Tue, 21-Oct-2025

‘Great’ Springboks captain Dawie de Villiers dies aged 81

Dawie de Villiers

Former Springboks scrum-half and captain Dawie de Villiers has died elderly at 81 after a protracted war with cancer, South African Rugby announced on Sunday. Apart from rugby, De Villiers became a minister within the first democratically elected South African authorities from 1994, underneath President Nelson Mandela. Earlier, he was part of a delegation from … Read more