Smit ignoring record to keep Boks firing

SOUTH AFRICA captain John Smit has put his personal milestone aside and vowed to concentrate only on beating New Zealand today as the world champions aim to continue their winning start to the Tri-Nations.

The 31-year-old will become the most capped captain in world rugby when he leads the Springboks out for the 60th time at the Absa Stadium in Durban.

However, Smit insists his sole focus will be on defeating the All Blacks for the second consecutive weekend following last Saturday’s 28-19 triumph in Bloemfontein.