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Rugby: S.African World Cup winner Van Heerden retires

 
Published on Sep 19, 2012
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former South Africa and Saracens flanker Wikus van Heerden, who won the World Cup with the Springboks in 2007, will retire this weekend.

Van Heerden will give up all rugby after the Currie Cup game between his Lions and the Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Van Heerden played 14 Tests and was a replacement in the Boks' 15-6 win over England in the World Cup final in Paris.

The 33-year-old loose forward - who also could play lock - had two spells with the Lions, won the 2007 Super rugby title with the Bulls and spent a season with England's Saracens in 2009-10.

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