A thread... In light of Tawanda Muyeye winning Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year and possibly qualifying for England
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Tendai โBeastโ Mtawarira
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Beast is currently the third most-capped Springbok
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@Beast_TM
Beast is currently the third most-capped Springbok
@Beast_TM
David Pocock
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Won 78 Caps for the Wallabies
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@pocockdavid
Won 78 Caps for the Wallabies
@pocockdavid
Colin De Grandhomme
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All rounder for the Black Caps
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All rounder for the Black Caps
Scott Gray
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Played Rugby for Scotland
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Played Rugby for Scotland
Sean Crocker
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Son of a former Zimbabwean test cricketer, Gary, he is an American
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@seancrocker11
Son of a former Zimbabwean test cricketer, Gary, he is an American
@seancrocker11
Don Armand
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Won 2 caps for
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@don_armand
Won 2 caps for
@don_armand
Dave Ewers & Kai Horstmann
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Fellow teammates of Armandโs at Exeter Chiefs and 16/17 Premiership winners
@dave_ewers @KaiHorstmann
Fellow teammates of Armandโs at Exeter Chiefs and 16/17 Premiership winners
@dave_ewers @KaiHorstmann
Gary Ballance
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England
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Brian Mujati
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Won 12 caps for the Springboks
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@MujatiBrewing
Won 12 caps for the Springboks
@MujatiBrewing
Tom, Ben & Sam Curran
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Sons of Kevin Curran. Tom and Sam both play for Surrey & England
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@TC59 @CurranSM it
Sons of Kevin Curran. Tom and Sam both play for Surrey & England
@TC59 @CurranSM it
Bob Skinstad & Gary Teichmann
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Pushing my luck here. Both born in Zimbabwe and went on to captain the Springboks
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@BobSkinstad
Pushing my luck here. Both born in Zimbabwe and went on to captain the Springboks
@BobSkinstad
Tonderai Chavanga
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Scored a record 6 tries on debut for the Springboks
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@tchavanga
Scored a record 6 tries on debut for the Springboks
@tchavanga
Takudzwa Ngwenya
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Famously scored the try of the tournament in the 2007 Rugby World Cup for USA
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Famously scored the try of the tournament in the 2007 Rugby World Cup for USA
Seb Negri
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Currently plays in the Pro 14 for Benetton and plays at flank for Italy
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@slnegri04
Currently plays in the Pro 14 for Benetton and plays at flank for Italy
@slnegri04
David Denton
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Similarly to Williams, Denton played for Bath, Worcester, Leicester Tigers as well as Edinburgh. He played for Scotland
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@dentweezy
Similarly to Williams, Denton played for Bath, Worcester, Leicester Tigers as well as Edinburgh. He played for Scotland
@dentweezy
Graham Hick
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Played for
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Hilton Cartwright
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Australian
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@HiltonC149
Australian
@HiltonC149
Kyle Godwin
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Won his one and only cap for the Wallabies
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@KyleGodwin7
Won his one and only cap for the Wallabies
@KyleGodwin7
David Curtis
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Played for Ireland
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Played for Ireland
Played for the Bulls and currently for Benetton in Italy, was part of South Africaโs
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