The South Africa President's XV is a South African rugby union team that represented South Africa in the

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. They won the tournament, winning all three matches, but did not take part in the 2014 edition. Previously, an

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team competed in the 2007 and

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competitions.

History

The team was created following the IRB's decision to create the Tbilisi Cup, to be held in

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in 2013. The team consisted of players playing in the First Division (second tier) of the South African domestic

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competition. First Division players have previously been selected for

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teams that played against

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during the

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2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

The South Africa President's XV emerged victorious at the

with an undefeated record, beating ,

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and . Loose-forward Uzair Cassiem ended joint top try scorer with two tries, while fly-half Carl Bezuidenhout ended third in the points scoring charts with 25 points.

Squad

The following squad was named to compete in the

: ''Note: Marius Coetzer, Hoffmann Maritz and Joe Seerane were initially named in the squad, but were replaced by

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, Stefan Watermeyer and Coenie van Wyk. In addition, Vince Gwavu and Inus Kritzinger were initially named, but not named in the final squad.''

References

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History

2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

Squad

See also

References