Road to the RWC | Springbok player profile: Trevor Nyakane

Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane will be hoping to add a second Rugby World Cup winners’ medal to his collection, but under different circumstances at the 2023 showpiece in France.

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Nyakane was part of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup squad as well, but he had to withdraw from the tournament after suffering a tournament-ending injury in the pool stage in Japan. Four years later, Nyakane will be looking to play bigger role in this campaign than he did the previous one, but at the same time he’ll be hoping for the exact same outcome for the Springboks.

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PROFILE: TREVOR NYAKANE

Name: Trevor Nyakane

Born: 4 May 1989

Age: 34

School: Ben Vorster

Position: Prop

Height: 1.78m

Weight: 110kg

Test debut: South Africa v Italy in Durban, 8 June 2013

Springbok no.: 850

Tests played: 61

Tries scored: 1

Current club team: Bulls

Major teams: South Africa, Free State Cheetahs, Griffons, Racing 92

All information correct as at 20 August 2023

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SPRINGBOKS’ 2023 FIXTURES:

RWC warm-up fixtures:

Friday, 25 August – Boks vs New Zealand (Twickenham, London), 8.30pm

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RWC fixtures:

Sunday, 10 September – Boks v Scotland (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 5:45pm
Sunday, 17 September – Boks v Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux), 3pm
Saturday, 23 September – Boks v Ireland (Stade de France, Paris), 9pm
Sunday, 1 October – Boks v Tonga (Stade Velodrome, Marseille), 9pm

Weekend of 14/15 October – Quarter-finals
Weekend of 21/22 October – Semi-finals
Saturday, 28 October – Final

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