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The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the Springbok, a native antelope and the national animal of South Africa. The team has represented South African Rugby Union in international rugby union since 30 July 1891, when they played their first test match against a British Isles touring team.
The South African national rugby sevens team, commonly known as the Springbok Sevens, [1] ... 2 0 2020: Fifth place match 5th 6 5 1 0 ... 6 2 0 1997: Final 2nd 7 6 1 0
Kriel was a part of the Springbok team that defeated France 3–0 in the mid-year test series in 2017. Following this series, Kriel took over as captain of the Lions for the rest of the 2017 Super Rugby season after regular captain Warren Whiteley was injured during the test series against the French.
[5] [6] In 2018, Kolisi was appointed captain of the Springboks, becoming the first black man to hold the position [7] [8] and eventually leading the South African Rugby team to victory in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final against England, [9] and again in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final against New Zealand.
The Springboks have stacked their 6-2 bench with experience, bar loose-forward Cameron Hanekom, who could debut against a Welsh side for whom he is also eligible to play international rugby.
He made his Champions Cup debut for the province in their opening fixture of the 2020–21 competition against English side Harlequins on 13 December 2020, starting in Munster's 21–7 home win. [13] De Allende was named in the 2020–21 Pro14 Dream Team in his first season with Munster.
Imad Khan (born 2 December 2003) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as a scrum-half for the Western Province Currie Cup team and DHL Stormers. [ 1 ] Khan has also represented SA Schools, Junior Springboks, Western Province rugby, UCT IKey Tigers , and recently made his debut for the DHL Stormers .
Jaden Hendrikse (born 23 March 2000) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship, the Sharks (Currie Cup) in the Currie Cup and South Africa internationally. [2]