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Deon Fourie set to erase Victor Matfield from Springbok record books Deon Fourie will become South Africa’s oldest ever Springbok should he come off the bench against the All Blacks in Saturday’s Test in Cape Town. Deon Fourie is set to become South Africa’s oldest ever Springbok should he come off the bench against the All Blacks in Saturday’s second ‘Rugby Greatest Rivalry’ series Test in Cape Town. Kick-off is at 17:10. The current record for oldest ever Springbok is held by veteran lock Victor Matfield who was 38 years and 172 days old when he played his 127th and final Test against Argentina at the Olympic Stadium in London on 30 October 2015. Should he be called upon this weekend, Fourie would be 39 years and 338 days old. EXCLUSIVE | Springbok team to face All Blacks in Cape Town attended these SCHOOLS The match will mark Fourie’s first game back since the 2023 Rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France in Paris, which also happened to be against the All Blacks, with the Springboks winning the match 12-11 to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth occasion. Current Top 5 oldest ever Springboks | Player | Date | Opponent | Age | | Victor Matfield | 30 Oct 2015 | Argentina | 38 years, 172 days | | Schalk Brits | 8 Oct 2019 | Canada | 38 years, 145 days | | Duane Vermeulen | 28 Oct 2023 | New Zealand | 37 years, 117 days | | Morné Steyn | 14 Aug 2021 | Argentina | 37 years, 34 days | | Johan Ackermann | 7 July 2007 | Australia | 37 years, 34 days | Factfile: Deon Fourie | Full names: Deon André Fourie | | Date of birth: 25 September 1986 | | Place of birth: Pretoria | | School: Pietersburg | | Springbok #927 | | Physical: 1.77m, 100kg | | Test summary: Tests: 13 Tries: 2 | | First Test: 9 July 2022 – Reserve against Wales at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | | Last Test: 28 October 2023 – Reserve against New Zealand at Stade de France, Paris | SURVEY | Rate the referee and TMO: Springboks vs All Blacks Teams South Africa 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), 6 Siya Kolisi/Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Andre Esterhuizen, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Morne van den Berg, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu New Zealand TBA EXCLUSIVE | The ‘curse’ of the Springbok centurion club Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Angus Gardner (Australia) TMO: Eric Gauzins (France) Will Deon Fourie end up on the winning – or losing – side this weekend? Let us know by clicking on the comment banner below …