Matfield The Greatest Ever Bok
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Matfield The Greatest Ever Bok
Heyneke Meyer claimed that his South Africa captain Victor Matfield would go down as the best player to ever represent the Springboks.
Matfield played his 127th and final Test for his country in Friday’s Bronze final win over Argentina.
"Victor is one of the greats to ever play the game, just the type of man he is as well," added Meyer.
"Not a lot of people take the chance to come back and continue their careers and it was a special moment for me that he he ended this game as a captain and that I was involved as I've been coaching him for quite some time.
"He's probably the best lineout jumper of all time. There been some criticism about him coming back but it shows the character of the man. I've always said a lot of people dream dreams but don’t take the chance to make it come true.
"I’m proud of him also for the way he is off the field and he’ll probably go down as the best player to ever play for South Africa."
Matfield played his 127th and final Test for his country in Friday’s Bronze final win over Argentina.
"Victor is one of the greats to ever play the game, just the type of man he is as well," added Meyer.
"Not a lot of people take the chance to come back and continue their careers and it was a special moment for me that he he ended this game as a captain and that I was involved as I've been coaching him for quite some time.
"He's probably the best lineout jumper of all time. There been some criticism about him coming back but it shows the character of the man. I've always said a lot of people dream dreams but don’t take the chance to make it come true.
"I’m proud of him also for the way he is off the field and he’ll probably go down as the best player to ever play for South Africa."
