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
Aled Davies (rugby union) Aled Davies (rugby union) Aled Davies (born 19 July 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at Scrum-half for Scarlets. Davies, a scrum half, was born in Carmarthen, and was a member of the age grade set up in the Scarlets region for a number of seasons; playing in the Reebok Regional Championship final with the Scarlets U18 during the 2008-2009 season. He then made his debut for the Scarlets in a friendly against Worcester Warriors, coming off the bench in the 43-14 win. His competitive debut came a season later in the LV Cup, where Davies made