Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
South Africa have been rocked by news influential No.8 Pierre Spies has been ruled out of their tour of Europe.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
SOUTH AFRICAN number eight Pierre Spies has pulled out from his team’s European tour after breaking a finger at the weekend.
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Springbok number eight Pierre Spies is unable to take part in the European tour because of a hand injury.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African number eight Pierre Spies has pulled out from his team's European tour after breaking a finger at the weekend, officials said Tuesday.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - South African number eight Pierre Spies has pulled out from his team's European tour after breaking a finger at the weekend, officials said on Tuesday.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
South Africa have suffered a sizeable blow ahead of their outgoing tour of Europe with number eight Pierre Spies ruled out due to injury.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
• Spies replaced by Jean Deysel for European tour • South Africa play Leicester on Friday Pierre Spies has been withdrawn from the South Africa squad for their European tour after undergoing an emergency operation on a broken finger yesterday. Spies, who plays at flanker or No8, suffered the injury during the Blue Bulls' Absa Currie Cup campaign and has been replaced...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Pierre Spies has undergone a finger operation and will miss the Springboks three-Test tour of Europe. More to follow…
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
South Africa have suffered a sizeable blow ahead of their outgoing tour of Europe with number eight Pierre Spies ruled out.
Sports news (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... a deceptive shift up thanks to cleverly 'banking' Test match winners like Jean de Villiers, Pierre Spies and Francois Steyn.A long list of young players have been gifted a confidence-building Test run and a few are showing signs of promise ahead of 2011, most notably 2.08m Andries Bekker.My RWC 2011 crystal ball relies on South Africa playing up their 'victim' status while effectively...
The Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... summer. South Africa will be without three of their stars in Jean de Villiers, Francois Steyn and Pierre Spies, but Fourie du Preez and Morne Steyn will still orchestrate the side if they enjoy the sort of ball that their forwards normally provide – it’s up to the French back to put a stop to it, and if they do that, they can put their own width on the ball with their exciting backline....
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... now make do without overseas-based players Francois Steyn and Jean de Villiers while number eight Pierre Spies is injured. Much of the Boks' success this year has been built on continuity and it will be interesting to see how well they cope with the changes. In stark contrast to his South African counterpart, France Head Coach Marc Lièvremont has used 68 players and eleven half-back...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
‘Schalk has a great ability to steal the ball and is better on the ground than Juan Smith [who is unavailable through injury],’ said Brüssow. ‘That is only going to help me, it’s a lot of fun playing alongside another fetcher. I think Ryan is a similar player to Pierre Spies with his pace and strength, and I think we have a good balance.’
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Villiers respectively, who are now based overseas.No8 Ryan Kankowski, meanwhile, will deputise for Pierre Spies, who was ruled out of the tour with a broken finger.With the home team's pack expected to pose the greatest challenge to the Springboks' hopes of breaking France's 12-year victory run against the world champions on home ground, De Villiers said a five- two split of forwards...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... while fit-again wing JP Pietersen and No.8 Ryan Kankowski come in for Odwa Ndungane and Pierre Spies (injured).
