{"id":308649,"date":"2025-12-10T10:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308649\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:16:06","slug":"finished-three-players-who-wont-play-for-springboks-again-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308649\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Finished&#8221; &#8211; Three players who won\u2019t play for Springboks again &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SBU NKOSI \u2014 THE KING WHO SLIPPED FROM HIS THRONE<\/p>\n<p>Sbu Nkosi \u2014 whose surname fittingly means \u201cKing\u201d \u2014 was one of the Springboks\u2019 most dangerous wide men between 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Powerful, explosive, and clinical, he scored 11 tries in 16 Tests and looked set for a decade-long Bok career.<\/p>\n<p>But off-field struggles and extended absences from professional rugby disrupted his progress. Then, in 2024, he received a\u00a0three-year suspension\u00a0after a doping violation confirmed by rugby authorities, ruling him out until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>By his return year, Nkosi will be 32 \u2014 competing against a wing crop that is younger, faster, and deeply entrenched.<\/p>\n<p>His Test comeback? It would take a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players<\/p>\n<p>From jaw-dropping tries to unforgettable moments (and yes, some questionable haircuts), these players defined a golden era of the game. If their names don\u2019t instantly come to mind, we suggest a quick trip to YouTube to jog your memory. Trust us, it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to test your knowledge? Let\u2019s see if you\u2019ve still got it. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>More Quizzes:<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SBU NKOSI \u2014 THE KING WHO SLIPPED FROM HIS THRONE Sbu Nkosi \u2014 whose surname fittingly means \u201cKing\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-308649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}