Despite retiring from rugby 20 years ago, Small continued to work within the sport. James Small was a South African rugby player who played on the wing for the Springboks. Some examples are cited below: "The African National Congress (ANC) is shocked and saddened by the passing of former Springbok player, James Small. [22] The Wallabies also acknowledged him as a legend. [11], He was also involved in commentating, and in coaching the game. Small scored 20 tries during his impressive career - which included stopping Jonah Lomu and his rampant New Zealand team-mates en route to winning the 1995 World Cup on home soil. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. The former Springbok winger was taken to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a suspected heart attack. Certainly one of my all time favourite South African players. 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President Nelson Mandela reportedly telephoned him personally and asked him what happened following his hospitalisation. var googletag = googletag || {}; [6] His response was that in his early days of playing rugby, he too was discriminated against, by Afrikaner players, for being of British descent rather than Dutch like they were. Christina Storm (now Storm-Nel), with whom he has a daughter has since married and has other children. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. By clicking on the "Accept & Close" button, you provide your explicit consent to the processing of your data to achieve the above goal. He then joined the Leopards in the Currie Cup First Division as coaching consultant. You can find a detailed description of how we use your data in our Privacy Policy. Lomu had scored four tries in New Zealand's semifinal against England, but Small and his teammates managed to contain Lomu, preventing him from scoring. They will walk into a “ghost town” at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday when domestic rugby resumes this weekend. In all language versions of the sputniknews.com websites any comments posted can be edited. ", James Small played 47 Test matches for South Africa in the mid-1990s, See inside Twickenham's new video game training facility from Excel, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). James Small was born on 10 February 1969 in Cape Town, South Africa. 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Small’s mother, Vaughn, confirmed the tragic news of … ", Man Utd delete tweet over away fans 'climbing 14 flights of stairs' amid PPV angers, Aguero slammed after grabbing assistant ref Sian Massey-Ellis on shoulder, Inside F1 star Lewis Hamilton's stunning £13m car collection & gorgeous £5m yacht, Lopez stuns Lomachenko on points in 12-round epic to claim unification bout, Caoimhin Kelleher appears to FALL ASLEEP on bench in Merseyside derby, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Heights in centimeters … Rip big man! If the moderators deem it possible to restore the account / unlock access, it will be done. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! His international debut was against the All Blacks in 1992 and he made his final appearance against Scotland in 1997. Small died in hospital on Wednesday morning on 10 July 2019, at the age of 50, after suffering a heart attack while having drinks at The Harem, a strip club in Johannesburg. [3], Small was also alleged by his teammate Chester Williams to have uttered racist abuse towards him,[9][10] though as an opponent in provincial rugby, not as a Springbok teammate. The Springboks won the match and the Cup. And then there are the Covid-19 protocols that will be in place, to ensure a safe match environment for the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers players. [5], After the fall of apartheid, when the Springboks were being taught the lyrics to the new South African national anthem, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", Small was particularly enthusiastic about learning the lyrics. Please try again in a minute. Former Springboks who attended included James Dalton, Kobus Wiese, Pierre Spies, Rudolf Straeuli, John Smit and Stefan Terblanche. Eben Etzebeth. [6], Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored, .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place, During his time as rugby player, Small worked as a model and became something of a sporting sex symbol. He died on 10 July 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. “A number of people have worked extremely hard for us to get to this point where we have got rugby back up and running,” said Readhead. Users can initiate the recovery of their account / unlock access by contacting the moderators at [email protected]. At 50 years old, James died too young. [16] Club co-owner, Jerome Saffi, confirmed that Small had collapsed while having drinks at the bar. It will be like nothing the players have been used to experiencing before on a match day. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends during this very sad time,” he concluded. UAE, Bahrain and Israel: Peace or Discord? James Small died of a heart attack on 10 July 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected]. He will be remembered for his role in the 1995 World Cup final win over New Zealand.
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