HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield of South Africa thank the crowd as the walk down the tunnel after winning the Tri Nations Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield of South Africa thank the crowd as the walk down the tunnel after winning the Tri Nations Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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  2. South Africa's Bakkies Botha, left, and Victor Matfield celebrate winning the Tri Nations International rugby match against New Zealand, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  3. South Africa's John Smit, left, and Victor Matfield celebrate their victory over New Zealand in the Tri Nations International rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  4. South Africa's Jean De Villiers (L), Victor Matfield (C) and Bismarck Du Plessis (R) celebrate celebrate with the Tri Nations Cup following victory in their rugby union match against the New Zealand All Blacks at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on September 12, 2009. The dominant Springboks held off a late All Blacks charge for a 32-29 victory to secure the Tri-Nations rugby crown for the first time in five years.
  5. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield, Pierre Spies and Bakkies Botha of South Africa celebrate after winning the Tri Nations Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  6. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield is pictured with the Freedom Cup and Bakkies Botha with the Tri-Nations trophyafter winning the Tri Nations Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  7. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield (L) and Bakkies Botha (R) of South Africa face the Haka before the Tri Nations Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Zac Guildford of New Zealand holds off Victor Matfield (L) of Barbarians during the MasterCard Trophy match between Barbarians and New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium on December 5, 2009 in London, England.
  9. South Africa's Bakkies Botha, left, and Victor Matfield celebrate winning the Tri Nations International rugby match against New Zealand, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  10. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield, Pierre Spies and Bakkies Botha of South Africa celebrate after winning the Tri Nations Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  11. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Bakkies Botha displays his injuries after winning the Tri Nations Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  12. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield is pictured with the Freedom Cup and Bakkies Botha with the Tri-Nations trophyafter winning the Tri Nations Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand. on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  13. HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Victor Matfield (L) and Bakkies Botha (R) of South Africa face the Haka before the Tri Nations Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks at Waikato Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
  14. Ireland's Jamie Heaslip, center with ball, vies with South Africa's Bakkies Botha in the international rugby union match at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
  15. UDINE, ITALY - NOVEMBER 20: Springboks team back row (L-R) Jaque Fourie, JP Pietersen, Jean Deysel, Andries Bekker, Dannie Russouw, Ryan Kankowski, Wynand Olivier and Ruan Pienaar. Middle row (L-R) Andries Strauss, Wian du Preez, Heinrich Brussouw, BJ Botha, Morne Steyn, Zane Kirchner, Tendai Mtawarira, Francois Hougaard and Adrian Jacobs. Front row (L-R) Bryan Habana, Dick Muir, Victor Matfield, Peter de Villiers, John Smit, Arthrob Petersen, Bakkies Botha and Gary Gold during the Springboks press conference and team photograph session held on 20 November 2009 at the Astoria Hotel in Udine, Italy.
  16. UDINE, ITALY - NOVEMBER 19: Danie Rossouw, Andries Bekker and Bakkies Botha of South Africa in action during the Springboks training session at Udine rugby club on November 19, 2009 in Udine, Italy.

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