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Russian rugby team visits Pretoria

Russia's national rugby team visited Pretoria last week, after playing against the Sharks in Durban during a short tour in South Africa.

January 20, 2020
Koos Venter 1 minute read
The Russian national rugby team’s captain, Vasiliy Artemyev (right), hands over a gift to former Bulls legend, Victor Matfield. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen

Russia’s national rugby team recently visited South Africa on a short tour.

After playing a match against the Sharks team in Durban as part of the latter’s SuperRugby preparation, the Russians visited Pretoria.

Here they were entertained by the Russian ambassador, Ilya Rogachev, during a cocktail function last week.

Several South African rugby personalities, as well as members of the Tuks women’s team, were among the guests.

The Bulls legend and former Springbok captain, Victor Matfield, was also among the guests and he received a special gift from the Russian captain, Vasiliy Artemyev.

 

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January 20, 2020
Koos Venter 1 minute read

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Koos Venter

Koos Venter is an experienced journalist who started his career 35 years ago, before the days of cellphones, modern computer systems, the internet and digital cameras, as a correspondent for Nexus, the former national magazine of the Department of Correctional Services. He has since worked for various other publications in all aspects of news coverage, as a columnist and in the production side of newspapers and online publications. Since 2007 he has specialized as a sports writer, while he is also regularly used as an analyst and commentator by several radio stations.
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