Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
John Plumtree is posed with a selection conundrum other coaches would die for: whether to start John Smit or Bismarck du Plessis at hooker in the Absa Currie Cup semi-final. Smit recently returned from a three month injury lay-off to stake his claim in a very talented Sharks’ squad. His direct competition is Du Plessis, who [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
World Cup-winning Springbok captain John Smit will return to Currie Cup action after three years.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The Sharks have named a formidable 22-man squad for their final Absa Currie Cup league fixture against Griquas at Kings Park. Springbok captain John Smit starts his first match since sustaining a groin injury against the Al Blacks in June, while the only other changes from the run-on side who fronted the Lions sees Steven [...]
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Craig Ray JOHN Smit is back in top rugby tomorrow . South Africa’s World Cup-winning captain will make his long-awaited return to rugby from the bench for the Sharks against the Lions at Ellis Park in a Currie Cup game. Smit has been out of the game for two months following a groin strain, suffered in [...]
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
The Sharks have named 15 Springboks including John Smit in their 22-man squad for their decisive Absa Currie Cup match against the Lions on Saturday. The quality available to the Durban franchise is scary. They have twelve Springboks in their starting 15 alone, while also boasting a flyhalf - Frederic Michalak - with 50 Test caps [...]
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Seven Springboks have allegedly answered Jake White’s call-up for the Barbarians fixture against Australia on 3 December. Captain John Smit, Percy Montgomery, Jean de Villiers, Bryan Habana, Fourie du Preez, Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha have reportedly committed to this exhibition match. Apart from Montgomery who recently retired from Test rugby, these Bok players could run [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Losing John Smit was a major factor in the Springboks' dismal Tri-Nations season, their greatest rival has conceded.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
John Smit’s value as a leader has become evident in his absence but what is the long-term succession plan? Injury has meant that Smit has played just 49 minutes of a possible 720 during Tri-Nations rugby in the last two years. The Springboks have won just two of those nine Tests and both those victories [...]
icWales (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
SOUTH AFRICA will be without their World Cup-winning skipper John Smit for this autumn’s showdown with Wales.
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Adriaan Strauss has been released from the Springboks to play for the Cheetahs in the Absa Currie Cup. The Free State hooker was a late call-up ahead of last Saturday’s Test in Perth. John Smit’s injury and Bismarck du Plessis’s suspension meant the Boks were down to Schalk Brits and desperately needed somebody to fill the [...]
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Springbok hooker Schalk Brits has hit back at Wallabies lock Nathan Sharpe for his comments against the South African rookie, saying the absence of John Smit and Bismarck du Plessis could work in Australia's favour come line-out time in Perth on Saturday. "
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
South Africa won in Dunedin for the first time in 87 years and in New Zealand for the first time in a decade on Saturday, but their victory came at a cost. Bismarck du Plessis, the hooker who was filling in for the Springboks’ injured captain, John Smit, was cited for making contact with the [...]
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
The Springboks will not have to contend with the power-packed rugby of Brad Thorn in Dunedin next Saturday after the All Blacks lock was banned for a week for his lifting tackle on John Smit here last night.
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
After the whole Thorn-y issue of John Smit and Brad's one-week ban, it didn't take long for the mail to start piling up in the wake of the three-week ban meted out to Bismarck du Plessis."
The Dropkicks - (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
First of all I would like to say that I totally predicted that this would happen . Brad Thorn had his face mushed into the ground by John Smit. Thorn picks up Smit and dumps him on the ground in a dangerous fashion. He gets suspended for one week. Bismark du Plessis, brought in to replace the now injured Smit, gets his hands a little too close to Adam Thompson's eyes during a ruck. He gets suspended...
