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South Africa - Statistics


South Africa - Statistics
(as at 19/11/2012)

Founded: 1889 (re-constituted in 1992)
President: Oregon Hoskins (KwaZulu-Natal - elected 24/2/2006)
Deputy President: Mark Alexander.
CEO: Jurie Roux (31/7/2010)
Financial director: Basil Haddad.
Company secretary: Dr. Ismail Jakoet
Address: Fifth Floor, Sports Science Institute of SA Building, Boundary Road, Newlands, 7700
Telephone:
021 659 6700 (or 6900)
Website: www.sarugby.net
E-Mail:
sarfu@icon.co.za
SPRINGBOK RUGBY TEAM WORLD CUP MANAGEMENT
Head Coach:
Heyneke Meyer.
Captain:
Jean de Villiers. Vice Captain: Adriaan Strauss.
Manager: Ian Schwartz. Assistant Coaches: BACKS: Ricardo Laubscher; FORWARDS: Johan van Graan & Pieter de Villiers. Kicking Coach: Louis Koen; Techincal Analyst: Albé Visser. Techincal Specialist: Rassie Erasmus. Logistics Manager: JJ Fredericks. Operational Head: Charles Wessels. PR/Administration Manager: Annelee Murray. Media Manager: De Jongh Borchardt. Defence Coach: John McFarland. Team Doctor: Dr. Craig Roberts. Physiotherapist: Vivian Verwant. Conditioning Coach: Basil Carzis. Masseuse: Daliah Hurwitz.
Colours: Green and Gold.
No. of Clubs: 913. No. of Players: 46,000.
HONOURS
World Cup:
1995, 2007; BRONZE MEDALISTS: 1999.
Tri-Nations: 1998, 2004, 2009.
Winner IRB Under 20 Tournament - 2012.

INDEX

1.Springbok Test Teams and Pointscorers - 2011
2.Springbok & Barbarians Team and Point Scorers - 2010
3.Springbok Overall Test Statistics - 2011
4.Springbok Rugby Championship - 2012
5.Springbok Friendlies Statistics - 2009
6.Emerging Springboks Statistics - 2009
7.South African XV Statistics - 2009
8.Springbok Match Results - 2007-2012
9.Match Summary - 2000-2012
10.World Cup Results - 1995-2011
11.Summary World Cup - 1995-2011
12.South Africa's Overall Test Record Against all Countries
13.Players Test Profiles
14.
South African International Records

Pld = Matches Played
PF = Points For
PA = Points Against
PD = Points Difference
TF = Tries For
TA = Tries Against
t = tries;
c = conversions
d = dropped goals
p = penalties;
pt= penalty tries

1. SOUTH AFRICAN TEST TEAMS and POINT SCORERS - 2012

Date>

09/06

16/06

23/06

18/08

25/08

08/09

15/09

29/09

06/10

10/11

17/11

24/11

-

-

-

Opponents>

Eng

Eng

Eng

Arg

Arg

Aus

NZ

Aus

NZ

Ire

Scot

Eng

-

-

-

Venue>

Dur-
ban

Johan-
nesburg

Port E'beth

Cape
Town

Men-
doza

Perth

Dune-
din

Pre-
toria

So-
weto

Dub-
lin

Edin-
burgh

Lon-
don

-

-

-

Halftime>

6-6

25-10

9-8

20-6

3-13

13-6

3-5

14-3

16-12

3-12

14-3

0-0

-

-

-

Result>

22-17

36-27

14-14

27-6

16-16

19-26

11-21

31-8

16-32

16-12

21-10

0-0

-

-

-

Tries>

2-1

4-3

1-1

3-0

1-1

1-2

1-2

5-1

1-4

1-0

2-1

0-0

-

-

-

League Points>

-

-

-

4-0

2-2

1-4

0-4

5-0

0-5

-

-

0-0

-

-

-

CUP>>

-

-

-

-
-

-
-

Man-
dela

Free-
dom

Man-
dela

Free-
dom

-

-

-

-

-

-

COMPETITION

-

-

-

RC

RC

RC

RC

RC

RC

-

-

-

-

-

-

NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

-

-

-

Zane Kirchner
(Blue Bulls:
14 tests)

15
(s-o)

Injur

-

15
(1t)

15

15
(s-o)

15
(s-o)

15 (1t
/s-o)

15
(s-o)

15

15

-
()

-
()

-

-

JP Pietersen
(Sharks: 42 tests)

14

14
(1t)

14
(1t)

Injur

-

-

-

-

-

14

14

-
()

-
()

-

-

Jean de Villiers
(WP: 72 tests)

13
(c/1t)

13
(c)

13
(c)

13
(c)

13
(c)

13
(c)

13
(c)

12
(c)

12
(c)

12
(c)

12
(c)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Frans Steyn
(Sharks: 47 tests)

12

12

-

12

12
(1t)

12
(2p)

12

Injur

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bryan Habana
(WP: 74 tests)

11
(bl)

11
(s-o)

11

11(1t/
s-o)

14
(s-o)

14 (1t
s-o)

14
(1t)

14
(3t)

14
(1t)

Injur

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Morné Steyn
(Blue Bulls:
34 tests)

10
(1t4p)

10
(2c3p1d)

10
(3p)

10
(3c2p)

10
(1c3p)

10
(1c2p
/s-o)

10 (1p
/s-o)

-

-

21

21
(r10)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Francois Hougaard
(Blue Bulls:
15 tests)

9
(injur)

9
(1t)

9
(s-o)

9

9

11

11

11

11

11

11

-
()

-
()

-

-

Pierre Spies
(Blue Bulls:
47 tests)

8

8

8

Injur

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Willem Alberts
(Sharks: 9 tests)

7

7 (1t
/s-o)

Injur

7

8

7

7
(s-o)

7
(s-o)

7
(s-o)

7
(s-o)

7
(s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Marcell Coetzee
(Sharks : 0  tests)

6
(s-o)

6

6

6
(1t)

6
(s-o)

6
(s-o)

19
(r7)

19
(r7)

19
(bl-6/
r7)

20
(r7)

20
(r7)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Juandré Kruger
(Blue Bulls:0 tests)

5

5
(s-o)

5
(s-o)

Injur

-

5

5
(s-o)

-

-

5

5
(s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Eben Etzebeth
(WP: 0 tests)

4
(s-o)

4

4

4

4

4
(s-o)

sus-
pend

4
(s-o)

4
(s-o)

4
(s-o)

4

-
()

-
()

-

-

Jannie du Plessis
(Sharks: 30 tests)

3
(bl)

3
(s-o)

3
(s-o)

3(con
/injur)

3
(s-o)

3
(s-o)

3

3
(s-o)

3
(s-o)

3
(s-o)

3
(s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Bismarck du Plessis
(Sharks: 42 tests)

2
(s-o)

2 (1t
/s-o)

2
(s/o)

2
(injur)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tendai
Mtawarira
(Sharks: 32 tests)

1
(s-o)

1

1

1

1

1
(YEL)

1
(s-o)

1

1

Heart

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Adriaan Strauss
(Cheetahs: 9 tests)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

2
(s-o)

2
(s-o)

2
(s-o)

2
(s-o)

2
(s-o)

2

2 (2t/
s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Coenie
Oosthuizen
(Cheetahs: 0 tests)

17
(bl-3/
/r1)

Injur

-

-

-

-

-

Injur

17
(r3)

Injur

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Flip van der
Merwe (Blue
Bulls:11 tests)

18
(r4)

18
(r5)

18
(r4)

18
(r5)

18
(r5)

18
(r4)

4
(bl)

18
(r4)

18
(r4)

19
(r4)

19 (r5/
YEL)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Keegan Daniel
(Sharks: 1 test)

19
(r-6)

19
(r7)

-

8
(s-o)

19
(r6)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Ruan Pienaar
(Ulster: 51 tests)

20
(r9)

20
(r11)

20
(r9)

20
(r11)

20
(r14)

9

9

9
(3c)

9

9
(1t)

9

-
()

-
()

-

-

Pat Lambie
(Sharks: 11 tests)

21
(r-15)

15
(s-o)

injur

21

21

21
(r15)

22
(r15)

22
(r15)

22
(r15)

10
(1c3p)

10(c
3p/s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Wynand Olivier
(Blue Bulls:
34 tests)

22
(bl-11)

21
(r15)

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Werner Kruger
(Bulls: 2 tests)

-

17
(r3)

17
(r3)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Bjorn Basson
(Bulls: 6 tests)

-

22

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Gio Aplon
(WP:  16 tests)

-

-

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Jacques Potgieter
(Blue Bulls: 0 tests)

-

-

7

19
(r8)

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Ryan Kankowski
(Sharks: 19 tests)

-

-

19
(r7)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Lwazi Mvovo
(Sharks: 4 tests)

-

-

-

11
(s-o)

11

22
(r14)

-

-

-

23

23

-
()

-
()

-

-

Andries Bekker
(WP: 24 tests)

-

-

-

5
(s-o)

5
(s-o)

-

18
(bl-4
/r5)

5

5

Injur

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Pat Cilliers
(Lions:uncapped)

-

-

-

17
(con3
/r3)

17
(s-o)

17
(yr-8
/r3)

-

17
(r3)

-

18
(r3)

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

JJ Engelbrecht
(Blue Bulls: uncapped)

-

-

-

22
(r14)

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Tiaan Liebenberg
(WP:uncapped)

-

-

-

-

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

16
(r2)

Injur

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Duane Vermeulen
(WP:uncapped)

-

-

-

-

-

8

8

8

8

8

8

-
()

-
()

-

-

Francois Louw
(Bath : 10 tests)

-

-

-

-

-

19
(r6)

6

6
(1t)

6
(bl)

6

6

-
()

-
()

-

-

Johan Goosen
(Cheetahs:
uncapped)

-

-

-

-

-

20
(r10)

20
(r10
/1p)

10
(s-o)

10
(cp/
injur)

Injur

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Dean Greyling
(Blue Bulls:2 tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
(r1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Juan de Jongh
(WP:10  tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

21
(r10)

21
(r13)

22

13

-
()

-
()

-

-

Elton Jantjies
(Lions:uncapped)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20
(r13)

20
(r10/
2p)

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

Jaco Taute
(Lions:uncapped)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
(s-o)

13
(s-o)

13

22

-
()

-
()

-

-

CJ v/d Linde
(Lions: 73 tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
(s-o)

18
(r3)

-
()

-
()

-

-


Heinke v/d Merwe
(Leinster: 1 test)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
(r1)

17
(r1)

-
()

-
()

-

-


Schalk Brits
(Saracens: 3 tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

16
(r2)

-
()

-
()

-

-

Gurthrö Steenkamp
(Toulouse:38tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
(s-o)

-
()

-
()

-

-

-
( :  tests)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
()

-
()

-

-

TOTAL TESTS
STARTING XV

458

470

464

432

414

451

482

415

430

428

416

-

-

-

-

Penalty Tries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

REFEREE>>>>

-
Steve
Walsh
(Aus/
46h)

Al-
lain
Rol-
land
(Ire)

-
Steve
Walsh
(Aus/
47h)

-
Steve
Walsh
(Aus/
48th)

-
Steve
Walsh
(Aus/
49h)

Nigel
Ow-
ens
(Wal/
41st)

Geor-
ge
Clan-
cy
(Ire)

Al-
lain
Rol-
land
(Ire/
62th)

Al-
lain
Rol-
land
(Ire/
63th)

Way-
ne
Bar-
nes
(Eng/
43rd)

Geor-
ge
Clan-
cy
(Ire)

-
-
-
-
()

-
-
-
-
()

-
-
-
-
()

-

Ire - Ireland; Wal - Wales; Ton - Tonga; NZ - New Zealand; Aus - Australia; Fr - France; Eng - England; Nam - Namibia;
Sam
- Samoa; USA - United States of America; Scot - Scotland; Jap - Japan; Can - Canada
ca - Captain; r - Replacement for; s-o - substituted off;  injur - Injured; bl - blood; Y - Yellow Card; R - Red Card; YR - Replacement after a yellow card; EoY - End of the Year Tour
3Nat - Tri-Nations; Free - Freedom Cup; Man - Mandela Plate; RWC - Rugby World Cup

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2. SPRINGBOK & BARBARIANS TEAM and POINT SCORERS - 2010

-

04/12/2010

Twickenham

London

-

South Africa 20 (3)

-

Barbarians 26 (19)

Tries

Bakkies Botha, Bandise Maku, Odwa Ndungane

Tries

Drew Mitchell 2, James O'Connor, Quintin Geldenhuys

Con

Elton Jantjies

Cons

James O'Connor 3

Pen

Elton Jantjies

-

-

-

South Africa

-

Barbarians

Backs

-

Backs

-

15

Patrick Lambie
(Sharks: 4 tests)

15

James O'Connor
(W.Force: 27 tests)

14

Odwa Ndungane
(Sharks: 7 tests)

14
(sub-off)

Joe Rokocoko
(Auckland: 68 tests)

13

Adi Jacobs
(Sharks: 32 tests)

13

Adam Ashley-Cooper
(ACT: 51 tests)

12
(sub-off)

Andries Strauss
(Cheetahs: uncapped)

12
(sub-off)

Ma'a Nonu
(Wellington: 56 tests)

11

Lwazi Mvovo
(Sharks: 2 tests)

11

Drew Mitchell
(NSW: 55 tests)

10
(sub-off)

Elton Jantjies
(Lions: uncapped)

10

Matt Giteau
(ACT: captain: 91 tests)

9

Francois Hougaard
(Blue Bulls: 8 tests)

9
(sub-off)

Will Genia
(Queensland: 22 tests)

Forwards

-

Forwards

-

8
(sub-off)

Ryan Kankowski
(Sharks: 17 tests)

8
(injury)

Colin Bourke
(Waikato: 0  tests)

7

Juan Smith
(Cheetahs - 69 tests: captain)

7
(blood)

Martyn Williams
(Cardiff Blues: 102 tests)

6

Willem Alberts
(Sharks: 3 tests)

6
(sub-off)

Rodney So'oialo
(Wellington: 62 tests)

5
(sub-off)

Alistair Hargreaves
(Sharks: 2 tests)

5

Chris Jack
(Tasman: 67 tests)

4
(blood)

Bakkies Botha
(Blue Bulls: 72 tests)

4

Anton van Zyl
(Western Province: 0 tests)

3

CJ van der Linde
(Cheetahs: 69 tests)

3
(sub-off)

Neemia Tialata
(Wellington: 43 tests)

2
(sub-off)

Adriaan Strauss
(Cheetahs: 9 tests)

2
(sub-off)

Stephen Moore
(ACT: 55 tests)

1
(sub-off)

Coenie Oosthuizen
(Cheetahs: uncapped)

1

Salvatore Perugini
(Bayonne: 75 tests)

Replacements

-

Replacements

-

16
(replace 2)

Bandise Maku
(Sharks: 1 test)

16
(replace 2)

Keven Mealamu
(Auckland: 83 tests)

17 (replace 1
/injury)

Tendai Mtawarira
(Sharks: 26 tests)

17
(replace 3)

John Yapp
(Cardiff Blues: 16 tests)

18
(injury-17)

Werner Kruger
(Blue Bulls: uncapped)

18 (bood-7
/replace 6)

Quintin Geldenhuys
(Viadana: 16 tests)

19 (blood-4
/replace 5)

Flip van der Merwe
(Blue Bulls: 10 tests)

19
(injury-8)

Daniel Braid
(Auckland: 16 tests)

20
(replace 8)

Keegan Daniel
(Sharks: 1 test)

20
(replace 9)

Andy Ellis
(Canterbury: 18 tests)

21
(replace 12)

Charl McLeod
(Sharks: uncapped)

21
(replace 12)

Stephen Donald
(Waikato: 22 tests)

22
(replace 10)

Gio Aplon
(Western Province: 13 tests)

22
(replace-14)

Seru Rabeni
(Leeds Carnegie: 38 tests)

Man of
the Match

Anton van Zyl

-

(Barbarians)

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3. SPRINGBOK OVERALL TEST STATISTICS - 2012
Most Points in 2011: 89 - Morné Steyn.
Most Tries in 2011: 3 - Francois Hougaard, Frans Steyn

Points

T

C

P

D

Total

Morné Steyn

1

7

18

1

76

Bryan Habana

7

0

0

0

35

Pat Lambie

0

2

6

0

22

Ruan Pienaar

1

3

0

0

11

Frans Steyn

1

0

2

0

11

Zane Kirchner

2

0

0

0

10

JP Pietersen

2

0

0

0

10

Adriaan Strauss

2

0

0

0

10

Johan Goosen

0

1

2

0

8

Elton Jantjies

0

0

2

0

6

Willem Alberts

1

0

0

0

5

Marcel Coetzee

1

0

0

0

5

Jean de Villiers

1

0

0

0

5

Bismarck du Plessis

1

0

0

0

5

Francois Hougaard

1

0

0

0

5

Francois Louw

1

0

0

0

5

-

0

0

0

0

0

T - Tries scored
C - Conversions
P - Penalties
D - Drop goals

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4. SPRINGBOK RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - 2012
Most Points in 2011: 26 - Morné Steyn
Most Tries in 2011: 2 -John Smit

Points

T

C

P

D

Total

Bryan Habana

7

0

0

0

35

Morné Steyn

0

5

8

0

34

Frans Steyn

1

0

2

0

11

Zane Kirchner

2

0

0

0

10

Johan Goosen

0

1

2

0

8

Elton Jantjies

0

0

2

0

6

Ruan Pienaar

0

3

0

0

6

Marcell Coetzee

1

0

0

0

5

Francois Louw

1

0

0

0

5

-

0

0

0

0

0

T - Tries scored
C - Conversions
P - Penalties
D - Drop goals

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5. SPRINGBOK RWC STATISTICS - 2011

Points

T

C

P

D

Total

Morné Steyn

2

14

7

1

62

Frans Steyn

3

0

2

0

23

Francois Hougaard

3

0

0

0

15

Ruan Pienaar

0

6

0

0

12

Gio Aplon

2

0

0

0

10

Juan de Jongh

2

0

0

0

10

Jaque Fourie

2

0

0

0

10

Bryan Habana

2

0

0

0

10

Danie Rossouw

2

0

0

0

10

Tendai Mtawarira

1

0

0

0

5

GurthröSteenkamp

1

0

0

0

5

A Penalty Try

1

0

0

0

5

T - Tries scord
C - Conversions
P - Penalties
D - Drop goals

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6. EMERGING SPRINGBOK TEAM STATISTICS - 2009
Most Points in 2008: 16 - Isma-eel Dollie.
Most Tries in 2008: 2 - Howard Noble

Points

T

C

P

D

Total

Results
(IRB Nations Cup - Winner: 2007, 2008)

-

2009

-

Results

Tries

23/06

B & I Lions

Cape Town

13-13

1-1

-

2008

-

Results

Tries

11/6

Georgia

Bucharest

11-3

1-0

15/6

Italy A

Bucharest

20-19

2-1

20/6

Romania

Bucharest

25-13

3-1

Earl Rose

0

0

2

0

6

-

2007

-

Results

Tries

Danwell Demas

1

0

0

0

5

3/6

Romania

Bucharest

61-7

8-1

Willem de Waal

0

1

0

0

2

10/6

Georgia

Bucharest

24-7

3-1

T - Tries scored
C - Conversions
P - Penalties
D - Drop goals

16/6

Argentina A

Bucharest

24-10

2-1

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7. SOUTH AFRICAN XV STATISTICS - 2009

Points

T

C

P

D

Total

Results

Odwa Ndungane

2

0

0

0

10

-

2009

-

Results

Tries

Earl Rose

0

3

0

0

6

29/05

Namibian Inv. XV

Windhoek

36-7

5-1

Jean de Villiers

1

0

0

0

5

Peter Grant

0

1

1

0

5

Johan Müller

1

0

0

0

5

Juan Smith

1

0

0

0

5

T - Tries scored
C - Conversions
P - Penalties
D - Drop goals

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8. SPRINGBOK MATCH RESULTS - 2007-2012

Date

Opponent

Venue

Competition & SA kick-off time

H/Time

Result

Tries

League pts

2012

9/6/2012

England

King's Park, Durban:

June International-1

6-6

22-17

2-1

-

16/6/2012

England

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg:

June International-2

25-10

36-27

4-3

-

23/6/2012

England

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth:

June International-3

9-8

14-14

1-1

-

18/8/2012

Argentina

Newlands, Cape Town:

Rugby Championship

20-6

27-6

3-0

4

25/8/2012

Argentina

Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, Mendoza

Rugby Championship

3-13

16-16

1-1

2

8/9/2012

Australia

Subiaco Oval, Perth

Rugby Champ/Mandela

13-6

19-26

1-2

1

15/9/2012

New Zealand

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin:

Rugby Champ/Freedom

3-5

11-21

1-2

0

29/9/2012

Australia

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria:

Rugby Champ/Mandela

14-3

31-8

5-1

5

6/10/2012

New Zealand

FNB Stadium, Soweto:

Rugby Champ/Freedom

16-12

16-32

1-4

0

10/11/2012

Ireland

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

End-of-the-Year-1

3-12

16-12

1-0

-

17/11/2012

Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

End-of-the-Year-1

14-3

21-10

2-1

-

24/11/2012

England

Twickenham, London: 14:30

End-of-the-Year-3

0-0

0-0

0-0

-

2011

23/7/2011

Australia

ANZ Stadium, Sydney:

3Nations/Mandela

6-15

20-39

2-5

0

30/7/2011

New Zealand

WestPac Stadium, Wellington:

3Nations/Free

7-18

7-40

1-6

0

13/8/2011

Australia

King's Park, Durban:

3Nations/Mandela

6-0

9-14

0-1

1

20/8/2011

New Zealand

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth:

3Nations/Free

15-5

18-5

0-1

4

2010

5/6/2010

Wales

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Prince William

14-16

34-31

3-3

-

12/6/2010

France

Newlands, Cape Town

Test

25-10

42-17

5-2

-

19/6/2010

Italy

Puma Stadium, Witbank

1st Test

22-3

29-13

4-1

-

26/6/2010

Italy

Buffalo City Stadium, East London

2nd Test

27-6

55-11

7-1

-

10/7/2010

New Zealand

Eden Park, Auckland

3Nations/Free

3-20

12-32

0-4

0

17/7/2010

New Zealand

WestPac Stadium, Wellington

3Nations/Free

7-13

17-31

2-4

0

24/7/2010

Australia

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

3Nations/Mandela

3-17

13-30

2-2

0

21/8/2010

New Zealand

FNB Stadium, Soweto

3Nations/Free

16-14

22-29

1-3

1

28/8/2010

Australia

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

3Nations/Mandela

24-28

44-31

5-4

5

4/9/2010

Australia

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

3Nations/Mandela

13-31

39-41

3-5

1

6/11/2010

Ireland

Aviva Stadium, Dublin: 17:30

1st-End-of-the-Year

13-6

23-21

2-2

-

13/11/2010

Wales

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: 14:30

2nd-End-of-the-Year

9-17

29-25

2-3

-

20/11/2010

Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh: 14:30

3rd-End-of-the-Year

9-12

17-21

1-0

-

27/11/2010

England

Twickenham, London: 14:30

4th-End-of-the-Year

6-6

21-11

2-1

-

2009

20/6/2009

B & I Lions

Absa Stadium, Durban

1st Test

19-7

26-21

2-3

-

27/6/2009

B & I Lions

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

2nd Test

8-16

28-25

3-1

-

4/7/2009

B & I Lions

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

3rd Test

6-15

9-28

0-3

-

25/7/2009

New Zealand

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

3Nations/Free

14-3

28-19

2-1

4

1/8/2009

New Zealand

Absa Stadium, Durban

3Nations/Free

22-13

31-19

1-1

4

8/8/2009

Australia

Newlands, Cape Town

3Nations/Mandela

23-10

29-17

1-2

4

29/8/2009

Australia

Subiaco Oval, Perth

3Nations/Mandela

22-6

32-25

4-3

5

5/9/2009

Australia

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

3Nations/Mandela

6-9

6-21

0-2

0

12/9/2009

New Zealand

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

3Nations/Free

22-12

32-29

2-2

4

6/11/2009

Leicester Tigers

Welford Road, Leicester

Friendly: 21:45

11-16

17-22

1-1

-

13/11/2009

France

Municipal Stadium, Toulouse

1st-End-of-the-Year: 21:45

13-11

13-20

1-1

-

17/11/2009

Saracens

Wembley Stadium, London

Friendly: 21:45

18-6

23-24

3-2

-

21/11/2009

Italy

Stadio Friuli, Udine

2nd-End-of-the-Year: 16:00

12-7

32-10

4-1

-

28/11/2009

Ireland

Croke Park, Dublin

3rd-End-of-the-Year: 16:00

10-6

10-15

1-0

-

2008

7/6/2008

Wales

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

1st Prince William

22-11

43-17

4-2

-

14/6/2008

Wales

Loftus Versfeld

2nd Prince William

17-15

37-21

4-2

-

21/6/2008

Italy

Newlands, Cape Town

Test

14-0

26-0

4-0

-

5/7/2008

New Zealand

WestPac Stadium, Wellington

3Nations/Free

8-9

8-19

1-1

0

12/7/2008

New Zealand

Carisbrook, Dunedin

3Nations/Free

17-15

30-28

2-1

4

19/7/2008

Australia

Subbiaco Oval, Perth

3Nations/Mandela

3-5

9-16

0-2

1

9/8/2008

Argentina

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

Madiba 90th Birthday

14-9

63-9

9-0

-

16/8/2008

New Zealand

Newlands, Cape Town

3Nations/Free

0-5

0-19

0-3

0

23/8/2008

Australia

Absa Stadium, Durban

3Nations/Mandela

0-10

15-27

2-3

0

30/8/2008

Australia

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

3Nations/Mandela

27-3

53-8

8-1

5

8/11/2008

Wales

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

3rd Prince William/EoY1

13-3

20-15

2-0

-

15/11/2008

Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

End-of-the-Year-2

0-10

14-10

1-1

-

22/11/2008

England

Twickenham, London

End-of-the-Year-3

20-6

42-6

5-0

-

2007

26/5/2007

England

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

1st Test

30-3

58-10

7-1

-

2/6/2007

England

Loftus Versfeld

2nd Test

17-19

55-22

8-1

-

9/6/2007

Samoa

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Test

23-3

35-8

5-1

-

16/6/2007

Australia

Newlands, Cape Town

3Nations/Mandela

10-16

22-19

1-1

4

23/6/2007

New Zealand

Absa Stadium, Durban

3Nations/Freedom

11-6

21-26

2-2

1

7/7/2007

Australia

SFS, Sydney

3Nations/Mandela

17-10

17-25

2-3

0

14/7/2007

New Zealand

AMI Stadium, Christchurch

3Nations/Freedom

3-6

6-33

0-3

0

15/8/2007

Namibia

Newlands, Cape Town

1st Test Ever

44-7

105-13

15-1

-

25/8/2007

Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

WC Warm-up Test

24-3

27-3

3-0

-

24/11/2007

Wales

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

End-of-the-Year

22-5

34-12

5-2

-

9. TEST MATCH SUMMARY - 2000-2012

Played

Won

Lost

Draw

Pts F

Pts A

PD

Tries F

Tries A

2012

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

vs England

3

2

0

1

72

58

14

7

5

vs Ireland

1

1

0

0

16

12

4

1

0

vs Scotland

1

1

0

0

21

10

11

2

1

Total

5

4

0

1

109

80

29

10

6

Rugby Championship

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

vs Argentina

2

1

0

1

43

22

21

4

1

vs Australia (Mandela Plate)

2

1

1

0

50

29

21

6

3

vs New Zealand (Freedom)

2

0

2

0

27

53

-26

2

6

Rugby Championship TOTAL

6

2

3

1

120

109

11

12

10

TOTAL: 2012

11

6

3

2

229

189

40

22

16

2011

9

5

4

0

229

133

96

24

16

2010

14

8

6

0

397

344

53

39

35

2009

12

8

4

0

276

249

27

21

20

2008

13

9

4

0

360

195

165

43

16

2007

17

14

3

0

658

257

401

81

24

2006

12

5

7

0

258

321

-63

22

32

2005

12

8

3

1

416

243

173

46

27

2004

13

9

4

0

408

276

132

45

27

2003

12

7

5

0

338

280

58

36

26

2002

11

5

6

0

284

318

-34

35

35

2001

11

5

5

1

271

223

48

27

11

2000

12

6

6

0

301

301

0

29

24

TOTAL

159

95

60

4

4425

3329

1096

470

308

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10. WORLD CUP RESULTS - 1987-2011

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Tries

1995

South Africa

25/5/1995

Australia

Newlands, Cape Town

27-18

2-2

30/5/1995

Romania

Newlands, Cape Town

21-8

2-1

3/6/1995

Canada

Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth

20-0

2-0

10/6/1995

Samoa

Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Quarter-final

42-14

6-2

17/6/1995

France

Absa Stadium, Durban: Semi-final

19-15

1-0

24/6/1995

New Zealand

Ellis Park, Johannesburg: FINAL

15-12(*)

0-0

(*) - Won after extra time

1999

Britain and France

3/10/1999

Scotland

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

46-29

6-2

10/10/1999

Spain

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

47-3

7-0

15/10/1999

Uruguay

Hampden Park, Glasgow

39-3

5-0

24/10/1999

England

Stade de Francais, Paris: Quarter-final

44-21

2-0

30/10/1999

Australia

Twickenham, London: Semi-final

21-27(*)

0-0

4/11/1999

New Zealand

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Third place playoff

22-18

1-0

(*) - Lost after extra time

2003

Australia

11/10/2003

Uruguay

Subiaco Oval, Perth

72-6

12-0

18/10/2003

England

Subiaco Oval, Perth

6-25

0-1

24/10/2003

Georgia

Aussie Stadium, Sydney

46-19

7-1

1/11/2003

Samoa

Suncorp Stadum, Brisbane

60-10

8-1

8/11/2003

New Zealand

Telstra Dome, Melbourne: Quarter-final

9-29

0-3

2007

France & Britain

9/9/2007

Samoa

Paris: 16:00

59-7

8-1

14/9/2007

England

St. Denis: 21:00

36-0

3-0

22/9/2007

Tonga

Lens: 14:00

30-25

4-3

30/9/2007

USA

Montpellier: 21:00

64-15

9-2

7/10/2007

Fiji

Marseille: Quarter-final-3

37-20

5-2

14/10/2007

Argentina

St. Denis: Semi-final-2

37-13

4-1

20/10/2007

England

St. Denis: FINAL

15-6

0-0

2011

Group D

New Zealand & Local Kick-off Time

11/9/2011

Wales

Regional Stadium, Wellington (20:30)

17-16

2-1

17/9/20011

Fiji

Regional Stadium, Wellington (18:00)

49-3

6-0

22/9/20011

Namibia

North Harbour Stadium, North Harbour (20:00)

87-0

12-0

30/9/20011

Samoa

North Harbour Stadium, North Harbour (20:30)

13-5

1-1

9/10/20011

Australia

Regional Stadium, Wellington: Quarter-final-3 (17:00)

9-11

0-1

11. SUMMARY WORLD CUP - 1995-2011
(South Africa did not participate in 1987 & 1991)

Played

Won

Lost

Draw

Pts F

Pts A

Tries F

Tries A

1995

6

6

0

0

144

67

13

5

1999

6

5

1

0

219

101

21

2

2003

5

3

2

0

193

89

27

6

2007

7

7

0

0

278

86

33

9

2011

5

4

1

0

175

35

21

3

TOTAL

29

25

4

0

1009

378

115

25

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12. SOUTH AFRICA'S OVERALL TEST RECORD AGAINST ALL COUNTRIES
(30/7/1891 to 19/11/2012)

(*) Opponents
&
Date of First match

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

PF

PA

TF

TA

Argentina: 6/11/1993

15

14

0

1

587

294

74

27

Australia: 8/7/1933

76

42

33

1

1435

1337

172

138

(+)British Isles: 30/7/1891

46

23

17

6

600

516

95

68

Canada: 3/6/1995

2

2

0

0

71

18

10

2

England: 8/12/1906

35

21

12

2

733

549

68

39

Fiji: 2/7/1996

3

3

0

0

129

41

16

4

France: 16/2/1952

38

21

11

6

764

568

88

50

Georgia: 24/10/2003

1

1

0

0

46

19

7

1

Ireland: 24/11/1906

21

16

4

1

417

248

60

24

Italy: 12/11/1995

10

10

0

0

533

129

74

11

Namibia: 16/8/2007

2

2

0

0

192

13

27

1

New Zealand: 13/8/1921

85

34

48

3

1313

1612

127

167

NZ Cavaliers: 10/5/1986

4

3

1

0

96

62

7

5

Pacific Islands: 17/7/2004

1

1

0

0

38

24

4

4

Romania: 30/5/1995

1

1

0

0

21

8

2

1

Samoa: 13/4/1995

7

7

0

0

329

70

45

10

Scotland: 17/11/1906

22

17

5

0

539

247

68

25

South America: 26/4/1980

6

5

1

0

156

86

22

7

S.Ame & Spain: 20/10/1984

2

2

0

0

54

28

9

3

Spain: 10/10/1999

1

1

0

0

47

3

7

0

Tonga: 10/6/1997

2

2

0

0

104

35

16

4

USA: 26/9/1981

3

3

0

0

145

42

23

4

Uruguay: 15/10/1999

3

3

0

0

245

12

38

0

Wales: 1/12/1906

26

24

1

1

715

367

89

32

World XV: 27/8/1977

3

3

0

0

87

59

11

9

TOTAL

415

261

133

21

9396

6387

1169

641

ratio (%)

62.89

32.05

5.06

(*) The above table refers to all matches where Test Caps have been awarded. It is important to note that there can be some differentiation between countries in terms of awarding caps. Some countries have awarded caps in games their opponents have not recognised as Tests. In Australia's case, some games NSW played against the All Blacks and the Springboks were counted as tests by Australia but not by New Zealand and South Africa.

(+) The British side of 1910, led by the Irish forward Tom Smyth, was the first team officially representative of the Four Home Unions.

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13. PLAYERS TEST PROFILES

Name

State

Birthdate

Height

Weight

Position

Tests

Points

Tries

Willem Alberts

Sharks

5/11/1984

1.91m

106kg

Flanker

19

20

4

Gio Aplon

W.Province

6/10/1982

1.75m

70kg

Wing/fullback

17

25

5

Bjorn Basson

Blue Bulls

11/2/1987

1.87m

82kg

Wing/fullback

7

0

0

Andries Bekker

W.Province

5/12/1983

2.08m

120kg

Lock

29

5

1

Meyer Bosman

Sharks

19/4/1985

1.91m

95kg

Utility back

3

7

0

Arno Botha

Blue Bulls

26/10/1991

1.90m

105kg

Loose forward

0

0

0

Bakkies Botha

Blue Bulls

22/9/1979

2.02m

118kg

Lock

76

35

7

BJ Botha

Ulster

4/1/1980

1.82m

110kg

Prop

25

5

1

Schalk Brits

Saracens

16/5/1981

1.82m

98kg

Hooker

4

0

0

Heinrich Brüssow

Cheetahs

21/7/1986

1.82m

105kg

Flanker

20

5

1

Schalk Burger

W.Province

13/4/1983

1.93m

110kg

Flanker

68

65

13

Pat Cilliers

Lions

3/3/1987

1.86m

113kg

Prop

5

0

0

Marcell Coetzee

Sharks

8/5/1991

1.91m

106kg

Flank

11

5

1

Keegan Daniel

Sharks

5/3/1985

1.85m

89kg

Loose forward

5

0

0

Juan de Jongh

W.Province

15/4/1988

1.78m

84kg

Centre

13

15

3

Jean de Villiers
(CAPTAIN: 11)

W.Province

24/2/1981

1.90m

100kg

Centre

83

100

20

Jean Deysel

Sharks

5/3/1985

1.92m

103kg

Flank

4

0

0

Bismarck du Plessis

Sharks

22/5/1984

1.89m

108kg

Hooker

46

30

6

Jannie du Plessis

Sharks

16/11/1982

1.87m

115kg

Prop

41

5

1

JJ Engelbrecht

Bulls

22/2/1989

1.90m

95kg

Wing

1

0

0

Eben Etzebeth

W.Province

29/10/1991

2.03m

120kg

Lock

10

0

0

Kabamba Floors

Cheetahs

15/11/1980

1.76m

87kg

Flanker

1

0

0

Jaque Fourie

W.Province

4/3/1983

1.88m

96kg

Centre

69

160

32

Johan Goosen

Cheetahs

27/7/1992

1.85m

90kg

Flyhalf

4

8

0

Peter Grant

W.Province

15/8/1984

1.88m

90kg

Flyhalf

5

0

0

Dean Greyling

Blue Bulls

1/1/1986

1.92m

115kg

Prop

3

0

0

Bryan Habana

W.Province

12/6/1983

1.79m

92kg

Wing

83

235

47

Alistair Hargreaves

Sharks

29/4/1986

2.00m

105kg

Lock

4

0

0

Francois Hougaard

Blue Bulls

6/4/1988

1.79m

86kg

Scrumhalf/wing

26

20

4

Conrad Jantjes

W.Province

24/3/1980

1.84m

83kg

Fullback

24

22

4

Elton Jantjies

Lions

1/8/1990

1.76m

84kg

Flyhalf

2

6

0

Ashley Johnson

Cheetahs

16/5/1986

1.86m

110kg

Eighthman

3

0

0

Ryan Kankowski

Sharks

14/10/1985

1.93m

103kg

Eighthman

20

5

1

Zane Kirchner

Blue Bulls

16/6/1984

1.84m

92kg

Fullback

23

15

3

Siya Kolisi

W.Province

16/6/1991

1.87m

101kg

Flank

0

0

0

Juandré Kruger

Blue Bulls

6/9/1985

1.98m

110kg

Lock

7

0

0

Werner Kruger

Blue Bulls

23/1/1985

1.90m

107kg

Prop

4

0

0

Pat Lambie

Sharks

17/10/1990

1.77m

86kg

Flyhalf/fullback

19

28

0

Tiaan Liebenberg

W.Province

18/12/1990

1.85m

107kg

Hooker

5

0

0

Francois Louw

Bath

15/6/1985

1.90m

110kg

Flanker

16

15

3

Victor Matfield
(CAPTAIN: 17)

Blue Bulls

11/5/1977

2.01m

110kg

Lock

110

35

7

Charl McLeod

Sharks

5/8/1983

1.79m

82kg

Scrumhalf

1

0

0

Lionel Mapoe

Lions

13/7/1988

1.82m

84kg

Wing/centre

0

0

0

Gerhard Mostert

Sharks

4/10/1984

1.99m

103kg

Lock

2

0

0

Johan Müller
(CAPTAIN: 1)

Ulster

6/1/1980

2.00m

106kg

Lock

24

0

0

Tendai Mtawarira

Sharks

1/8/1985

1.88m

115kg

Prop

41

10

2

Waylon Murray

Sharks

27/4/1986

1.89m

89kg

Centre

3

0

0

Lwazi Mvovo

Sharks

3/6/1986

1.81m

84kg

Wing

7

5

1

Akona Ndungane

Blue Bulls

20/2/1981

1.83m

86kg

Wing

11

5

1

Odwa Ndungane

Sharks

20/2/1981

1.83m

85kg

Wing

9

5

1

Jongi Nokwe

Cheetahs

30/12/1981

1.83m

85kg

Wing

4

25

5

Wynand Olivier

Blue Bulls

11/6/1983

1.84m

87kg

Centre

37

5

1

Coenie Oosthuizen

Cheetahs

22/3/1989

1.85m

125kg

Prop

2

0

0

Ruan Pienaar

Ulster

10/3/1984

1.87m

90kg

Scrum/flyhalf

62

130

7

JP Pietersen

Sharks

12/7/1986

1.91m

90kg

Wing/centre

47

70

14

Dewald Potgieter

Blue Bulls

22/2/1987

1.90m

100kg

Flank

6

5

1

Jacques Potgieter

Blue Bulls

24/4/1986

1.94m

112kg

Loose forward

3

0

0

Chilliboy Ralepelle

Blue Bulls

11/9/1986

1.78m

95kg

Hooker

21

5

1

Davon Raubenheimer

Cheetahs

16/7/1984

1.94m

95kg

Flank

0

0

0

Raymond Rhule

Cheetahs

6/11/1992

1.80m

85kg

Wing/centre

0

0

0

John Smit
(CAPTAIN: 83 - WORLD RECORD)

Sharks

3/4/1978

1.88m

116kg

Prop/hooker

111

40

8

Juan Smith

Cheetahs

30/7/1981

1.96m

108kg

Flanker

69

60

12

Pierre Spies

Blue Bulls

8/6/1985

1.94m

110kg

Eighthman

50

35

7

Gurthrö Steenkamp

Toulouse

12/6/1981

1.89m

124kg

Prop

39

30

6

Deon Stegmann

Blue Bulls

22/3/1986

1.81m

99kg

Flank

6

0

0

Frans Steyn

Sharks

14/5/1987

1.91m

100kg

Flyhalf/centre
wing/fullback

53

132

9

Morné Steyn

Blue Bulls

11/7/1984

1.86m

85kg

Flyhalf

42

486

7

Adriaan Strauss

Cheetahs

18/11/1985

1.84m

103kg

Hooker

20

10

2

Steven Sykes

Sharks

5/8/1984

1.97m

106kg

Lock

0

0

0

Jaco Taute

Lions

21/3/1991

1.89m

91kg

Utility back

3

0

0

CJ v/d Linde

Lions

27/8/1980

1.90m

125kg

Prop

75

20

4

Flip van der Merwe

Blue Bulls

3/6/1985

1.99m

117kg

Lock

22

5

1

Franco van der Merwe

Lions

14/3/1983

1.98m

114kg

Lock

0

0

0

Heinke van der Merwe

Leinster

3/5/1985

1.83m

114kg

Prop

3

0

0

Jano Vermaak

Blue Bulls

1/1/1985

1.72m

83kg

Scrumhalf

0

0

0

Duane Vermeulen

W.Province

3/7/1986

1.93m

116kg

Eighthman

6

0

0

Riaan Viljoen

Sharks

4/1/1983

1.81m

86kg

Fullback

0

0

0

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14. SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

Players

Team

Referee in a RWC Final

Most Points in a Year (+300)

1999
2003

André Watson

658

2007 (17 tests)

2011

Craig Joubert

535

1997 (13 tests)

Most Tests as Referee (+10)

447

1999 (13 tests)

67

Jonathan Kaplan (1996-2011)
(WORLD RECORD)

416

2005 (12 tests)

38

Craig Joubert (2003-2012)

408

2004 (13 tests)

30

Mark Lawrence (2000-2011)

376

2010 (13 tests)

27

André Watson (1996-2004)

361

1998 (12 tests)

26

Marius Jonker (2005-2012)

360

2008 (13 tests)

14

Tappe Henning (1995-2004)

352

1996 (13 tests)

11

Steve Strydom (1979-1986)

338

2003 (12 tests)

10

Freek Burger (1989-1994)
Ian Rogers (1993-1998)
Louis Mzomba (2001-2007)

308

1995 (10 tests)

Most Tests as Springbok Coach (+14)

301

2000 (12 tests)

54

Jake White (2004-2007: 36 wins/ 66.67%. Winner World Cup - 2007 & Tri-Nations - 2004)

Most Points in a Test (+40)

48

Peter de Villiers (2008-2011: 30 wins/62.5%).Winner Tri-Nations - 2009)

134

vs Uruguay (2005 - East London)

38

Nick Mallett (1997-2000: 27 wins/ 71.05%. Winner Tri-Nations - 1998)

105

vs Namibia (2007 - Cape Town)

23

Rudolph Straeuli (2002-2003: 12 wins/52.17%)

101

vs Italy (1999 - Durban)

15
15

Nelie Smith(1980-'81: 12 wins/80%)
Harry Viljoen (2000-2001: 8 wins/ 53.33%)

96

vs Wales (1998 - Pretoria)

14

Kitch Christie (1994-1995: 14 wins/ 100%. Winner World Cup - 1995)

87

vs Namibia (2011 - North Harbour)

Longest International Career (+13 seasons)

74

vs Tonga (1997 - Cape Town)

14

Os du Randt: 8/10/1994-20/10/2007: 13 years 12 days)

74

vs Italy (1999 - Port Elizabeth)

13

Naas Botha: 26/4/1980-4/11/1992: 12 years 202 days

72

vs Uruguay (2003 - Perth)

13

Danie Gerber: 18/10/1980-4/11/1992: 12 years 27 days

68

vs Scotland (1997 - Edinburgh)

13

Fairy Heatlie: 29/8/1891-12/9/1903: 12 years 14 days

64

vs USA (2007 - Montpellier)

13

Bertie Powell: 29/8/1891-5/9/1903: 12 years 7 days

63

vs Argentina (2008 - Johannesburg)

Most Experienced Player on debut as Captain

62

vs Italy (1997 - Bologna)

72 tests

Jean de Villiers: 1st Test vs England - 9/6/2012 - Durban

61

vs Australia (1997 - Pretoria)

57 tests

Victor Matfield: vs New Zealand - 23/6/2007 - Durban

60

vs Western Samoa (1995 - Johannesburg)

Oldest Springboks in final Test (+35 years)

60

vs Italy (2001 - Port Elizabeth)

37:034

Johan Ackermann - Born: 3/6/1970; Last test: 7/7/2007 - Australia

60

vs Samoa
2002 - Pretoria
2003 - Brisbane

36:258

Boy Morkel - Born: 2/1/1885; Last test: 17/9/1921 - New Zealand

59

vs Samoa (2007 - Paris)

35:277

Deon Lotter - Born: 10/11/1957; Laste test: 14/8/1993 - Australia

58

vs England (2007 - Bloemfontein)

35:252

Frik du Preez - Born: 28/11/1935; Last test: 7/8/1971 - Australia

55

vs England (2007 - Pretoria)

35:208

Flip Geel - Born: 7/2/1914; Last test: 3/9/1949 - New Zealand

55

vs Italy (2010 - East London)

35:130

Louis Moolman - Born: 21/1/1951; Last test: 31/5/1986 - NZ Cavaliers

54

vs Italy (2001 - Genoa)

35:042

Os du Randt - Born: 8/9/1972; Last test: 20/10/2007 - England

53

vs Wales (2004 - Pretoria)

Youngest Springboks on Test debut

53

vs Australia (2008 - Johannesburg)

18:018

Jack Hartley
Born: 18/8/1873
Debut: 5/9/1891 - B & Isles (3rd)

52

vs Argentina (1993 - Buenos Aires)

19:008

Davie Cope
Born: 14/8/1877
Debut: 22/8/1896 - B & Isles (2nd)

52

vs France (1997 - Paris)

19:037

Bob Loubser
Born: 6/8/1884
Debut: 12/9/1903 - B & Isles (3rd) 

51

vs Canada (2000 - East London)

19:051

Clive van Ryneveld
Born: 7/7/1891
Debut: 27/8/1910 - B & Isles (2nd) 

50

vs South America (1982 - Pretoria)

19:072

Wally Mills
Born: 16/6/1891
Debut: 27/8/1910 - B & Isles (2nd) 

49

vs Argentina (2002 - Springs)

19:112

Freddy Turner
Born: 18/3/1914
Debut: 8/7/1933 - Australia (1st)

49

vs Fiji (2011 - Wellington, NZ)

19:126

Fairy Heatlie
Born: 25/4/1872
Debut: 29/8/1891 - B & Isles (2nd) 

46

vs Argentina
1994 - Johannesburg
1996 - Buenos Aires

19:158

Syd de Melker
Born: 31/3/1884
Debut: 5/9/1903 - B & Isles (2nd)

46

vs New Zealand (2000 - Johannesburg)

19:181

Frans Steyn
Born: 14/5/1987
Debut: 11/11/2006 - Ireland, Dublin 

46

vs Georgia (2003 - Sydney)

SAME Team in Most Tests

45

vs Scotland (2004 - Edinburgh)

5

1996
André Joubert; James Small, Japie Mulder, Hennie le Roux, Jacques Olivier; Henry Honiball, Joost van der Westhuizen; Gary Teichmann (captain), André Venter, Ruben Kruger, Mark Andrews, Kobus Wiese, Adrian Garvey, James Dalton, Dawie Theron

44

vs Scotland (1951 - Edinburgh)

Most Experienced Springbok Starting XV

44

vs Argentina (1996 - Buenos Aires)

836 caps

vs Australia - 9/10/2011: WELLINGTON, NZ - RWC

44

vs Australia (2010 - Pretoria)

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Pat Lambie (10), JP Pietersen (41), Jaque Fourie (68), Jean de Villiers (71), Bryan Habana (73), Morné Steyn (33), Fourie du Preez (61), Pierre Spies (46), Schalk Burger (67), Heinrich Brüssow (19), Victor Matfield (109), Danie Rossouw (62), Jannie du Plessis (29), John Smit (110), Gurthrö Steenkamp (37).

43

vs Fiji (1996 - Pretoria)

815 caps

vs Wales - 11/9/2011: WELLINGTON, NZ - RWC

43

vs USA (2001 - Houston)

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Frans Steyn (43), JP Pietersen (38), Jaque Fourie (64), Jean de Villiers (69), Bryan Habana (70), Morné Steyn (29), Fourie du Preez (57), Pierre Spies (42), Schalk Burger (63), Heinrich Brüssow (15), Victor Matfield (107), Danie Rossouw (58), Jannie du Plessis (26), John Smit (106), Tendai Mtawarira (28).

43

vs Wales (2008 - Bloemfontein)

810 caps

vs Australia - 13/8/2011: DURBAN

42

vs Argentina (1994 - Port Elizabeth)

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Frans Steyn (42), JP Pietersen (36), Jaque Fourie (62), Jean de Villiers (67), Bryan Habana (68), Butch James (40), Fourie du Preez (55), Pierre Spies (40), Danie Rossouw (56), Heinrich Brüssow (13), Victor Matfield (105), Bakkies Botha (72), Jannie du Plessis (24), John Smit (104), Tendai Mtawarira (26).

42

vs England (2008 - London)

750 caps

vs Australia - 4/9/2010: BLOEMFONTEIN

42

vs France (2010 - Cape Town)

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Frans Steyn (38), JP Pietersen (35), Jaque Fourie (61), Jean de Villiers (62), Bryan Habana (65), Morné Steyn (20), Francois Hougaard (4), Pierre Spies (36), Danie Rossouw (53), Juan Smith (64), Schalk Burger (62), Victor Matfield (100), Danie Rossouw (53), Jannie du Plessis (19), John Smit (101), Gurthrö Steenkamp (30).

Biggest Winning Points Margin (+30)

Most Career Tests (+25)

131

vs Uruguay (2005 - 134-3, East London)

111

John Smit

101

vs Italy (1999 - 101-0, Durban)

110

Victor Matfield

92

vs Namibia (2007 - 105-13, Cape Town)

102

Percy Montgomery

87

vs Namibia (2011 - 87-0, North Harbour)

89

Joost van der Westhuizen

83

vs Wales (1998 - 96-13, Pretoria)

83

Jean de Villiers

71

vs Italy (1999 - 74-3, Port Elizabeth)

83

Bryan Habana

66

vs Uruguay (2003 - 72-6, Perth)

80

Os du Randt

64

vs Tonga (1997 - 74-10, Cape Town)

77

Mark Andrews

58

vs Scotland (1997 - 68-10, Edinburgh)

76

Bakkies Botha

54

vs Argentina (2008 - 63-9, Johannesburg)

75

CJ van der Linde

52

vs Samoa
1995 - 60-8, Johannesburg
2007 - 59-7, Paris

69

Jaque Fourie

50

vs Samoa (2003 - 60-10, Brisbane)

69

Juan Smith

49

vs USA (2007 - 64-15, Montpellier)

68

Schalk Burger

48

vs England (2007 - 58-10, Bloemfontein)

66

André  Venter

46

vs Italy (2001 - 60-14, Port Elizabeth)

64

Breyton Paulse

46

vs Fiji (2011 - 49-3, Wellington, NZ)

63

Danie Rossouw

45

vs Australia (2008 - 53-8, Johannesburg)

62

Fourie du Preez

44

vs Scotland (1951 - 44-0, Edinburgh)

62

Ruan Pienaar

44

vs Spain (1999 - 47-3, Edinburgh)

54

Ollie le Roux

44

vs Italy (2010 - 55-11, East London)

53

Frans Steyn

43

vs Fiji (2011 - 49-3, Wellington, NZ)

52

Joe van Niekerk

42

vs France (1997 - 52-10, Paris)

51

Albert van den Berg

42

vs Western Samoa (1997 - 60-18, Pretoria)

50

Pierre Spies

39

vs Australia (1997 - 61-22, Pretoria)

47

Enrico Januarie

38

vs Ireland (1912 - 38-0, Dublin)

47

JP Pietersen

36

vs Uruguay (1999 - 39-3, Glasgow)

47

James Small

36

vs England
2007 - 36-0, Paris
2008 - 42-6, London

46

Bismarck du Plessis

35

vs Wales (2004 - 53-18, Pretoria)

43

James Dalton

35

vs Scotland (2004 - 45-10, Edinburgh)

43

Butch James

33

vs Ireland (1998 - 33-0, Pretoria)

43

Pieter Rossouw

33

vs Canada (2000 - 51-18, East London)

42

Bob Skinstad

33

vs England (2007 - 55-22, Pretoria)

42

Morné Steyn

32

vs South America (1982 - 50-18, Pretoria)

42

Gary Teichmann

32

vs Argentina (2004 - 39-7, Buenos Aires)

41

Jannie du Plessis

31

vs USA (1981 - 38-7, New York)

41

Tendai Mtawarira

31

vs Argentina (1996 - 46-15, Buenos Aires)

39

De Wet Barry

31

vs Italy (1997 - 62-31, Bologna)

39

Corné Krige

Highest Score by Individual Countries (+30)

39

Gurthrö Steenkamp

55

by New Zealand (1997 - Auckland)

38

Frik du Preez

53

by Engeland (2002 - London)

38

Jan Ellis

52

by New Zealand (2003 - Pretoria)

38

Krynauw Otto

49

by Australia (2006 - Brisbane)

38

André  Snyman

45

by New Zealand (2006 - Pretoria)

37

Robbie Kempson

44

by Australia (2000 - Melbourne)

37

Wynand Olivier

41

by New Zealand (2002 - Wellington, NZ)

37

Stefan Terblanché

41

by Australia (2010 - Bloemfontein)

36

Johan Erasmus

40

by New Zealand
(2000 - Johannesburg)
(2011 - Welllington, NZ)

36

Ruben Kruger

38

by Australia (2002 - Brisbane)

35

Henry Honiball

36

by Wales (2004 - Cardiff)

35

Hannes Marais

35

by New Zealand (1997 - Johannesburg)

34

Adrian Jacobs

34

by New Zealand (1999 - Pretoria)

34

André Joubert

33

by England (1992 - London)

34

Japie Mulder

33

by New Zealand
1996 - Pretoria
2007 - Christchurch

33

Jannie Engelbrecht

33

by Argentina (2000 - Buenos Aires)

33

John Gainsford

32

by England (1994 - Pretoria)

33

Pieter Müller

32

by Australia (1997 - Brisbane)

33

Jaco van der Westhuyzen

32

by France
1997 - Lyon
2001 - Johannesburg

33

André Vos

32

by Australia (1999 - Brisbane)

32

Jacques Cronjé

32

by France (2001 - Johannesburg)

31

Robbie Fleck

32

by England (2004 - London)

31

André Pretorius

32

by Ireland (2006 - Dublin)

30

Marius Joubert

32

by New Zealand (2010 - Auckland)

29

Andries Bekker

31

by Italy (1997 - Bologna)

29

Francois Pienaar

31

by New Zealand (2005 - Dunedin)

29

Cobus Visagie

31

by Australia (2010 - Pretoria)

28

Naas Botha

30

by Australia
2004 - Perth
2005 - Sydney
2010 - Brisbane

28

Johan Claassen

30

by France (2005 - Durban)

28

Adrian Garvey

28

vs British & Irish Lions
1974 - 9-28, Pretoria
2009 - 9-28, Johannesburg

27

Hennie le Roux

Biggest Losing Points Margin (+20)

27

Mannetjies Roux

50

vs England (2002 - 3-53, London)

27

Chester Williams

49

vs Australia (2006 - 0-49, Brisbane)

27
26
26

Lionel Wilson 
Naka Drotské
Francois Hougaard

36

vs New Zealand (2003 - 16-52, Pretoria)

26

Willie Meyer

33

vs New Zealand (2011- 7-40,Wellington, NZ)

25

Tommy Bedford

28

vs New Zealand (1999 - 0-28, Dunedin)

25

BJ Botha

27

vs New Zealand (2007 - 6-33, Christchurch)

25

Dawie de Villiers

26

vs Australia (1999 - 6-32, Brisbane)

25

Piet Greyling

23

vs Australia (1992 - 3-26, Cape Town)

25

Syd Nomis

21

vs Australia (2000 - 23-44, Melbourne)

25

AJ Venter

21

vs New Zealand (1992 - 20-41, Wellington)

25

Piet Visagie

20

vs New Zealand
1997 - 35-55, Auckland
2010 - 12-32, Auckland

Most appearances in ALL Springbok matches (+50)

20

vs Australia
2000 - 6-26, Sydney
2003 - 9-29, Brisbane

114

Victor Matfield

20

vs England (2001 - 9-29, London)

112

John Smit

20

vs France (2002 - 10-30, Marseille)

111

Joost van der Westhuizen

19

vs British & Irish Lions
1974 - 9-28, Pretoria
2009 - 9-28, Johannesburg

104

Percy Montgomery

Most Tries in a Year (+40)

90

Mark Andrews

81

2007 (17 tests)

87

Frik du Preez

74

1997 (13 tests)

85

Os du Randt

52

1999 (13 tests)

85

Bryan Habana

46

2005 (12 tests)

83

Jean de Villiers

45

2004 (13 tests)

78

CJ van der Linde

43

2008 (13 tests)

77

Bakkies Botha

Most Tries in a Test (+10)

75

Hannes Marais

21

vs Uruguay (2005 - East London)

74

Jan Ellis

15

vs Wales (1998 - Pretoria)

74

Breyton Paulse

15

vs Italy (1999 - Durban)

71

Jaque Fourie

15

vs Namibia (2007 - Cape Town)

71

John Gainsford

12

vs Tonga (1997 - Cape Town)

70

André Venter

12

vs Uruguay (2003 - Perth)

69

Juan Smith

12

vs Namibia (2011 - North Harbour)

68

Schalk Burger

11

vs Italy (1999 - Port Elizabeth)

68

Ollie le Roux

10

vs Ireland (1912 - Dublin)

67

Jannie Engelbrecht

10

vs Scotland (1997 - Edinburgh)

67

Ruan Pienaar

Most Tries Conceded in a Test (+5)

66

Danie Rossouw

7

vs New Zealand
1999 - Dunedin
2003 - Pretoria

62

Fourie du Preez

7

vs England (2002 - London)

60

James Small

6

vs Australia (2006 - Brisbane)

58

James Dalton

6

vs New Zealand (2011- Wellington, NZ)

58

Lionel Wilson

5

vs British Lions (1955 - Johannesburg)

57

Mof Myburgh

5

vs New Zealand
1965 - Auckland
2002 - Wellington, NZ

56

Johan Claassen

5

vs Australia
2000 - Melbourne
2005 - Sydney
2010 - Bloemfontein
2011 - Sydney

56

Ruben Kruger

Longest Winning Sequence

56

Mannetjies Roux

17

23/8/1997 - 28/11/1998

56

Frans Steyn

15

15/10/1994 - 2/7/1996
The Springboks drew the 4th Test against New Zealand on 6/8/1994, and went on to win the next 15 Tests

54

Syd Nomis

Longest Undefeated Sequence at Home

54

Albert van den Berg

13

11/6/1994 to 3/8/1996
Ian McIntosh-3; Kitch Christie-8

53

Dawie de Villiers

13

12/6/2004 to 17/6/2006
Jake White-13

53

Doug Hopwood

Most Consecutive Defeats

52
52

Pieter Müller
Gary Teichmann

7

25/7/1964 to 21/8/1965

52

Joe van Niekerk

Most Consecutive Defeats against One Team

51

Hennie le Roux

8

New Zealand
21/7/2001 - 24/7/2004

51

Krynauw Otto

7

England
2/12/2000 - 18/11/2006

50

Pierre Spies

6

British Isles
30/7/1891 - 29/8/1896

Most Capped player in each Position

Fullback

87 (WORLD RECORD) - Percy Montgomery (1997-2001; 2004-2008): ALSO 9 as centre; 5 as flyhalf; 1 as a wing.

Wing

82(83) - Bryan Habana (2004- 2010): ALSO 1 as centre.
62(64) - Breyton Paulse (1999-2005; 2007): ALSO 2 as fullback.

Centre

68(83) - Jean de Villiers (2002-2012): ALSO 15 as wing
58(69) - Jaque Fourie (2003-2010):
ALSO 10 as wing/1 as fullback..

Flyhalf

41 - Morné Steyn (2009-2012)
37(42) - Butch James (2001-2002; 2006-2008; 2010): ALSO 4 as centre, 1 as fullback.

Scrumhalf

87(89) - Joost van der Westhuizen (1993-2001): ALSO 2 as a wing.

Prop

80 - Os du Randt (1994-1999; 2004-2007).

Hooker

96(111) - John Smit (2000-2001; 2004-2011): ALSO 15 as prop.

Lock

110 - Victor Matfield (2000-2010).

Flank

66(68)-Schalk Burger (2003-2010): ALSO 2 as eighthman.
59(69)- Juan Smith (2003-2010): ALSO 10 as a eighthman.
56(66)- André Venter (1996-2001): ALSO 10 as a lock.

Eighthman

45(50)- Pierre Spies (2006-2011): ALSO 4 as a flanker; and 1 as replacement wing.
42(42) - Gary Teichmann (1995-1999).

Most Tests as Brothers in the same team

24

Bismarck en Jannie du Plessis

Most Tests as Captain (+10)

83

John Smit
(WORLD RECORD
)

36

Gary Teichmann

29

Francois Pienaar

22

Dawie de Villiers

18

Corné Krige

17

Victor Matfield

16

André Vos

15

Morné du Plessis

12

Bob Skinstad

11

Jean de Villiers

11

Hannes Marais

10

Avril Malan

10

Joost van der Westhuizen

Most Consecutive Tests (+25)

46

John Smit (2003-2007: 40 consecutive as captain)

39

Gary Teichmann (1995-1999: 32 as captain)

37

Victor Matfield (2007-2010)

30

Morné Steyn (2009-2012)

26

André Snyman (1996-1998)

26

André Vos (1999-2001)

25

Syd Nomis (He won his first cap against France in the 4th test at Newlands - 12/8/1967 - and subsequently played in every test up to and including the test against England at Ellis Park - 3/6/1972 - after which he retired from international rugby)

25

Ollie le Roux (1998-1999)

25

André Venter (1997-1999)

Most Tests as a Replacement (+15)

43

Ollie le Roux (total: 54)

35

Ruan Pienaar (total: 62

35

CJ van der Linde (total: 75)

28

Albert van den Berg (total: 51)

22

Danie Rossouw (total: 63)

18

John Smit (total: 111)

18

Joe van Niekerk (total: 52)

18

Bismarck du Plessis (total: 46)

17

Frans Steyn (total: 54)

16

Brent Russell (total: 22)

15

Bob Skinstad (total: 42)

15

Wynand Olivier (total: 37)

Most Tests as a Centre Pairing

26

Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie

18

Marius Joubert, De Wet Barry

14

Adrian Jacobs, Jean de Villiers

14

Hennie le Roux, Japie Mulder

10

Ryk van Schoor, Tjol Lategan

10

Ian Kirkpatrick, John Gainsford

Most Tests as a Half-back combination

24

Joost van der Westhuizen (scrumhalf), Henry Honiball (flyhalf)

18

Fourie du Preez (scrumhalf), Morné Steyn (flyhalf)

17

Dawie de Villiers (scrumhalf), Piet Visagie (flyhalf)

Most Tests as a Three Quarter combination

8

Percy Montgomery, Stefan Terblanche, Pieter Müller, André Snyman, Pieter Rossouw (1998)

Most Tests as a Back Line combination

6

Percy Montgomery, Stefan Terblanché, Pieter Müller, André Snyman, Pieter Rossouw, Henry Honiball, Joost van der Westhuizen

Most Tests as a Front Row

14

Os du Randt, John Smit, Eddie Andrews (2004-2006)

12

Os du Randt, John Smit, CJ van der Linde (2005-2007)

11

Robbie Kempson, James Dalton, Adrian Garvey (1998 - consecutively)

13

Beast Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, John Smit (2008-2012)

Most Tests as Locks

62
(WORLD RECORD)

Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha

25

Mark Andrews, Krynauw Otto

11

Kobus Wiese, Mark Andrews

10

Salty du Rand, Johan Claassen

Most Tests as a Loose Forward Combination

14

André Venter, Ruben Kruger (flanks), Gary Teichmann (No8 - 1996-1997)

14

André Venter, Johan Erasmus (flanks), Gary Teichmann (No8 - 1997-1999)

12

Jan Ellis, Piet Greyling (flanks), Tommy Bedford (No8)

Most Tests as Flanks

34

Juan Smith, Schalk Burger,

24

André Venter, Johan Erasmus

Most Tests as a Pack of Forwards

6

Gary Teichmann, André Venter, Johan Erasmus, Mark Andrews, Krynauw Otto, Adrian Garvey, James Dalton, Robbie Kempson (1998)

Most Points in a Test (+25)

35

Percy Montgomery (2007: vs Namibia, Cape Town)

34

Jannie de Beer (1999: vs England, Paris)

31

Percy Montgomery (1998: vs Wales, Pretoria)

31

Morné Steyn (2009: vs New Zealand, Durban)

30

Tonderai Chavhanga (2005: vs Uruguay, East London)

29

Gaffie du Toit (1999: vs Italy, Durban)

29

Percy Montgomery (2007: Samoa, Paris)

28

Gavin Johnson (1995: vs Western Samoa, Johannesburg)

26

Jannie de Beer (1997: vs Australia, Pretoria)

26

Percy Montgomery (1997: vs Scotland, Edinburgh)

26

Morné Steyn (2010: vs Italy, East London)

25

Joel Stransky (1996: vs Australia, Bloemfontein)

25

Stefan Terblanché (1999: vs Italy, Durban)

Scored ALL Points in a Test (+15)

31
(WORLD RECORD)

Morné Steyn (2009: vs NZ, Durban)

25

Joel Stransky (1996: vs Australia, Bloemfontein)

21

Jannie de Beer (1999: vs Australia, London)

18

Braam van Straaten
2000: vs England, Pretoria
2000: vs Australia, Durban

18

Morné Steyn (2011: vs NZ, Port Elizabeth)

17

Braam van Straaten (2000: vs England, London)

15

Okey Geffin (1949: vs New Zealand, Cape Town)

15

André Joubert (1994: vs England, Pretoria)

15

Joel Stransky (1995: vs New Zealand, Johannesburg)

15

Braam van Straaten (2001: vs New Zealand, Auckland)

Scored in ALL FOUR Ways in a Test

22

Joel Stransky (1995: vs Australia - 1t1c1d4p)

21

Derick Hougaard (2003: vs Samoa - 1t5c1d1p)

18

André Pretorius (2002: vs New Zealand - 1t2c1d2p)

Three successful placekickers in a Test

vs New Zealand
25/7/2009
Bloemfontein

Morné Steyn (3p)
Francois Steyn (2p)
Ruan Pienaar (1p)

vs Australia
28/8/2010
Pretoria

Morné Steyn (4c2p)
Francois Steyn (1p)
Butch James (1c)

Most Test Points by a player in a season (100+)

219

Percy Montgomery (2007: 15 tests)

185

Morné Steyn (2010: 13 tests)

158

Percy Montgomery (2005: 12 tests)

154

Percy Montgomery (2004: 11 tests)

137

Morné Steyn (2009: 12 tests)

136

Braam van Straaten (2000: 11 tests)

120

Louis Koen (2003: 11 tests)

112

Joel Stransky (1995: 9 tests)

111

Percy Montgomery (1998: 12 tests)

102

Jannie de Beer (1999: 6 tests)

Most Points in Test Matches (+150)

893

Percy Montgomery (102 tests)

486

Morné Steyn (42 tests)

312

Naas Botha (28 tests)

240

Joel Stransky (22 tests)

235

Bryan Habana (83 tests)

221

Braam van Straaten (21 tests)

190

Joost van der Westhuizen (89 tests)

181

Jannie de Beer (13 tests)

171

André Pretorius (31 tests)

160

Jaque Fourie (69 tests)

156

Henry Honiball (35 tests)

154

Butch James (43 tests)

Most points in ALL Springbok Matches (+200)

906

Percy Montgomery (104 matches)

486

Morné Steyn (42 matches)

485

Naas Botha (40 matches)

329

Joel Stransky (36 matches)

294

Braam van Straaten (27 matches)

293

Gerry Brand (46 matches)

280

Joost v/d Westhuizen (111 matches)

258

André Joubert (49 matches)

240

Piet Visagie (44 matches)

235

Bryan Habana (85 matches)

201

Keith Oxlee (48 matches)

Most Points in a Test against South Africa (+20)

29

Stirling Mortlock (Australia - 2000: Melbourne)

27

Rob Andrew (England - 1994: Pretoria)

27

Jonny Wilkinson (England - 2000: Bloemfontein)

27

Gérald Merceron (France - 2001: Johannesburg)

27

Charlie Hodgson (England - 2004: London)

25

Carlos Spencer (New Zealand - 1997: Auckland)

25

Daniel Carter (New Zealand - 2006: Wellington, NZ)

24

Matt Burke (Australia - 1999: London)

23

Daniel Carter (New Zealand - 2007: Christchurch)

22

Carlos Spencer (New Zealand - 2003: Pretoria)

21

Hugo Porta (Argentina - 1982: Bloemfontein)

21

Santiago Meson (Argentina - 1993: Buenos Aires)

21

José Cilley(Argentina - 1994: Johannesburg)

21

Diego Dominguez (Italy - 1997: Bologna)

21

Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand - 1999: Pretoria)

21

Stirling Mortlock (Australia - 2000: Sydney)

21

Jonny Wilkinson (England - 2001: London)

21

Stephen Jones (Wales - 2004: Cardiff)

21

Dan Parks (Scotland - 2010: Edinburgh)

20

Carlos Spencer (New Zealand - 1997 - Johannesburg)

20

Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand - 2000: Johannesburg)

20

Jonny Wilkinson (England - 2000: London)

20

Jonny Wilkinson (England - 2003: Perth)

20

Daniel Carter (New Zealand - 2006: Pretoria)

20

Stephen Jones (British & Irish Lions - 2009: Pretoria)

20

Matt Giteau (Australia - 2009:Perth)

Most Career Tries (+10)

47

Bryan Habana (83 tests)

38

Joost van der Westhuizen (89 tests)

32

Jaque Fourie (69 tests)

26

Breyton Paulse (64 tests)

25

Percy Montgomery (102 tests)

21

Pieter Rossouw (43 tests)

20

Jean de Villiers (83 tests)

20

James Small (47 tests)

19

Danie Gerber (24 tests)

19

Stefan Terblanché (37 tests)

14

JP Pietersen (47 tests)

14

Chester Williams (26 tests)

13

Schalk Burger (68 tests)

13

Fourie du Preez (61 tests)

12

Ray Mordt (18 tests)

12

Gerrie Germishuys (20 tests)

12

Mark Andrews (77 tests)

12

Juan Smith (69 tests)

11

Bob Skinstad (42 tests)

10

Robbie Fleck (31 tests)

10

André Joubert (34 tests)

10

Joe van Niekerk (52 tests)

Most Tries in ALL Springbok Matches (+25)

56

Joost v/d Westhuizen (111 matches)

47

Bryan Habana (85 matches)

44

Jannie Engelbrecht (67 matches)

39

Breyton Paulse (74 matches)

32

Jan Ellis (74 matches)

32

Jaque Fourie (71 matches)

31

John Gainsford (71 matches)

28

Danie Gerber (35 matches)

27

James Small (60 matches)

27

Chester Williams (47 matches)

26

Percy Montgomery (104 matches)

Most Tries in a Season (+8)

13

Bryan Habana (2007: 11 tests)

12

Bryan Habana (2005: 12 tests)

10

Pieter Rossouw (1997: 11 tests)

9

Stefan Terblanche (1998: 12 tests)

9

Jaque Fourie (2007: 12 tests)

8

James Small (1993: 7 tests)

8

Chester Williams (1995: 6 tests)

8

Percy Montgomery (1997: 10 tests)

8

Joost v/d Westhuizen (1998: 12 tests)

8

Juan Smith (2007: 13 tests)

Most Test Tries as a Springbok Fullback

18

Percy Montgomery (87 tests)

10

André Joubert (34 tests)

Most Tries in a Test (+3)

6

Tonderai Chavhanga (11/6/2005 - vs Uruguay, East London)

5

Stefan Terblanché (19/6/1999 - vs Italy, Durban)

4

Chester Williams (10/6/1995 - vs Western Samoa, Johannesburg)

4

Pieter Rossouw (22/11/1997 - vs France, Paris)

4

Stefan Terblanché (13/6/1998 - vs Ireland, Bloemfontein)

4

Bryan Habana (9/9/2007 - vs Samoa, Paris)

4

Jongi Nokwe (30/8/2008 - vs Australia, Johannesburg: 1st haul of 4 by any international vs Australia)

3

Boetie McHardy (30/11/1912 - vs Ireland, Dublin: 1st by a Springbok)

3

Jan Stegmann (30/11/1912 - vs Ireland, Dublin)

3

Tom van Vollenhoven (20/8/1955 - vs British Lions, Cape Town)

3

Hennie van Zyl (5/8/1961 - vs Australia, Johannesburg)

3

Ray Mordt
12/9/1981 - vs New Zealand, Auck
25/9/1981 - vs USA, Glenville, NY

3

Danie Gerber
27/3/1982 - vs S.America, Pretoria
9/6/1984 - vs England, Johannesburg

3

Joost van der Westhuizen
15/12/1996 - vs Wales, Cardiff
11/10/2003 - vs Uruguay, Brisbane

3

Pieter Rossouw (27/6/1998 - vs Wales, Pretoria)

3

Breyton Paulse (12/6/1999 - vs Italy, Port Elizabeth)

3

Deon Kayser (19/6/1999 - vs Italy, Durban)

3

Marius Joubert (14/8/2004 - vs New Zealand, Johannesburg)

3

Juan Smith (15/8/2007 - vs Namibia, Cape Town: 1st by a forward)

3

Schalk Burger (15/8/2007 - vs Namibia, Cape Town)

3

Bryan Habana (29/9/2012 - vs Australia, Pretoria)

Most Tries in a Test against South Africa

2

Harry Sugars (1906 - Ireland, Belfast)

2

Jack Sullivan (1937 - New Zealand, Christchurch)

2

Spooky Smith (1965 - New Zealand, Auckland)

2

Benoit Dauga (1968 - France, Bordeaux)

2

JJ Williams - British & Irish Lions
1974 - Pretoria
1974 - Port Elizabeth

2

Jean-Luc Averous (1977 - France, Pretoria)

2

Paul Carozza (1992 - Australia, Cape Town)

2

Alain Penaud (1992 - France, Lyon)

2

Jason Little (1993 - Australia, Brisbane)

2

Jeff Wilson (1996 - New Zealand, Pretoria)

2

Frank Bunce (1997 - New Zealand, Johannesburg)

2

Ben Tune (1997 - Australia, Brisbane)

2

Christian Cullen - New Zealand
1997 - Auckland
1999 - Pretoria
2000 - Christchurch
2000 - Johannesburg

2

Stirling Mortlock (2000 - Australia, Melbourne)

2

Tana Umaga (2000 - New Zealand, Johannesburg)

2

Chris Latham (2002 - Australia, Brisbane)

2

Will Greenwood (2002 - England, London)

2

Doug Howlett (2003 - New Zealand, Preoria)

2

Joe Rokocoko - New Zealand
2003 - Pretoria
2005 - Dunedin

2

Sitiveni Sivivatu (2004 - Pacific Islands, Gosford, Australia)

2

Gavin Henson (2004 - Wales, Cardiff)

2

Matt Giteau - Australia
2005 - Sydney
2006 - Brisbane
2009 - Perth

2

Vince Clerc (2006 - France, Cape Town)

2

Tom Croft (2009 - B & I Lions, Durban)

2

Shane Williams (2009 - B & I Lions, Johannesburg)

2

James O'Connor (2010 - Australia, Pretoria)

2

George North (2010 - Wales, Cardiff: 18:214 old!)

2

Cory Jane (2011 - New Zealand, Wellington, NZ)

2

Zac Guildford (2011 - New Zealand, Wellington, NZ)

2

Ben Youngs (2012 - England, Johannesburg, SA)

Most Penalties in a Test (+6)

8

Morné Steyn (2009: vs New Zealand, Durban)

7

Percy Montgomery
2006 - vs Scotland, Port Elizabeth
2006 - vs France, Cape Town

7

Morné Steyn (2009: vs Australia, Cape Town)

6

Gerald Bosch (1975 - vs France, Pretoria)

6

Joel Stransky (1996 - vs Australia, Bloemfontein)

6

Jannie de Beer (1999 - vs Australia, London)

6

Braam van Straaten
2000 - vs England, Pretoria
2000 - vs Australia, Durban

6

Percy Montgomery (2001 - vs France, Johannesburg)

6

Louis Koen (2003 - vs Scotland, Johannesburg)

6

Morné Steyn (2010 - vs Australia, Bloemfontein)

Most Career Penalties in Tests (+30)

148

Percy Montgomery (102 tests)

103

Morné Steyn (42 tests)

55

Braam van Straaten (21 tests)

50

Naas Botha (28 tests)

47

Joel Stransky (22 tests)

31

Louis Koen (15 tests)

Most Conversions in a Test (+8)

12

Percy Montgomery (2007 - vs Namibia, Cape Town)

9

Percy Montgomery (1998 - vs Wales, Pretoria)

9

Butch James (2008 - vs Argentina, Johannesburg)

8

Percy Montgomery (1997 - vs Scotland, Edinburgh)

8

Gaffie du Toit
1999 - vs Italy, Port Elizabeth
1999 - vs Italy, Durban

Most Career Conversions in Tests (+30)

153

Percy Montgomery (102 tests)

59

Morné Steyn (42 tests)

50

Naas Botha (28 tests)

38

Henry Honiball (35 tests)

33

Jannie de Beer (13 tests)

31

André Pretorius (31 toetse)

30

Joel Stransky (22 tests)

Most Drop Goals in a Test (+3)

5

Jannie de Beer (1999 - vs England, Paris: WORLD RECORD)

4

André Pretorius (2006 - vs England, London)

3

Naas Botha
1980 - vs South America, Durban
1981 - vs Ireland, Durban

3

Jaco van der Westhuyzen (2004 - vs Scotland, Edinburgh)

Most Career Drop Goals in a Career (+5)

18

Naas Botha (28 tests)

8

Jannie de Beer (13 tests)

8

André Pretorius (31 tests)

8

Morné Steyn (42 tests)

6

Percy Montgomery (102 tests)

5

Hansie Brewis (10 tests)

5

Piet Visagie (25 tests)

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