Victor Matfield

Victor Matfield , born on May 11th, 1977 with Pietersburg (South Africa), is a player of Rugby to XV South-African. He plays in team of South Africa and evolves/moves at the station of second line (2,02 m for 110 kg). He was world champion in 2007 with the team of South Africa.

It forms with Bakkies Botha one of very better the second line at the time of the season 2004 - 2005. This second line is one of the primary reasons of the revival of South-African Rugby in 2005 and one of the keys of the championship of the world obtained in 2007 in France.

Its qualities of jumper, its size but more certainly its very great capacity with reading the unfavourable advertisements in keys thus offer to its team a great number of profits of balls in conquest, while also limiting the unfavourable possibilities.

In 2005, it is nominated by IRB among the five best players of the year.

Career

In club

  • Since 2007: France

In province

In frankness

  • 1999-2000 : (Super 12) South Africa
  • 2001-2007: (Super 12 then Super 14 since 2006) South Africa

In national team

It honoured its first wraps international in team of South Africa on June 30th, 2001 in Rugby with XV against the team of Italy.

Prize list

In province

  • Victorious of the Currie Cup: 2002,2004,2006 with Blue bulldozers

In frankness

  • Victorious of the Super 14: 2007 as a captain of the bulldozers

In national team

(Up to date to the 21.10.07)
  • 67 selections in team of South Africa since 2001
  • 5 tests (25 points)
  • Selections per year: 8 in 2001,5 in 2002,11 in 2003, 10 in 2004,11 in 2005,9 in 2006,11 in 2007 Victorious
  • of the world cup 2007 Victorious
  • of the Tri-Nations: 2004

In world cup :

External bonds

  • Profile of the player by lequipe.fr
  • Statistical by itsrugby.fr
  • Profile of the player by sarugby.net
    • Photo
  • by sporting-heroes.net 1
    • Photo
  • by sporting-heroes.net 1

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