CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Victor Matfield will attempt to win the Rugby World
Cup again with South Africa next year at the age of 38 after his playing return
was announced on Friday -- more than two years after he retired.
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Online Cheap . The Bulls Super Rugby team said Matfield accepted a
contract to play again for the 2014 and 2015 seasons and South Africa coach
Heyneke Meyer immediately welcomed the move by the player he used to coach at
the Pretoria-based Bulls. "Im glad that Victor has decided to put on his boots
again and Im looking forward to seeing him in action," Meyer said in a statement
from the South African Rugby Union that swiftly followed the Bulls announcement.
"He was not given any guarantees about Springbok selection. If he can show he
still has what it takes to be a Springbok, he will be considered along with
every other player who is eligible." South Africa has struggled to fill the
second-rowers place after he retired with 110 test appearances -- the second
most for the Springboks -- following the loss to Australia in the quarterfinals
at the 2011 World Cup. Meyer was open to a return by Matfield as early as 2012,
the coachs first season in charge of the Springboks. "I have always maintained
that we have a lack of depth at (No.) 5 lock and believed that Victor could
still make a valuable contribution as a player," Meyer said, meaning its
probable that Matfield will be called up by the Springboks this season if his
return for the Bulls in Super Rugby is successful. The 36-year-old Matfields
first top-level game in over two years will come straight away on Saturday, the
Bulls said, when he will play off the bench in a Super 15 warm-up game against
the Cape-Town based Stormers and show if hes capable of making the step up
again. "He has shown on the training field in the last couple of months that he
is still hungry to succeed at the top levels of the game," Bulls coach Frans
Ludeke said. Matfields return was widely expected, with his contact negotiations
with the Bulls the only thing holding up confirmation. He had been working as
part of the teams coaching staff and a deal to keep him with the Bulls as a
coach in 2016 and 2017 after his playing stint was part of the agreement.
Matfield was outstanding for South Africa when it won the World Cup in 2007. He
captained the Bulls to all three of their Super Rugby titles and has played more
games, including tour games, for South Africa than any player. Only former
skipper John Smit with 111 caps has played more tests. The lock and lineout
specialists return is almost certainly so he can make one more appearance at the
World Cup in Britain next year and try and help the Springboks wrestle the
trophy away from New Zealand. Meyer hinted as much when he talked about the
recalls of veterans Os du Randt and Bob Skinstad by South Africa in the 2007
World Cup triumph. "Weve seen in the past that players can make a successful
return to rugby after a lengthy period on the sidelines," Meyer said. "(Former
South Africa coach) Jake White successfully brought back Os du Randt and Bob
Skinstad, who both played a vital role when the Springboks won the Rugby World
Cup in 2007. "Victor ... knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level. Im
sure he would not have made this decision had he known he would not be able to
compete or believed he could be the best in his position again."
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general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of
the 2012-13 season.The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Tuesday that the club has
added Italian goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi to the roster. The move is pending
receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and Canadian work permit and
visa. "Paolo is a goalkeeper with great size, MLS experience, and a fantastic
upbringing within the Inter Milan youth system," said Whitecaps FC head coach
Carl Robinson in a statement. "I brought him in because I want to have three
good goalkeepers on the roster and I expect him to push David Ousted and the
already talented pool of goalkeepers that we have." Tornaghi, 25, joins
Whitecaps FC as a free agent after spending two seasons with Eastern Conference
side Chicago Fire. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound goalkeeper started each of his nine
regular season appearances with the Fire, accumulating one clean sheet and a
3-4-2 record. The Garbagnate Milanese, Italy native started the first three
matches of the 2012 season for the Fire, which included in a 1-1 draw with
Montreal Impact in front of 58,912 fans at Olympic Stadium and a 1-0 win over
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Serie C side Como, where he appeared in six league matches and two Coppa Italia
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side Rimini, where he appeared in two league matches and one Coppa Italia
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