History of the South Africa national rugby union team on to criticise New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence for "one-sided" refereeing, claiming that Australian openside David Pocock was allowed to "reduce the breakdown to a farce". Lawrence was dropped from the nine-man elite panel in 2012. Following the World Cup exit, several stalwarts of the 2007 World Cup-winning side and the 2011 squad went on to announce retirements or moves abroad. This included captain John Smit, influential lock pairing Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, and scrum-half Fourie du Preez. History of the South Africa national rugby union team The History of the South Africa national rugby union team dates back
Sean Kennedy (rugby union) Sean Kennedy (rugby union) Sean Kennedy (born 24 April 1991) is a Scottish rugby union player. His regular playing position is scrum-half. He plays for Edinburgh in the Pro14. For the 2012–13 season he was on loan to Glasgow Warriors. In 2013 he was named in the Scottish national team for the 2013 Six Nations Championship. Kennedy has previously represented Scotland Under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship and Scotland Sevens on the 2012 HSBC World Series. Kennedy received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend on 22 May 2017 for the