Paul Roos stay No 1 in SA: List of EVERY Springbok Old Boy

Paul Roos beat SACS on Saturday to maintain their unofficial No 1 ranking among South Africa’s rugby-playing schools.

The Stellenbosch-based school beat SACS at their Memorial ‘A’ field 28-10 on Saturday.

As reported by The South African website, Paul Roos Gymnasium has produced the most Springboks – including Paul Roos himself!

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MOST SPRINGBOK OLD BOYS

As of the Springboks’ most recent Test the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, 933 players have been capped at Springbok level.

Springbok No 1 was Benjamin Duff back in 1891, while Gerhard Steenekamp is the 933rd and most recent player to have donned the famed green and gold colours of the reigning world champions.

For interest’s sake, Duff was a SACS Old Boy while Steenekamp was educated at Potchefstroom Gimnasium.

No fewer than 15 schools can count 10 or more Springboks as Old Boys.

Click here for the full list of schools.

Paul Roos leads the way with 54 Springboks, four of whom are still active: Willie le Roux, Steven Kitshoff, Herschel Jantjies and Damian Willemse.

Listed below are the 54 Springboks to have been schooled at Paul Roos.

How many do you remember?

Listed in date of birth order