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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.
Rugby union in South Africa is centrally administered by the South African Rugby Union, which consists of fourteen provincial unions – the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the Boland Rugby Union, the Border Rugby Football Union, the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the Free State Rugby Union, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the Griffons Rugby Union, the Griqualand West Rugby Union, the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby ...
Percy Montgomery holds the South African record for Test points. South Africa's most capped player is Eben Etzebeth with 128 caps. Matfield was the most-capped lock for any nation in rugby history, with all of his 127 appearances at that position in 2011, this record has now been overtaken by Alun Wyn Jones. [1]
South Africa announced their squad on 8 August 2023. [12] 1 On 14 September 2023, Malcolm Marx was ruled out of the World Cup, after sustaining a knee injury. [13] He was replaced in the South Africa squad by Handré Pollard. [14] 2 On 2 October 2023, Makazole Mapimpi was ruled out of the World Cup, after sustaining a fractured eye socket. [15]
The South Africa men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. [44] Team roster. The following is the South Africa roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [45] Head coach: Neil Powell
England vs South Africa team news: Freddie Steward and Jack van Poortvliet start. England team to face South Africa. 13:30, Harry Latham-Coyle. England XV to face South Africa at Allianz Stadium ...
Pages in category "South Africa national rugby union team" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Two irresistible tries by winger Cheslin Kolbe helped South Africa team to a 29-20 victory over England at Twickenham on Saturday and though ... the best men’s rugby team on the planet proved ...