the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year, as well as for the main award.His back-row colleague Jean Deysel also had his devastating form in the Sharks’ run to the title recognised when he was named Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Player of the Year.And completing the Sharks’ joy were awards in two of the three new categories introduced this year. By 2004 he had re-established himself within the international ranks and featured in South Africa's 2004 Tri-Nations success.

The latest rugby news about Jean de Villiers from ESPN Scrum.com, with statistics, photos and live coverage. In 2009, De Villiers was selected in the first two Tests against the British & Irish Lions as the Springboks took an unassailable 2-0 lead after a couple of hard-fought narrow victories. De Villiers also excelled in rugby (scrumhalf position) and became involved in all levels of the sport, including representing South Africa in 25 test matches, His first international test match was in 1962 against the British Lions, aged 22. Matfield is the most-capped lock for any nation in rugby history, with all of his 127 appearances at that position. Springbok centre Jean de Villiers was named South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year at the sport’s annual awards banquet in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening.The 27-year-old Western Province captain was the clear winner in a poll of South African rugby journalists for the SA Rugby Player of the Year title ahead of four players from the Sharks: Bismarck du Plessis, Adrian Jacobs, Ryan Kankowski and Beast Mtawarira.De Villiers completed a memorable double as he was also awarded the prestigious Players’ Player of the Year Award, voted for by members of the South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA); he is the first man to complete the double since Ashwin Willemse in the 2003 season.Eighthman Ryan Kankowski’s outstanding year was recognised with four nominations, although he had to settle for just one award as the Vodacom Super 14 Player of the Year. Jean de Villiers was named Springbok captain for 2012 before the series victory over England in June, which made him South Africa’s 54th Test skipper. John Plumtree was chosen as Absa Coach of the Year after helping the Sharks end their 12-year wait for a title with victory in the Absa Currie Cup final, while the Sharks’ Super 14 side was named the Vodacom Team of the Year after returning to the play-offs for a second successive year.Another big winner on the night was Vodacom Free State Cheetahs’ centre Robert Ebersohn, who was named Sasol Young Player of the Year from a strong field, as well as the Sasol Under-20 Player of the Year.Kennedy Tsimba was named as Absa Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year, six years after he was named as the Premier Division Player of the Year, following his return to fitness in the Griffons’ impressive surge to the First Division title.Flyhalf Burton Francis of the Vodacom Blue Bulls was chosen as the Vodacom Cup Player of the Year, while Ricky Januarie’s score against the All Blacks in Dunedin was named as SuperSport Try of the Year.In women’s rugby, Lorinda Brown of Eastern Province capped a fine year in which she played for the national sevens and 15-a-side teams and was part of an inter-provincial title-winning side by being named as Women’s Player of the Year.To be updated on Brand South Africa news and events join our media list. But a dangerous tackle on New Zealand's Rene Ranger during their Tri-Nations clash in Wellington saw De Villiers handed a two-week ban.

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