Local rugby stars embrace Twitter
Apart from putting their bodies on the line every weekend to keep us entertained and with something to talk about around the braai, Bryan Habana, John Smit and Andries Strauss have another thing in common: They all embraced Twitter.
Rugby is still a long way off when compared to cricket and soccer but players are certainly getting there.
After a request from one of @Rugbyfifteen’s regular Twitter followers(@Bernie_ADT), I decided to compile a list containing the Twitter handles of most players on the local rugby scene.
The most important account to follow of course is @Rugbyfifteen
Lets start with the Boks currently in the 51-man planning squad:
John Smit – @JohnSmit123
Victor Matfield – @VictorMatfield
Pierre Spies – @Pierrespies8
Gurthro Steenkamp – @gurthro
Flip van der Merwe – @flipvandermerwe
Morne Steyn – @mornesteyn
Dewaldt Potgieter – @DewaldPotgieter
Wynand Olivier – @Wynand_olivier
Beast Mtawarira – @No1Beast
Francois Louw – @FloLouw
Francois Hougaard – @Francoishougi
Alistair Hargreaves – @AlHargs
Bryan Habana – @BryanHabana
Peter Grant – @PeterGrant_
Juan de Jongh – @JuanDeJongh
Keegan Daniel – @KeeganDaniel
Odwa Ndungane – @OdwaNdungane14
Duane Vermeulen – @Duane_Vermeulen
Bandise Maku – @BigBMaku
Lwazi Mvovo – @lwazimvovo
Provincial teams:
Bulls:
Victor Matfield – @VictorMatfield
Pierre Spies – @Pierrespies8
Gurthro Steenkamp – @gurthro
Flip van der Merwe – @flipvandermerwe
Morne Steyn – @mornesteyn
Dewaldt Potgieter – @DewaldPotgieter
Wynand Olivier – @Wynand_olivier
Francois Hougaard – @Francoishougi
Derick Kuun – @derickkuun
Stephan Dippenaar – @dippies13
Francois Brummer – @00Brummer00
Gerrit-Jan van Velze – @Gjvanvelze
Stefan Watermeyer – @Watermeyer12
Gary Botha – @jagtyd
Cheetahs:
Andries Strauss – @Andries_Strauss
Philip Burger – @PhilipBurger
Ashley Johnson – @ashj1605
Francois Uys – @uysfrancois
Michael van Vuuren – @Michael_vV2
Morgan Newman – @Morgan12Newman
Lions:
Butch James – @butch_james
Wandile Mjekevu – @Wandile_Mjekevu
Renaldo Bothma – @RenaldoBothma
Wilton Pietersen – @wiltonpietersen
Bandise Maku – @BigBMaku
Sharks:
John Smit – @JohnSmit123
Beast Mtawarira – @No1Beast
Alistair Hargreaves – @AlHargs
Keegan Daniel – @KeeganDaniel
Odwa Ndungane – @OdwaNdungane14
Louis Ludik – @LouisLudik
Stefan Terblanche – @StefanT15
Kobus de Kock – @kobusdekock15
Ross Skeate – @RossSkeate
Justin Downey – @Justin_Downey (Although he plays for the Griquas now, we added him to Sharks)
Anton Bresler – @Ants00
Wiehahn Herbst – @Wors3
Lwazi Mvovo – @lwazimvovo
WP / Stormers:
Francois Louw – @FloLouw
Bryan Habana – @BryanHabana
Peter Grant – @PeterGrant_
Juan de Jongh – @JuanDeJongh
Deon Fourie – @Deonf
Duane Vermeulen – @Duane_Vermeulen
Kyle Brown – @kylegbrown
Wicus Blaauw – @wicusblaauw
Here are some of our friends on Twitter that are definitely worth following. They include ex-players, coaches, presenters and journalists.
@BrendenNel, @TankLanning, @Sharksworld, @lukewatson6, @BobSkinstad, @siasduplessis. @paultreu, @toksvdl, @BreytonPaulse
Then a few guys that always keep us entertained with their comic tweets:
@followthebounce, @sportbilly101, @iamjonnyking
I’m sure we missed some players. Please feel free to add them in the comments below and I will add them to the relevant lists.
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