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Rugby News / RugbyPass / November 13

'Hardest punch I ever took': John Smit's bust-up with Bok team-mate

Having earned 111 caps in South Africa's front-row across an 11-year international career, former captain John Smit would have been at the heart of his fair share of skirmishes in training and in matches. 

Rugby News / RugbyPass / September 2

Bok legend weighs in on haka, sends message to fans ahead of Cape Town

Former Springboks captain John Smit has weighed in on the debate surrounding the haka and the respect afforded to it by South African fans.

Rugby News / RugbyPass / March 28, 2024

URC has proved doubters wrong says Bok legend

World Cup-winning former Springboks skipper John Smit says all the doubters of the BKT URC have been proved wrong, as he explains just why it has become so popular in his homeland.

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