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
Ricky Schroeder (rugby union) Ricky Schroeder (rugby union) Ricky Darryl Schroeder (born 5 January 1991 in Worcester) is a former South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the in Super Rugby. His regular position is scrum-half. He retired from rugby in 2017 and pursued a career in the media, joining the Cape Town-based Kfm 94.5 radio station. He came up through the youth ranks, representing them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2007 and the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he was included in the team for the Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, where he made