Road to the RWC | Springbok player profile: Eben Etzebeth
As part of our build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we will profile each player in the Springboks’ squad. Next up: Eben Etzebeth.
Lock Eben Etzebeth currently holds a key leadership role within the Springboks team, while he is expected to reclaim the No 4 jersey after returning to fitness and form in 2023.
*Disclaimer: This is an UPDATED player profile.
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As one of the seven Springbok Test centurions, Etzebeth ranks fifth on that exclusive list with an impressive 112 caps in 10 seasons of Test rugby and he has the real chance of eclipsing Victor Matfield’s record 127 caps (as it stands) to become South Africa’s most capped international.
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Etzebeth played an influential role in the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup success story in Japan and will again be an integral part of South Africa’s 2023 RWC campaign in France later this year.
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PROFILE: EBEN ETZEBETH
Name: Eben Etzebeth
Born: 29 October 1991, Cape Town
School: Hoërskool Tygerberg
Married to: Anlia van Rensburg
Major teams: South Africa Under-20s, UCT Ikeys, Western Province, Stormers, NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, Toulon, South Africa
Position: Lock
Height: 2.03m (6-foot-8)
Weight: 117kg
Test debut: South Africa v England at Kings Park in Durban, 9 June 2012
Springbok no.: 833
Tests played: 112
Tries scored: 5
Current club team: Sharks
All information correct as at 15 August 2023
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