Victor Matfield led the Springboks to notable triumphs in Dunedin (2008) and Twickenham (2010)

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Victor Matfield led the Springboks to notable triumphs in Dunedin (2008) and Twickenham (2010)

Stephane de Sakutin

Opinion is divided over whether one-time lord of the locks Victor Matfield (pictured in 2011) should come out of retirement and lead South Africa in a three-Test home series against England this June. World Cup-winning former Springbok coach Jake White says the move "would make sense" while Johannesburg-based ex-British and Irish Lions scrum-half John Robbie disagrees.