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
Percy Williams (rugby union) Percy Williams (rugby union) Kurshwill 'Percy' Williams (born 5 June 1993 in George) is a South African rugby union player, that played first class rugby union between 2013 and 2016, playing for the and the . His regular position is scrum-half. He played for the at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2006, at the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011, which also led to his inclusion in the South African Schools squad in the same year. The joined the Johannesburg-based team in 2012 and represented them in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial