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South Africa (known as the Springboks) are a Rugby Union National Team that played their first international match in 1891. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
The Springboks won 31–19, with Steyn scoring all South Africa's points – 1 try, 1 conversion, 8 penalties. This gave him records for: Most points scored by any player in a Tri Nations match, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens (All Blacks vs. Australia, 1999). Most points ever scored by an individual in a Test against the All Blacks, passing ...
The Springboks kicked off their 2011 test season with controversy, with 21 high-profile players omitted from the away leg of the 2011 Tri Nations, leaving only captain John Smit and Morné Steyn as regular members of the starting XV amongst a largely second-string side. Media sources claimed that the Boks players were simply being rested in ...
The Springboks' victory over the All Blacks 15–12 in the 1995 final is remembered as one of the greatest moments in South Africa's sporting history, and a watershed moment in the post-apartheid nation-building process. This cast a new light on South Africa, where people of all colour united as one nation to watch their team play.
By now, the story is legendary. The hugely-favoured All Blacks, with maybe the greatest rugby player of all time in Jonah Lomu, were shackled by the upstart Springboks, spurred on by a raucous ...
Eben Etzebeth is the most-capped Springbok of all time (Getty Images) Clad in a bucket hat and a pair of flip-flops as he looks out over St Brelade’s Bay on the island of Jersey, Eben Etzebeth ...
Player Initials Date of first test Date of first test as captain Tests played Tests played as captain 1 Herbert Castens: HH 30 July 1891 30 July 1891 1 1 2 Bob Snedden: RCD 29 August 1891 29 August 1891 1 1 3 Alf Richards: AR 30 July 1891 5 September 1891 1 1 4 Ferdie Aston: F 30 July 1896 30 July 1896 4 3 5 Fairy Heatlie: BH 9 August 1896 5 ...
Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983) [2] is a South African former professional rugby union player. Playing mainly as a wing, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.