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Bringing back the Springbok Green v Gold | SA News

OPINION: There was a time when one of the most fascinating Springbok matches of the year wasn’t a Test.

It was Springbok versus Springbok.

The trial match once served as the ultimate selection shoot-out – the best players in the country colliding in a brutally honest audition for national honours.

In 2002, Loftus Versfeld hosted one of the most memorable of those trials.

Bobby Skinstad captained the White side to a chaotic 58–47 win in a match that produced 15 tries and showcased the attacking talent bubbling beneath the Springbok surface.

Flyhalf Andre Pretorius, flanker AJ Venter, No.8 Shaun Sowerby, centre Andre Snyman and fullback Conrad Jantjes were among the players who caught the…

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