John Smit has been confirmed as captain for South Africa's defence of their Rugby World Cup crown. The 33-year-old hooker led the Springboks to glory in 2007 and is the most-capped Test captain of ...

Smit is now in the third phase of his rugby life. After being John Smit the Springbok, John Smit the captain, he is now John Smit the administrator in his post as chief executive of the Sharks.

John Smit is one of the most iconic ... Under White’s mentorship, Smit played arguably his best rugby for the Springboks.

He’s a true South African rugby man, although fiercely proud ... Cape Town delivered a damning diagnosis of injured Springbok captain John Smit. Put bluntly, it says unequivocally: “It is ...

South Africa may have escaped defeat in their opening Rugby World Cup 2011 ... continue to spare captain John Smit the selection axe is another matter. The Springboks skipper hoisted the Webb ...

John Smit says South ... which kept him out of action for most of the season. The Stormers centre completed his international comeback in this year's Rugby Championship, starting against Argentina ...

EXCLUSIVE: John Smit ended his international rugby career as the most capped South African ever, having played 111 times for the Springboks, 83 of those as captain – itself a world-record feat.

Durban - Former Springbok captain John Smit says Rassie Erasmus’ behaviour ‘is hard to defend’ and is making South African rugby ‘so easy to dislike’. Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of ...

Hooker John Smit has returned to the South Africa line-up for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown with Australia in Wellington on Sunday. Smit gets the nod ahead of Bismarck du Plessis in ...