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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]
After the national team won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, black rugby pioneer Dan Qeqe stated, "The Springboks play for all of us." [ 81 ] In March 2004, the South African Sports Commission ratified a decision for the Protea to be the official rugby emblem on blazers and caps, allowing the Springbok to remain on the team jersey and the traditional ...
Eben Etzebeth (born 29 October 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and the South Africa national rugby team. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He made his international debut for the Springboks in 2012 and has since won 130 caps, making him the Springboks' most capped player.
Makazole D-rex Mapimpi (born 26 July 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and South Africa national team. He usually plays as a winger and centre. [1] He was part of the winning Springboks of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
Kolisi became the first ever black player to lead the Springboks in a Test match in the match against England at Ellis Park on 9 June 2018. [25] He captained the South African team at the 2019 Rugby World Cup tournament in Yokohama, Japan, defeating England 32–12 in the final to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. [26]
The team is made up of players of all ages and is not a youth side. The selection criteria vary, and it has been used most recently to give potential Springboks a taste of international rugby or to give experienced Springboks playing time to improve fitness or form. [citation needed]
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.
He was the leading points scorer in the Tri Nations in 2004 and 2005, and currently holds the record for the most points scored in a career by a Springbok rugby player. On 17 June 2006 against Scotland , he became the first Springbok player to reach 600 points in his Test career, and on 9 June 2007 he passed the 700-point mark against Manu Samoa .