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John Smit
Date of birth: 3/4/1978
Position: Hooker
Test caps: 67
Test Debut: Canada, 2000
Test points: 15
Current Club Clermont
Strengths: Strong leadership qualities, solid scrummager and able to find his line-out jumpers with ease - Smit is the heart and soul of the Springbok team. His calm and steady head is often taken for granted, but is most noticeble when he leaves the field.
Weaknesses: In the past he has been found out defensively. He has been weak in his lateral speed and ability - in other words he defends like a prop.
Likely headlines: 'Two's a charm for World Cup winning South Africa'
Did you know: Smit has a record 65 Test caps as hooker and a record 42 as Bok captain. He also had a run of 46 consecutive Test matches cut short through injury.
