Ahead of the historic Springboks vs All Blacks Rugby Test being played at Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium at 17h05 we went searching for the latest tweets from the Springbok players:
South Africa:
- 15. Pat Lambie 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Jean de Villiers 11. Bryan Habana 10. Morné Steyn 9. Fourie du Preez 8. Pierre Spies 7. Willem Alberts 6. Heinrich Brüssow 5. Victor Matfield (captain) 4. Bakkies Botha 3. Jannie du Plessis 2. Bismarck du Plessis 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
- 16. John Smit 17. Tendai Mtawarira 18. CJ van der Linde 19. Danie Rossouw 20. Ashley Johnson 21. Francois Hougaard 22. Butch James
Thanks for all suggestion tweeps. I am at richmond hill having sushi at Fushin. @lwazimvovobrothers http://t.co/s1219e7
17 August 2011 2:46 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
Time 2 catch some ’s before a big day 2morrow.. Thanx 2 every1 4 all ur well wishes.Sweet dreams twitterverse..about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
Great to have my wife in PE,appreciate her support!Had a great day off,awesome weather….hope the wind stay away!!Cheers everyone..☺17 August 2011 5:56 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@BouwerBosch @Pierrespies8 @BryanHabana pls support @Weezaki cause visit http://www.wetnose.org.za or retweet for others to see please…19 August 2011 11:58 am via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
As jy in Pretoria bly en lus is vir lekker uit eet,traditionele boerekos, gaan kyk na ons nuwe restaurant se web tuiste. http://www.diewerf.co.za18 August 2011 12:18 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
Stay tuned for news and updates straight from Bismarck!…4 July 2010 2:54 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
It feels awesome to be back in the team . Can’t wait for tomorrow!12 August 2011 11:02 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@KeeganDaniel @StefanT15 @Al_Hargreaves @RossSkeate @eugenevanstaden @louisludik @13Juba co, Good luck boys!!!19 August 2011 10:36 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
My favourite!! http://t.co/izBxFbRabout 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@MikeRhodes7 @jacotaute good luck tonight boys! Mikie loves ribs!!about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
And for those Springbok Players whose Twitter Accounts we could not find the following were the latest mentions of each:
Currently in the lead for today’s ‘Beat the Caption’ is @derro_sa with ‘Ahh no mate… so you’re saying we can only PAT the lambie’19 August 2011 10:34 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite
I expect Jacque Fourie to score atleast one try #SPRINGBOKS17 August 2011 1:21 pm via Mobile WebReplyRetweetFavorite
SA scrum-half Fourie du Preez says Sat’s Tri-Nations game against NZ team is “almost do-or-die” for the struggling world champion Springboksabout 21 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@loydus Gain line skill other than bashing it up I.e. Jean de Villiers, “time on the ball” to make an effective … http://t.co/t5DxarPabout 22 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite
@lukewatson6 One big Willem Alberts hit will sort all that out!!!about 1 hour ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite
RT @rugby365com: Will Brussow steal the show?: Springbok pickpocket Heinrich Brussow has hardly seen any game-time … http://t.co/x2zMAPjabout 15 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite
Bakkies Botha #IsNowSignedToYoungMoney with his hit single “Not another sighting”about 11 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerryReplyRetweetFavorite
Nou nou verby Heinrich Brussow, Jannie Bismarck du Plessis + nog een monster gery hier in die hoofstr v PE! Dink hulle voer iets inni mouabout 19 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
Wish this ÐÙH~B£@$T™ had Twitter (tendai mtawarira)18 August 2011 10:00 am via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
“Bok Subs: 16 John Smit, Tendai Mtawarira, CJ van der Linde, Danie Rossouw, Ashley Johnson, Francois Hougaard, Butch James” @Mikerubykili16 August 2011 7:34 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
Playd golf at St Francis Links with @VictorMatfield,Fourie Danie Rossouw -Beautiful course!Now time for team dinner out!enjoy tonight all!17 August 2011 6:10 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
The Cheetahs named Johannes Prinsloo as Ashley Johnson’s replacement for their Currie Cup game with the Pumas, Johnson’s with the Boks18 August 2011 5:32 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite
What the Springbok Staff Said:
On track , view from room not bad . http://t.co/FgUq4Gg18 August 2011 3:59 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite
@Scorz_ aah I didnt see the “Haka” three days ago. Where did they perform it? I know they doing it today…..about 3 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite
It all makes sense now…..the “Haka” is all about getting your sexual frustrations out cause NZ has a ban on sex!about 3 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite
Its #bokday Make sure you wear your R400 supporters jersey today! #saru @capatilists19 August 2011 7:30 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite
Okay the last three tweets are not really Peter De Villers tweets but are quite funny anyway.
