Henco Smit

1st Jan 1970 0.00m/kg Hooker

Rugby Championship Team of Round Two

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round two of the Rugby Championship saw the Springboks score a late try to draw with the All Blacks while the Wallabies' pack powered through Argentina to claim a 16-10 victory in a dull affair.   Here...

Player Ratings: New Zealand v South Africa

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The All Blacks and Springboks battled it out in Wellington in a clash that ended all square after 80 minutes.   Here are our ratings from the drawn encounter.     New Zealand      1....

Thursday Morning Round Up

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Strong Fiji side named to face Japan   Fijians Head Coach John McKee has secured a wealth of experience in his match-day 23-member squad for the opening round of the World Rugby Pacific Nations...

Wednesday Morning Round Up

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Duane Vermeulen to lead the Springboks against New Zealand   Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in...

Duane Vermeulen to lead the Springboks against New Zealand

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager...

Springboks name squad to travel to New Zealand

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks have confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks.   SA Rugby Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus,...

Confirmed: Josh Strauss to return to South Africa

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Sale Sharks have confirmed that Scotland International Josh Strauss will leave the club with immediate effect.   Strauss has been released from the final year of his contract in Manchester,...

Springbok captain to miss Rugby Championship opener

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok coaching staff have all but confirmed that Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will miss the Rugby Championship opener against Australia, which will be South Africa's first test match of the year.   Kolisi...

Marco van Staden invited to Springbok training group in Pretoria

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok loose forward Marco van Staden was on Monday added to the Springbok training group and will join the rest of the squad immediately at their preparation camp in Pretoria.     Van...

Rassie Erasmus adds 13 players to his squad and provides an update on Jan Serfontein

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Duane Vermeulen, Handre Pollard (both Bulls), Lukhanyo Am, Sibusiso Nkosi (both Sharks) and Francois Louw (Bath) are amongst a group of 13 players who have been added to the Springbok training group in...