Former Springbok winger James Small passes away
Former Springbok winger James Small has passed away in a hospital in Johannesburg at the age of 50.
Small passed away on Tuesday evening from a suspected heart attack.
Small played on the wing for the Springboks and was part of the team’s victorious Rugby World Cup campaign in 1995.
Small faced Jonah Lomu as his opposite man in the final of the tournament and famously prevented the big man from scoring a try.
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His international debut was against the All Blacks in 1992 and he made his final appearance against Scotland in 1997.
In the final test match, he scored his 20th try, becoming the leading Springbok try scorer, eclipsing Danie Gerber's record.
He also became the first Springbok to ever be sent off, as a result of dissent towards referee Ed Morison.
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