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Felix du Plessis (24 November 1919 – 1 May 1978) was a South African rugby union footballer and captain of the South Africa (Springbok) team that in 1949 beat the All Blacks thrice in succession, a feat that was not repeated by a South African side until 2009. [1]
He is listed as captain number 13 by the South African Rugby Annual, the official yearbook of the South African Rugby Union. [5] 2 ^ Felix and Morné du Plessis are the only father-son combination who captained South Africa. 3 ^ Victor Matfield returned as captain in June 2014 after Jean de Villiers was injured.
In seaon 1, Groepes was assisted by former Springbok Women's captain, Mandisa Williams and in Season 2, he was assisted by Aschin Klein. In 2024, the Daisies added Bongiwe Nhleko and former Springbok star Zeenay Jordaan as assistant coaches. Lusanda Dumke has been the captain of the side since the 2023 season.
Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951) [1] was a rugby union player, representing both South Africa and Argentina.He was the fifth captain of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.
Tommy Bedford was educated in Kimberley, Northern Cape at Christian Brothers College and in Durban at the University of Natal, where he studied architecture in the early 1960s and was captain of the university rugby team. At the university he held the relatively conservative attitudes typical of most white South African students at the time. [1]
Marthinus Theunis Steyn 'Theuns' Stofberg (6 June 1955 – 23 August 2023) [1] was a South African rugby union player who was captain of the national team for four tests between 1980 and 1984. [2] He is remembered for his speed and his size, both remarkable for a flank at that time.
South Africa stars on the ‘never-say-die attitude’ behind World Cup success. Springbok belief and physicality make for world beating mix. 12:21, Reuters. A record fourth Rugby World Cup showed ...
Gary Hamilton Teichmann (born 9 January 1967) is a retired South African professional rugby union player. [1] He played number eight and captained the South African national team, the Springboks, between 1995 and 1999.