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Facts and Stats: Springboks v Georgia

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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Noteworthy information ahead of Friday's Test between South Africa and Georgia at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria:

Facts and Stats

- It will be the Georgians' first trip to South Africa to face the Springboks.

  • - This match marks the second time these two nations meet - the first was in their pool match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, which the Springboks won 46-19.
  • - Frans Steyn requires nine more points to reach the milestone of 150 Test points.
  • - Elton Jantjies is one penalty goal short of his 50th for the Springboks - and should he achieve this feat, he will match Naas Botha in fifth place for the most career penalty goals. 

  • Head to head v Georgia

    Played: 1, Won: 1; Points for: 46; Points against: 19; Tries for: 7; Tries against: 1; Win%: 100%

    SPRINGBOK TEAM:
    15 Willie le Roux, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Aphelele Fassi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox NcheSubstitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Damian Willemse

    Miscellaneous

    - The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 550.

  • - There are 236 caps in the backline with 314 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are a further 174 caps.
  • - The average caps per player in the backline are 33, the forwards 39 while the players on the bench average 21.

  • Match officials

    - The referee is Mike Adamson of Scotland. This will be his first Test as a referee of a match involving South Africa and his second career Test match.

  • - The assistant referees are Wayne Barnes of England and Marius van der Westhuizen of South Africa. Marius Jonker of South Africa is the TMO.
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