List of South Africa national rugby union players explained

South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.

Individual records

Career

South Africa's most capped player is Victor Matfield with 127 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] The most-capped back is Bryan Habana, with 124 caps over a thirteen year career.^[2] Percy Montgomery holds the South African record for Test points with 893, which at the time of his international retirement placed him sixth on the all-time list of Test point scorers (he now stands eleventh).^{(as at 10 December 2019)[3]}

Morné Steyn holds the Springbok record for the fastest 100 points (8 Test matches)^[4]

Although statistics on the success rate of kicks at goal were not kept until the late 1980s, it is believed that Steyn also holds the record for most consecutive successful kicks at goal in Tests. He had a streak of 41 successful kicks at goal, which started during the Boks' Test against Italy on 19 June 2010 and ended on 6 November 2010 against Ireland.^{[5] [6]}

John Smit was the world's most-capped captain, having captained South Africa in 82^[7] of his 111 Tests.^[8] He has since been overtaken by Richie McCaw and Brian O'Driscoll. The world's most-capped lock pairing is that of Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha, who have started together in 62 Tests.^[9] Smit also played 46 consecutive matches for South Africa, which is a record.

The record try scorer is Bryan Habana with 67 international tries.^{(as at 14 February 2018)[10]}

Single match

Fly-half Jannie de Beer holds the world record for dropped goals in a Test match (5, during the 44–21 quarter-final win over England in the 1999 Rugby World Cup)

The most points Montgomery ever scored in a single international was 35 against Namibia in 2007—this is also a South African record.

On 1 August during the 2009 Tri Nations tournament, Morné Steyn set a number of records during the second Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks. 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 Christophe Lamaison's 29 (France, 1999).
• World record for most points scored by a player who has scored all their team's points.
• South African record for penalties in a test (8) – beating the seven achieved twice by Montgomery.^[11]

Hall of Fame players

Eleven former South African international players have been inducted into either the International Rugby Hall of Fame or the IRB Hall of Fame. Six are members of the International Rugby Hall of Fame only; two are members of the IRB Hall of Fame only, and four are members of both Halls of Fame.

Barry "Fairy" Heatlie, who played in the late 19th century and into the early 20th, was one of the early greats of South African rugby. He appeared for Western Province 34 times between 1890 and 1904, with 28 of them being Currie Cup wins. He also played six Tests for South Africa against the Lions in 1891, 1896, and 1903, and also captained the side to their only two Test wins of the 1890s. Arguably his greatest legacy to South African rugby is the green jersey; he is credited with introducing the colour for South Africa's 1903 Test against the Lions at Newlands. He was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009.^[12]

Bennie Osler played 17 consecutive Tests between 1924 and 1933. Playing at fly-half, his first Test was against the touring British team in 1924. He also played in the series against the All Blacks in 1928, but most notably captained the Springboks on their Grand Slam tour of 1931–32 when they defeated all four Home Nations.^[13] His last Tests were the five played against Australia when they toured to South Africa in 1933.^[14] Osler was inducted to the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007^[13] and the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009.^[12]

Making his Test debut in Olser's Grand Slam winning team in 1931 was scrum-half Danie Craven. Craven played several positions including fly-half, scrum-half, centre and even number-eight.^[15] However Craven was most famous for popularising the dive pass.^[16] As well as winning a Grand Slam with Osler's team, Craven toured with 1937 Springboks to New Zealand where they achieved their first series victory over New Zealand.^[17] His last act as player was captaining South Africa in a Test series against the Lions.^[15] Craven's involvement with the Springboks continued after his playing retirement, and he coached them to a 4–0 series win over the touring All Blacks in 1949.^[18] He was elected President of the South African Rugby Board in 1956, a position he held until the post-apartheid South African Rugby Union was formed in 1991. Craven was instrumental in the formation of the South African Rugby Union and became its first Executive President.^[17] Such was Craven's influence in South African rugby he became known as "Mr Rugby", was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1997,^[15] and was in the second class of inductees into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2007; behind Rugby School and William Webb Ellis.^[17]

The man most credited with inventing modern number 8 play was Hennie Muller, inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 2001.^[19] He played 13 Tests between 1949 and 1953, and in the process won a 4–0 series victory over the All Blacks and a Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland.^[20] He was nicknamed Windhond (greyhound) for his speed around the field.^[19] When writing about the 1949 series against the All Blacks, Harding and Williams wrote: "(Okey) Geffin won the series, perhaps, but Muller made it possible."^[21] Of Muller's 13 Tests, he only lost one—against Australia in 1953.^[20]

Named South Africa's player of the 20th Century in 2000, Frik du Preez played 38 Tests between 1961 and 1971.^[22] Du Preez could play both flanker or lock and was one of the most dominant forwards of the 1960s,^[22] but was especially well known for his all round skills.^[23] Danie Craven said of du Preez, "To my mind he could have played any position on a rugby field with equal brilliance."^[22] He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1997^[23] and the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009.^[12]

Morné du Plessis played 22 Tests for South Africa between 1971 and 1980.^[24] His debut was at Number 8 in South Africa's series win over Australia in 1971. He went on to captain South Africa and became part of the only father-son pair to captain South Africa—his father had captained South Africa in 1949.^[25] He led South Africa to a 3–1 series win over the All Blacks in 1976 and a series win over the British and Irish Lions in 1980 by the same margin.^[26] Du Plessis would be inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1999.^[24]

International Hall of Fame inductees Naas Botha, inducted in 2005, and Danie Gerber, inducted in 2007, both had careers interrupted by South Africa's sporting isolation in the 1980s and early 1990s. Botha made his Test debut against the South American Jaguars in 1980. Playing at fly-half, Botha played 28 Tests and scored 312 Test points before his international retirement in 1992.^[27] Botha contributed significantly to the Springboks 1980 series win over the Lions, and also played for the World XV in the IRB Centenary Match at Twickenham.^[28] Gerber also made his debut in 1980, and scored 19 tries in his 24 Tests before retiring in 1992.^[29] He scored a hat-trick against England in 1984, and played alongside Botha in the World XV team in 1986. In South Africa's first Test since the fall of apartheid, against the All Blacks in 1992, he scored twice.^[30]

Two players that straddled the amateur and professional eras were Francois Pienaar and Joost van der Westhuizen. Both first played for the Springboks in 1993. Pienaar was named captain in his first Test against France, and went on to captain the side to the 1995 World Cup.^[31] It was there he captained South Africa to the World Cup title, and received the trophy from Nelson Mandela who was wearing his number 6 jersey.^[32] Nelson Mandela later wrote "It was under Francois Pienaar's inspiring leadership that rugby became the pride of the entire country. Francois brought the nation together."^[31] Pienaar entered the International Hall of Fame in 2005,^[32] and was inducted into the IRB Hall in 2011 alongside all other World Cup-winning captains from the inaugural event in 1987 through 2007 (minus the previously inducted Australian John Eales).^[33] Joost van der Westhuizen also participated in the 1995 World cup victory, but went on to play in two more World Cups. Playing at scrum-half, van der Westhuizen played 89 Tests for South Africa and scored 38 tries.^[34] At the time of his retirement following the 2003 World Cup he was South Africa's leading try scorer and most capped player.^[35] He entered the International Hall of Fame two years after Pienaar, in 2007.^[34]

The newest Springbok players to enter the IRB Hall of Fame are John Smit, inducted in 2011 alongside Pienaar,^[33] and Bryan Habana, who received this honor for his remarkable contributions to South African rugby. Habana's induction into the Hall of Fame was officially recognized by World Rugby, as announced in a press release on the Rugby World Cup website.^[36] Habana, renowned for his outstanding achievements on the international stage, became the second Springbok to receive the World Rugby Player of the Year award after Schalk Burger in 2004. His induction into the Hall of Fame acknowledges his exceptional career, which included becoming the Springboks' all-time leading try-scorer and drawing level with Jonah Lomu as the men's Rugby World Cup all-time leading try scorer.

List

As of 21 August 2024, 944 South African rugby union players have represented the Springboks, either by playing in a test match or touring with the national side.

Players included in the current squad as of 21 August 2024 are indicated in green.

- List of South Africa national rugby union players
Number^[37]	Name	Test debut	Debut opposition	Caps	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs
1			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
2			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
3			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
4			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
5			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
6			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
7			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
8			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
9			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
10			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
11			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
12			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
13			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
14			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
15			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
16			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
17			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
18			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
19			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
20			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
21			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
22			Britain	6	6	0	3	0	0
23			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
24			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
25			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
26			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
27			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
28			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
29			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
30			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
31			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
32			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
33			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
34			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
35			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
36			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
37			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
38			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
39			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
40			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
41			Britain	1	2	0	1	0	0
42			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
43			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
44			Britain	3	6	2	0	0	0
45			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
46			Britain	2	3	1	0	0	0
47	^[38]		Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
48			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
49			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
50			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
51			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
52			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
53			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
54			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
55			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
56			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
57			Britain	1	2	0	1	0	0
58			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
59			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
60			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
61			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
62			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
63			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
64			Britain	5	3	1	0	0	0
65			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
66			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
67			Britain	9	3	1	0	0	0
68			Britain	1	3	1	0	0	0
69			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
70			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
71			Britain	6	3	1	0	0	0
72			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
73			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
74			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
75			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
76			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
77			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
78			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
79			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
80			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
81			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
82			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
83			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
84			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
85			Britain	7	9	3	0	0	0
86			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
87			Britain	1	3	1	0	0	0
88			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
89			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
90			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
91				0
92			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
93			Scotland	2	3	1	0	0	0
94				0
95			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
96			Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	0
97			Ireland	3	0	0	0	0	0
98			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
99			Scotland	4	0	0	0	0	0
100			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
101				0
102			Scotland	4	0	0	0	0	0
103			Ireland	3	0	0	0	0	0
104			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
105			Scotland	4	0	0	0	0	0
106			Ireland	9	38	3	7	5	0
107				0
108			Scotland	2	0	0	0	0	0
109			England	6	6	2	0	0	0
110			Ireland	3	8	1	1	1	0
111			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
112			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
113			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
114			Britain	7	8	2	1	0	0
115			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
116			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
117			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
118			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
119			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
120			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
121			Britain	2	3	1	0	0	0
122			Britain	7	3	1	0	0	0
123			Britain	1	3	1	0	0	0
124			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
125			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
126			Britain	2	3	1	0	0	0
127			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
128			Britain	9	6	2	0	0	0
129			Britain	1	3	1	0	0	0
130			Scotland	8	16	0	6	0	1
131				0
132			Scotland	5	15	5	0	0	0
133				0
134			Scotland	5	18	6	0	0	0
135				0
136				0
137			Scotland	5	16	4	2	0	0
138			England	2	0	0	0	0	0
139			France	1	0	0	0	0	0
140			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
141			Scotland	5	0	0	0	0	0
142			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
143			Scotland	5	0	0	0	0	0
144				0
145				0
146			Scotland	4	3	1	0	0	0
147				0
148			Scotland	5	6	2	0	0	0
149				0
150			Scotland	4	0	0	0	0	0
151				0
152			New Zealand	2	3	1	0	0	0
153			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
154				0
155			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
156			New Zealand	1	3	1	0	0	0
157			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
158			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
159			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
160			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
161			Britain	5	0	0	0	0	0
162			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
163			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
164				0
165			New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0	0
166			New Zealand	5	0	0	0	0	0
167			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
168			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
169			New Zealand	8	0	0	0	0	0
170			New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0	0
171			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
172			New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0	0
173			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
174				0
175				0
176			New Zealand	14	6	1	0	1	0
177			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
178			Britain	2	3	1	0	0	0
179			Britain	4	3	1	0	0	0
180			Britain	4	13	3	0	0	1
181			Britain	17	46	2	6	4	4
182			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
183			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
184			Britain	8	6	2	0	0	0
185			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
186			Britain	2	3	1	0	0	0
187			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
188			Britain	3	6	2	0	0	0
189			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
190			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
191			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
192			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
193			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
194			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
195			New Zealand	8	0	0	0	0	0
196			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
197			New Zealand	8	6	2	0	0	0
198			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
199			New Zealand	16	3	1	0	0	0
200			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
201			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
202			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
203			New Zealand	4	3	1	0	0	0
204			New Zealand	16	55	0	13	7	2
205			New Zealand	1	3	1	0	0	0
206			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
207			New Zealand	18	6	2	0	0	0
208			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
209			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
210			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
211			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
212			Wales	4	3	1	0	0	0
213			Ireland	3	0	0	0	0	0
214			Wales	3	0	0	0	0	0
215			Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0
216			Ireland	7	6	2	0	0	0
217			Wales	10	7	1	0	0	1
218				0
219			Wales	16	9	3	0	0	0
220				0
221			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
222			Australia	12	3	1	0	0	0
223			Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0
224			England	10	0	0	0	0	0
225			Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0
226			Wales	9	0	0	0	0	0
227			Australia	5	0	0	0	0	0
228			Wales	17	21	7	0	0	0
229				0
230				0
231			Australia	8	15	5	0	0	0
232			Australia	11	29	4	4	3	0
233			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
234			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
235			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
236			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
237			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
238			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
239			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
240			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
241			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
242			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
243			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
244				0
245				0
246			Australia	5	9	3	0	0	0
247			Britain	2	6	2	0	0	0
248				0
249			New Zealand	3	3	1	0	0	0
250			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
251			New Zealand	5	3	1	0	0	0
252			Australia	6	6	2	0	0	0
253			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
254			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
255			Australia	8	3	1	0	0	0
256			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
257			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
258			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
259			Australia	2	6	2	0	0	0
260				0
261			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
262			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
263			New Zealand	5	10	0	2	2	0
264			New Zealand	5	10	1	2	1	0
265			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
266			New Zealand	11	9	3	0	0	0
267			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
268			New Zealand	10	18	1	0	1	4
269			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
270			New Zealand	7	48	0	9	10	0
271			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
272			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
273			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
274			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
275			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
276			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
277			New Zealand	13	16	3	2	1	0
278			New Zealand	12	6	2	0	0	0
279			New Zealand	8	6	2	0	0	0
280			New Zealand	22	15	5	0	0	0
281			New Zealand	21	12	4	0	0	0
282			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
283			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
284			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
285			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
286			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
287			Scotland	10	8	0	1	1	1
288				0
289			Ireland	7	9	3	0	0	0
290				0
291			Scotland	9	11	2	1	1	0
292			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
293			Australia	5	11	0	4	1	0
294				0
295			Australia	4	6	2	0	0	0
296				0
297			Scotland	9	6	2	0	0	0
298			England	15	3	1	0	0	0
299				0
300			Scotland	6	6	2	0	0	0
301			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
302				0
303			Scotland	13	0	0	0	0	0
304			Scotland	10	18	6	0	0	0
305				0
306			Australia	13	0	0	0	0	0
307			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
308			Australia	2	3	1	0	0	0
309			Australia	2	3	1	0	0	0
310			Australia	2	19	0	5	2	1
311			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
312			Britain	1	3	1	0	0	0
313			Britain	7	15	5	0	0	0
314			Britain	7	15	4	0	0	1
315			Britain	7	6	1	0	0	1
316			Britain	6	0	0	0	0	0
317			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
318			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
319			Britain	28	10	2	2	0	0
320			Britain	9	12	4	0	0	0
321			Britain	8	28	3	5	3	0
322			Britain	5	6	2	0	0	0
323			Britain	12	0	0	0	0	0
324			Britain	8	3	1	0	0	0
325			Britain	6	0	0	0	0	0
326			Britain	9	6	2	0	0	0
327			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
328			Australia	2	0	0	0	0	0
329			Australia	8	3	1	0	0	0
330			New Zealand	2	3	1	0	0	0
331			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
332			France	14	0	0	0	0	0
333				0
334				0
335				0
336			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
337			France	3	8	0	4	0	0
338			France	2	0	0	0	0	0
339			France	2	3	1	0	0	0
340			France	17	12	4	0	0	0
341			France	11	6	2	0	0	0
342			France	1	0	0	0	0	0
343			France	1	0	0	0	0	0
344			France	1	0	0	0	0	0
345			France	18	3	1	0	0	0
346			France	2	0	0	0	0	0
347			Scotland	33	24	8	0	0	0
348			Scotland	33	24	8	0	0	0
349			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
350			Scotland	11	9	1	0	2	0
351			Scotland	1	3	1	0	0	0
352			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
353			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
354			Scotland	1	3	1	0	0	0
355			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
356			Scotland	22	15	5	0	0	0
357			New Zealand	10	18	6	0	0	0
358			New Zealand	5	0	0	0	0	0
359			New Zealand	19	88	5	14	14	1
360			New Zealand	6	20	0	4	4	0
361			New Zealand	16	0	0	0	0	0
362			New Zealand	11	0	0	0	0	0
363			New Zealand	27	6	0	0	0	2
364			New Zealand	19	0	0	0	0	0
365			New Zealand	5	0	0	0	0	0
366				0
367			Wales	27	18	6	0	0	0
368				0
369			Ireland	1	9	0	3	1	0
370			Wales	12	0	0	0	0	0
371			Britain	18	0	0	0	0	0
372			Wales	7	0	0	0	0	0
373			Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0
374			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
375			England	38	11	1	1	2	0
376			Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0
377				0
378			Ireland	1	6	2	0	0	0
379			Ireland	1	6	2	0	0	0
380			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
381			Britain	5	3	1	0	0	0
382			Britain	25	9	3	0	0	0
383			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
384			Australia	3	3	1	0	0	0
385			Australia	3	3	1	0	0	0
386			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
387			Australia	25	3	1	0	0	0
388			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
389			Australia	7	12	1	0	3	0
390			Australia	35	3	1	0	0	0
391			Australia	7	0	0	0	0	0
392			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
393			Australia	10	9	3	0	0	0
394			Australia	14	47	2	4	11	0
395			Wales	14	0	0	0	0	0
396			France	4	0	0	0	0	0
397			France	8	0	0	0	0	0
398			Ireland	2	5	1	1	0	0
399			Scotland	5	0	0	0	0	0
400			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
401			France	8	0	0	0	0	0
402				0
403			Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	0
404				0
405				0
406				0
407			Australia	7	6	2	0	0	0
408			France	25	18	6	0	0	0
409			Australia	5	0	0	0	0	0
410			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
411			Australia	2	0	0	0	0	0
412			Australia	2	0	0	0	0	0
413			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
414				0
415			New Zealand	38	21	7	0	0	0
416				0
417			France	16	15	5	0	0	0
418			France	14	26	0	7	4	0
419			France	25	130	6	20	19	5
420			France	4	0	0	0	0	0
421			France	12	0	0	0	0	0
422			France	25	15	5	0	0	0
423			France	4	0	0	0	0	0
424			Britain	4	3	0	0	0	1
425			Britain	3	3	1	0	0	0
426			Scotland	7	0	0	0	0	0
427				0
428			Australia	14	12	4	0	0	0
429			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
430				0
431				0
432			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
433			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
434				0
435				0
436				0
437				0
438			England	4	0	0	0	0	0
439				0
440			England	3	0	0	0	0	0
441			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
442			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
443			New Zealand	11	62	0	10	14	0
444			New Zealand	10	3	1	0	0	0
445			New Zealand	15	0	0	0	0	0
446			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
447			France	7	10	3	0	0	0
448			France	6	6	2	0	0	0
449			France	5	0	0	0	0	0
450			France	13	0	0	0	0	0
451			Australia	3	6	2	0	0	0
452				0
453			England	10	24	1	1	4	2
454			Australia	2	0	0	0	0	0
455			Australia	22	12	3	0	0	0
456			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
457			England	9	0	0	0	0	0
458			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
459			Britain	8	4	1	0	0	0
460			Britain	9	8	2	0	0	0
461			Britain	9	4	1	0	0	0
462			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
463			Britain	6	0	0	0	0	0
464			Britain	13	0	0	0	0	0
465			Britain	20	48	12	0	0	0
466			Britain	3	18	0	0	6	0
467			Britain	9	89	0	7	23	2
468			Britain	10	0	0	0	0	0
469			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
470			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
471			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
472			Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0
473			Britain	3	4	1	0	0	0
474			Britain	17	4	1	0	0	0
475			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
476			Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0
477			Britain	7	4	1	0	0	0
478			Britain	3	4	1	0	0	0
479			Britain	5	0	0	0	0	0
480			France	5	3	0	0	0	1
481			France	4	10	1	0	2	0
482			France	2	8	2	0	0	0
483				0
484			France	4	0	0	0	0	0
485			France	1	0	0	0	0	0
486			France	11	4	1	0	0	0
487			New Zealand	2	4	1	0	0	0
488			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
489			New Zealand	21	24	6	0	0	0
490			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
491			World Invitation	1	0	0	0	0	0
492			World Invitation	1	0	0	0	0	0
493			World Invitation	1	4	1	0	0	0
494			World Invitation	1	21	0	3	5	0
495			World Invitation	1	4	1	0	0	0
496			World Invitation	2	0	0	0	0	0
497			World Invitation	1	0	0	0	0	0
498			World Invitation	24	0	0	0	0	0
499			South America	2	0	0	0	0	0
500			South America	14	12	3	0	0	0
501			South America	18	48	12	0	0	0
502			South America	28	312	2	50	51	17
503			South America	2	4	1	0	0	0
504			South America	11	0	0	0	0	0
505			South America	19	20	5	0	0	0
506			South America	13	14	2	0	2	0
507			Britain	4	0	0	0	0	0
508			Britain	19	12	3	0	0	0
509			Britain	11	4	1	0	0	0
510			Britain	8	0	0	0	0	0
511			Britain	3	8	2	0	0	0
512			Britain	2	0	0	0	0	0
513				0
514			South America	24	82	19	1	0	0
515			Ireland	6	22	1	3	4	0
516			New Zealand	5	0	0	0	0	0
517			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
518			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
519			Ireland	7	0	0	0	0	0
520			Ireland	9	4	1	0	0	0
521			New Zealand	14	41	2	6	7	0
522			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
523			South America	12	16	4	0	0	0
524			New Zealand	3	4	1	0	0	0
525			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
526			New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0	0
527			New Zealand	2	4	1	0	0	0
528			New Zealand	7	4	1	0	0	0
529				0
530				0
531				0
532			England	2	0	0	0	0	0
533			England	2	0	0	0	0	0
534			England	4	0	0	0	0	0
535			England	6	0	0	0	0	0
536			England	5	0	0	0	0	0
537			South America	8	7	1	0	0	1
538			South America	4	0	0	0	0	0
539			South America	2	0	0	0	0	0
540			South America	2	4	1	0	0	0
541			South America	2	4	1	0	0	0
542			NZ Cavaliers	4	8	2	0	0	0
543			NZ Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	0	0
544			NZ Cavaliers	17	9	2	0	0	0
545			NZ Cavaliers	8	0	0	0	0	0
546			NZ Cavaliers	6	4	1	0	0	0
547			NZ Cavaliers	8	0	0	0	0	0
548			NZ Cavaliers	7	4	1	0	0	0
549			NZ Cavaliers	3	0	0	0	0	0
550			NZ Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	0	0
551			NZ Cavaliers	2	0	0	0	0	0
552			World Invitation	2	0	0	0	0	0
553			World Invitation	2	4	1	0	0	0
554			World Invitation	5	0	0	0	0	0
555			World Invitation	2	0	0	0	0	0
556			World Invitation	7	0	0	0	0	0
557			World Invitation	34	115	10	7	17	0
558			New Zealand	7	40	0	2	12	0
559			New Zealand	14	10	2	0	0	0
560			New Zealand	33	15	3	0	0	0
561			New Zealand	47	100	20	0	0	0
562			New Zealand	7	0	0	0	0	0
563			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
564			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
565			New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0	0
566			New Zealand	7	0	0	0	0	0
567			New Zealand	8	0	0	0	0	0
568			Australia	5	0	0	0	0	0
569			France	3	0	0	0	0	0
570			France	17	15	3	0	0	0
571				0
572			France	27	34	4	1	4	0
573				0
574			England	9	0	0	0	0	0
575			France	6	0	0	0	0	0
576			Argentina	8	0	0	0	0	0
577				0
578				0
579			France	15	20	4	0	0	0
580			France	10	20	4	0	0	0
581				0
582			Scotland	2	0	0	0	0	0
583			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
584			France	29	15	3	0	0	0
585			France	18	5	1	0	0	0
586			France	21	5	1	0	0	0
587			France	4	0	0	0	0	0
588			France	3	0	0	0	0	0
589			Argentina	27	70	14	0	0	0
590			Australia	35	156	1	38	25	0
591				0
592			Australia	22	240	6	30	47	3
593			Argentina	89	190	38	0	0	0
594			Australia	13	0	0	0	0	0
595			Australia	16	0	0	0	0	0
596			Argentina	36	35	7	0	0	0
597				0
598				0
599			Argentina	4	0	0	0	0	0
600			England	54	5	1	0	0	0
601			Argentina	26	15	3	0	0	0
602			England	77	60	12	0	0	0
603			Wales	42	30	6	0	0	0
604			Argentina	7	86	5	14	11	0
605			England	17	10	2	0	0	0
606			England	14	5	1	0	0	0
607	^[39]		England	12	10	2	0	0	0
608	^[40]		England	3	0	0	0	0	0
609				0
610			Argentina	2	10	2	0	0	0
611				0
612				0
613				0
614			Argentina	43	25	5	0	0	0
615			Romania	38	5	1	0	0	0
616			New Zealand	10	20	4	0	0	0
617			New Zealand	34	30	6	0	0	0
618			Argentina	4	0	0	0	0	0
619			Argentina	80	25	5	0	0	0
620			Argentina	6	0	0	0	0	0
621			Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	0
622				0
623				0
624			Samoa	9	10	2	0	0	0
625			Samoa	1	0	0	0	0	0
626			Romania	2	0	0	0	0	0
627			Romania	13	0	0	0	0	0
628			Australia	5	0	0	0	0	0
629			Italy	7	0	0	0	0	0
630			Fiji	10	5	1	0	0	0
631			Fiji	8	10	2	0	0	0
632			Fiji	13	0	0	0	0	0
633			Australia	13	0	0	0	0	0
634			New Zealand	66	45	9	0	0	0
635			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
636			New Zealand	38	50	10	0	0	0
637			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
638			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
639			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
640			Tonga	6	10	2	0	0	0
641				0
642			Italy	5	10	2	0	0	0
643			Scotland	9	23	2	2	3	0
644				0
645			Argentina	28	20	4	0	0	0
646				0
647			Italy	64	130	26	0	0	0
648				0
649			Britain	36	35	7	0	0	0
650			Tonga	2	17	0	7	1	0
651			Britain	102	893	25	153	148	6
652			Britain	43	105	21	0	0	0
653			Britain	13	181	2	33	27	8
654			Britain	20	30	6	0	0	0
655			Australia	6	5	1	0	0	0
656			Australia	1	0	0	0	0	0
657			Ireland	2	5	1	0	0	0
658			France	7	0	0	0	0	0
659			England	42	55	11	0	0	0
660				0
661				0
662			Canada	18	15	3	0	0	0
663			Scotland	26	5	1	0	0	0
664				0
665			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
666			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
667			Ireland	14	108	5	25	11	0
668			Ireland	37	95	19	0	0	0
669			Ireland	37	5	1	0	0	0
670			Italy	20	5	1	0	0	0
671			Italy	21	221	2	23	55	0
672				0
673				0
674			Italy	31	50	10	0	0	0
675			Italy	13	25	5	0	0	0
676			Italy	39	10	2	0	0	0
677				0
678			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
679				0
680				0
681			Italy	33	25	5	0	0	0
682				0
683			Italy	29	0	0	0	0	0
684			Italy	51	20	4	0	0	0
685			Italy	12	5	1	0	0	0
686			Italy	5	10	2	0	0	0
687			Spain	1	0	0	0	0	0
688			Australia	2	5	1	0	0	0
689			Spain	11	10	2	0	0	0
690			Canada	39	15	3	0	0	0
691			Canada	111	40	8	0	0	0
692			New Zealand	7	0	0	0	0	0
693			Australia	15	145	0	23	31	2
694			New Zealand	11	0	0	0	0	0
695			Wales	25	0	0	0	0	0
696			New Zealand	32	51	5	7	1	3
697			Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0
698				0
699				0
700			Wales	5	10	2	0	0	0
701			Samoa	2	5	1	0	0	0
702			USA	24	0	0	0	0	0
703				0
704			Wales	3	0	0	0	0	0
705			Italy	127	35	7	0	0	0
706			Wales	9	0	0	0	0	0
707				0
708				0
709			Scotland	2	0	0	0	0	0
710			France	2	0	0	0	0	0
711			New Zealand	30	45	9	0	0	0
712				0
713				0
714			France	13	20	4	0	0	0
715			France	42	159	3	27	29	1
716			Italy	24	22	4	1	0	0
717			Italy	10	10	2	0	0	0
718			Italy	13	5	1	0	0	0
719			New Zealand	52	50	10	0	0	0
720			France	6	15	3	0	0	0
721			Italy	34	35	7	0	0	0
722			Italy	2	0	0	0	0	0
723			Wales	31	171	2	31	25	8
724			Wales	18	13	2	0	0	1
725			Wales	1	0	0	0	0
726			Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0
727			Wales	23	40	8	0	0	0
728			Wales	14	5	1	0	0	0
729			Argentina	11	31	4	4	0	1
730			Samoa	15	5	1	0	0	0
731			Samoa	1	0	0	0	0	0
732			Australia	5	5	1	0	0	0
733			France	85	35	7	0	0	0
734			Scotland	9	0	0	0	0	0
735			France	109	135	27	0	0	0
736			Scotland	2	0	0	0	0	0
737			France	3	0	0	0	0	0
738			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
739			France	20	15	3	0	0	0
740			France	2	0	0	0	0	0
741			Scotland	73	20	4	0	0	0
742			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
743			Scotland	19	20	4	0	0	0
744			Scotland	14	5	1	0	0	0
745			Scotland	11	10	2	0	0	0
746			Scotland	70	60	12	0	0	0
747			Scotland	6	0	0	0	0	0
748			Australia	6	5	1	0	0	0
749				0
750			New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	0
751			New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0	0
752			Uruguay	72	160	32	0	0	0
753			Uruguay	8	69	2	13	10	1
754			Georgia	86	80	16	0	0	0
755			Uruguay	63	50	10	0	0	0
756			Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	0
757			Ireland	76	80	16	0	0	0
758			Ireland	32	20	4	0	0	0
759			Ireland	23	0	0	0	0	0
760			Ireland	13	0	0	0	0	0
761			Wales	9	0	0	0	0	0
762			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
763			Scotland	8	15	3	0	0	0
764			Scotland	53	30	6	0	0	0
765			Wales	8	0	0	0	0	0
766			England	124	335	67	0	0	0
767			Argentina	4	25	5	0	0	0
768			Uruguay	4	30	6	0	0	0
769			Uruguay	47	25	5	0	0	0
770			Australia	12	0	0	0	0	0
771			Wales	3	7	0	2	1	0
772			Scotland	38	5	1	0	0	0
773			Scotland	24	0	0	0	0	0
774			Australia	11	5	1	0	0	0
775			Australia	70	120	24	0	0	0
776			New Zealand	25	5	1	0	0	0
777			Australia	53	35	7	0	0	0
778			New Zealand	25	5	1	0	0	0
779			New Zealand	88	135	8	22	17	0
780			Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	0
781			England	2	0	0	0	0	0
782			Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	0
783			Ireland	78	165	11	13	25	3
784			England	1	0	0	0	0	0
785			Samoa	3	0	0	0	0	0
786			Samoa	10	0	0	0	0	0
787			Australia	79	55	11	0	0	0
788			Australia	70	5	1	0	0	0
789			Australia	5	0	0	0	0	0
790			Wales	5	0	0	0	0	0
791			Wales	20	5	1	0	0	0
792			Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0
793				0	0	0	0	0	0
794			Barbarians	5	0	0	0	0	0
795			Wales	29	5	1	0	0	0
796			Wales	12	0	0	0	0	0
797			Wales	117	10	2	0	0	0
798			Italy	9	10	2	0	0	0
799			Italy	15	15	3	0	0	0
800			Australia	66	30	6	0	0	0
801			England	23	5	1	0	0	0
802				0	0	0	0	0	0
803			Britain	68	742	8	102	156	10
804			Britain	31	25	5	0	0	0
805				0	0	0	0	0	0
806			Wales	19	20	4	0	0	0
807			Italy	46	25	5	0	0	0
808				0	0	0	0	0	0
809			Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0
810			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
811			Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0
812			Ireland	6	5	1	0	0	0
813				0	0	0	0	0	0
814			Italy	4	0	0	0	0	0
815			Wales	76	50	10	0	0	0
816			Wales	17	25	5	0	0	0
817			Wales	10	15	3	0	0	0
818			France	37	5	1	0	0	0
819			Australia	45	329	2	65	62	1
820			Ireland	56	153	2	25	27	4
821			Scotland	17	30	6	0	0	0
822			Wales	43	35	7	0	0	0
823			Ireland	5	0	0	0	0	0
824			England	30	20	4	0	0	0
825			Ireland	6	0	0	0	0	0
826			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
827				0	0	0	0	0	0
828			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
829			Australia	3	0	0	0	0	0
830			New Zealand	2	0	0	0	0	0
831			England	31	30	6	0	0	0
832			England	17	0	0	0	0	0
833			England	124	30	6	0	0	0
834			England	3	0	0	0	0	0
835			Argentina	6	0	0	0	0	0
836			Argentina	12	20	4	0	0	0
837				0	0	0	0	0	0
838			Italy	3	0	0	0	0	0
839			Australia	13	25	3	2	2	0
840			Australia	76	15	3	0	0	0
841			Wales	73	5	1	0	0	0
842			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
843			Italy	2	0	0	0	0	0
844			New Zealand	14	10	2	0	0	0
845			France	7	5	1	0	0	0
846			New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0
847				0	0	0	0	0	0
848			Italy	96	75	15	0	0	0
849			Italy	35	25	5	0	0	0
850			Italy	68	5	1	0	0	0
851			Scotland	86	55	11	0	0	0
852			Scotland	3	0	0	0	0	0
853			France	6	0	0	0	0	0
854			Wales	81	45	9	0	0	0
855			Wales	12	25	5	0	0	0
856			Wales	66	25	5	0	0	0
857			Scotland	73	734	7	99	162	5
858			Scotland	7	0	0	0	0	0
859			Scotland	19	0	0	0	0	0
860			Scotland	1	0	0	0	0	0
861			Scotland	1	2	0	1	0	0
862			Argentina	82	55	11	0	0	0
863			Australia	23	15	3	0	0	0
864			Australia	34	65	13	0	0	0
865			Italy	5	0	0	0	0	0
866			Italy	8	0	0	0	0	0
867			Australia	73	80	16	0	0	0
868			New Zealand	54	0	0	0	0	0
869			United States	13	5	1	0	0	0
870			Ireland	58	50	5	5	0	0
871			Ireland	7	15	2	1	1	0
872			Ireland	76	15	3	0	0	0
873			Ireland	83	10	2	0	0	0
874			Ireland	11	0	0	0	0	0
875			Ireland	72	75	15	0	0	0
876			New Zealand	69	95	19	0	0	0
877			England	7	5	1	0	0	0
878			Wales	8	5	1	0	0	0
879			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
880			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
881			Wales	14	10	2	0	0	0
882			France	10	10	2	0	0	0
883			France	12	10	2	0	0	0
884			France	13	0	0	0	0	0
885			France	10	5	1	0	0	0
886			France	4	5	1	0	0	0
887			Argentina	2	0	0	0	0	0
888			New Zealand	14	0	0	0	0	0
889			France	6	0	0	0	0	0
890			Italy	13	15	3	0	0	0
891			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
892			Wales	37	35	7	0	0	0
893			Wales	33	0	0	0	0	0
894			Wales	1	0	0	0	0	0
895			Wales	45	35	7	0	0	0
896			Wales	6	0	0	0	0	0
897			Wales	44	150	30	0	0	0
898			Wales	18	0	0	0	0	0
899			Wales	1	5	1	0	0	0
900			Wales	6	0	0	0	0	0
901			Wales	20	0	0	0	0	0
902			Wales	3	0	0	0	0	0
903			Wales	16	0	0	0	0	0
904			Wales	1	3	0	1	0	0
905			Wales	7	0	0	0	0	0
906			England	37	10	2	0	0	0
907			England	13	30	6	0	0	0
908			England	16	45	9	0	0	0
909			Argentina	22	10	2	0	0	0
910			Argentina	39	56	4	9	4	2
911			Australia	35	96	15	3	5	0
912			Australia	4	0	0	0	0	0
913			Australia	25	25	5	0	0	0
914			Australia	2	0	0	0	0	0
915			Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	0
916			Georgia	6	15	3	0	0	0
917			Georgia	1	0	0	0	0	0
918			Georgia	27	5	1	0	0	0
919			Argentina	6	0	0	0	0	0
920			Argentina	15	10	2	0	0	0
921			Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	0
922			Wales	6	0	0	0	0	0
923			Wales	8	0	0	0	0	0
924			Wales	7	0	0	0	0	0
925			Wales	19	85	17	0	0	0
926			Wales	3	0	0	0	0	0
927			Wales	2	0	0	0	0	0
928			Wales	13	10	2	0	0	0
929			Wales	13	10	2	0	0	0
930			Australia	10	25	5	0	0	0
931			Australia	16	91	1	28	10	0
932			Australia	12	0	0	0	0	0
933			Argentina	4	0	0	0	0	0
934			Wales	1	7	0	2	1	0
935			Wales	1	5	1	0	0	0
936			Wales	3	5	1	0	0	0
937			Wales	6	33	0	12	3	0
938			Portugal	2	5	1	0	0	0
939			Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	0
940			Portugal	1	5	1	0	0	0
941			Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	0
942			Portugal	1	5	1	0	0	0
943			Portugal	1	0	0	0	0	0
944			Portugal	1	5	1	0	0	0
As of 21 August 2024

External links

• Springbok rugby hall of fame
• SA Rugby

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unofficial world champions, Blackrock College Lions and the world's most capped lock . John . Griffiths . Ask John . ESPN Scrum . 31 January 2011 . 3 March 2011.
2. Web site: Bryan Gary Habana. ESPN scrum. 2019-12-10.
3. Web site: Rugby Union Test matches Most individual points. ESPN scrum. 2019-12-10.
4. Web site: Steyn expected to make his mark again – The Irish Times – Wed, Nov 25, 2009 . The Irish Times . 25 November 2009 . 2 July 2010 . 18 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018180251/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/1125/1224259393401.html . dead .
5. Web site: Morné Steyn's goal-kicking record, Tri-Nations clean-sweeps, Scottish captains and Shane Sullivan . Ask John . John . Griffiths . ESPN Scrum . 13 September 2010 . 18 October 2010.
6. News: Boks spoil Irish homecoming . . 6 November 2010 . 6 November 2010.
7. Web site: Statsguru / Test matches / Player records (filter: as captain) . ESPN Scrum . 4 October 2011.
8. http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/TriNations/Springbok-milestone-watch-20100824 Springbok milestone watch
9. News: Boks have a lock on experience . JJ . Harmse . . 14 June 2010 . 26 June 2010. At the time of the article, Matfield and Botha had started together in 60 Tests. They started together in the Boks' next Test on 19 June against Italy, but not in the two teams' 26 June Test, and next started together against Ireland on 6 November 2010.
10. Web site: Italy 20 South Africa 18: Springboks suffer fresh humiliation as Azzurri pull of stunning win in Florence . . 19 November 2016 . 20 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161122091409/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/11/19/italy-20-south-africa-18-springboks-suffer-fresh-humiliation-as/ . 22 November 2016 . dmy-all .
11. News: Steyn blots All Blacks' copybook . Knowler, Richard . 3 August 2009 . . 12 November 2011.
12. IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction . International Rugby Board . PDF . 27 October 2009 . 28 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053258/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/unions/0/091022inducteeprofile2009_9131.pdf . 16 May 2011 .
13. Web site: Bennie Osler . rugbyhalloffame.com . 30 November 2007.
14. Web site: Bennie Osler . genslin.us . 30 November 2007.
15. Web site: Danie Craven . rugbyhalloffame.com . 27 December 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061103173346/http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/craven1997.htm . 3 November 2006 .
16. Harding (2000), pg 35
17. News: Huge IRB honour for Craven . rugbyrugby.com . 7 November 2007 . 27 February 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209014708/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/tournaments/rugby_world_cup/story_71107140200.php . 9 December 2008 .
18. Harding (2000), pg 42
19. Web site: Hennie Muller . rugbyhalloffame.com . 28 December 2007 . dead . https://archive.today/20130105011048/http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/muller2001.htm . 5 January 2013 .
20. Web site: Inducted: England v South Africa (20/11/04) . rfu.com . PDF . 28 December 2007 . Llewellyn . Dai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216060017/http://www.rfu.com/microsites/museum/pdfs/cotton_muller.pdf . 16 February 2008 .
21. Harding (2000), pg 50
22. Web site: Frik Du-Preez – Biography . sporting-heroes.net . 28 December 2007.
23. Web site: Frik du Preez . rugbyhalloffame.com . 28 December 2007.
24. Web site: Morne du Plessis . rugbyhalloffame.com . 28 December 2007.
25. Web site: Rugby: Morne du Plessis . safrica.info . 28 December 2007 . Morgan . Brad.
26. Web site: Morne du Plessis . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216060018/http://www.sporthalloffame.co.za/pdfs/Page%201-67.p57.pdf . dead . 16 February 2008 . sporthalloffame.co.za . PDF . 28 December 2007 .
27. Web site: Naas Botha . rugbyhalloffame.com . 28 December 2007.
28. Web site: Naas Botha – Biography . sporting-heroes.net . 28 December 2007.
29. Web site: Daniel Gerber . rugbyhalloffame.com . 28 December 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040847/http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/gerber2007.htm . 11 October 2007 .
30. Web site: Danie Gerber . 28 December 2007 . sporting-heroes.net.
31. Web site: Francois Pienaar – Biography . sporting-heroes.net . 29 December 2007.
32. Web site: Francois Pienaar . rugbyhalloffame.com . 29 December 2007 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209004253/http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/pienaar2005.htm . 9 December 2012 .
33. RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame . International Rugby Board . 26 October 2011 . 26 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027230745/http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid%3D2060049.html#rwc+legends+inducted+into+irb+hall+fame . 27 October 2011 .
34. Web site: Joost van der Westhuizen . rugbyhalloffame.com . 29 December 2007 . dead . https://archive.today/20120908200118/http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/westhuizen2007.htm . 8 September 2012 .
35. News: Joost van der Westhuizen . bbc.co.uk . 24 March 2003 . 29 December 2007.
36. Web site: World Rugby Hall of Fame to Recognize Five Rugby World Cup Greats. Rugby World Cup. 2023-10-13.
37. Web site: Springboks Produced from 1891 - 15.co.za - Rugby News, Live Scores, Results, Fixtures . 2021-02-24 . en-US.
38. Web site: OLDHAM RLFC INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION. Hall of Fame. Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. 19 December 2013.
39. Web site: Players and Officials: Johan Roux (South Africa). ESPN. 27 August 2012.
40. Web site: Players and Officials: Johan le Roux (South Africa) . ESPN . 30 August 2012.