1. In fact, I never dreamed of being a Springbok.

2. I never dreamed of being the Springbok captain.

3. The problem is that for generations all those Springbok sports teams were open only to whites.

4. They began their Springbok lives together but both reject suggestions that they plan to bow out at Twickenham.

5. But not even Barnes could break down a Springbok side able to absorb the most intense pressure and punish every error.

6. How much keeping the springbok would mean is clear from the way the issue is covered in the media here.

7. To many, the springbok was transformed from a symbol of apartheid into a new rallying point for a reconciled nation.

8. Some species, such as the springbok of southern Africa, are also highly resistant to living in new areas and are expected to die out rather than move.

9. If you marked this Springbok team, on this match, for creativity you would have given them zero, nought, nothing, out of 22.

10. We had a line of springbok lined up on the other side, 'cause they didn't really know what was going on...

11. Former Springbok captain Joost van der Westhuizen mistakenly presented the trophy to John Smit after South Africa had won the dead rubber third test.

12. In the 1980s there were at most 10,000 springbok in the north; now there are an estimated 160,000.

13. Wilson said springbok in South Africa, red deer in Britain and bison in the United States had all been farmed successfully.

14. Next there are springbok and kudu, then wildebeest and zebra, grazing in a private game reserve.

15. But so deep is the emotion associated with these symbols, even his voice was not enough to end the springbok fight.

16. Andrews, on 43 caps, was close to breaking the Springbok record for number of appearances.

17. Both had highly promising futures and were expected to become permanent fixtures in the Springbok side before long.

18. Elwood was carried off after a perfectly legitimate but massive hit delivered by the Springbok centre.

19. It consists mainly of fossil pan floors covered with palatable grass species which are a very important source of food to herbivores like impala, zebra gemsbok and springbok.

20. The centre of the plate is a gold disc emblazoned with both a Springbok and a Wallaby.

21. See Robben Island (robben-island.org.za), then take a bus (intercape.co.za) to Springbok.

22. You are right. All the 'Proudly South-African Bok Supporters', check where your Springbok outfits were made! The country making the most of this world cup is China!

23. It seems a shame to cull graceful creatures such as springbok, but their meat is lean, tender and delicious, especially when served with a berry sauce and a fine South African merlot.

24. Even beside the main highway, there are enough elephants, giraffes and springbok to satisfy those who can't imagine a southern African trip without big game.