Who are the most capped Springboks of all time?
Four-time Rugby World Cup winners, the Springboks, lay claim to some of the game’s finest-ever players. Who are the top ten most capped?
Four-time Rugby World Cup winners, the Springboks, lay claim to some of the game’s finest-ever players. Where does Eben Etzebeth figure in the all-time reckoning?
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SPRINGBOKS MOST CAPPED: TOP 10
Legendary lock forward Victor Matfield is still the most capped Springbok star in history but Eben Etzebeh, a man who has succeeded him in that role with aplomb, is catching up fast.
- Victor Matfield – 127
- Bryan Habana – 124
- Eben Etzebeth – 119*
- Tendai Mtawarira – 117
- John Smit – 111
- Jean de Villiers – 109
- Percy Montgomery – 102
- Willie le Roux – 94*
- Joost van der Westhuizen – 89
- Ruan Pienaar – 88
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FAF DE KLERK NAMES HIS RUGBY HEROES
“For me, it was probably Percy Montgomery growing up and Breyton Paulse.
“Percy was always blonde hair, flashy boots and kicked with his left foot, so I felt I could relate,” he explains.
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