South Africa National Rugby Union Team

The Springboks

Four-time Rugby World Cup champions. The most decorated team in the modern game.

🇿🇦 Springboks Boks Bokke Amabhokobhoko
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By The Numbers

A Legacy in Statistics

From the first international in 1891 to four World Cup titles, the numbers tell a story of dominance.

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World Cup Titles
1995 · 2007 · 2019 · 2023
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Rugby Championships
Most recent: 2025
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World Ranking
As of Nov 2025
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First Test Match
vs British Isles, Cape Town
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Longest Win Streak
Aug 1997 – Dec 1998
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Time Ranked World #1
Since October 2003
Webb Ellis Cup

A Four-Star Dynasty

The Springboks are the first nation to lift the Rugby World Cup four times. Click each milestone.

1995
🏆 First World Cup Win
SA 15–12 New Zealand (a.e.t.) at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2007
🏆 Second Title
SA 15–6 England, Stade de France, Paris
2019
🏆 Third Title
SA 32–12 England, Yokohama, Japan
2023
🏆 Four-Star Boks
SA 12–11 New Zealand, Stade de France, Paris
Tap a year above to learn more.
Record Holders

Springbok Legends

The names every South African schoolchild knows by heart.

Most Caps
Eben Etzebeth
141
Test appearances — South Africa's most-capped player ever
Top Point Scorer
Percy Montgomery
893
Career points — fullback and clutch goal-kicker
Top Try Scorer
Bryan Habana
67
Tries in 124 matches — one of the fastest wingers ever
Most Decorated Captain
Siya Kolisi
2×
Back-to-back World Cup champion (2019 & 2023)
Visual Records

The Data Behind the Boks

Hover the bars and slices to explore the numbers.

World Cup Titles by Nation

Rugby Championship Wins (1996–2025)

Springbok Record Holders

Home Stadium Capacities

Fortress Bok

Home Grounds

Six iconic stadiums host the green and gold across South Africa.

Ellis Park Stadium

📍 Johannesburg
62,500
Capacity
Highs & Lows

Biggest Win, Biggest Loss

Every great team has both — these are the Springboks' bookends.

🏉 Biggest Victory
134 – 3
vs Uruguay · East London · 11 June 2005
💔 Heaviest Defeat
0 – 57
vs New Zealand · Auckland · 16 September 2017
2026 Squad

The Brains & The Heart

Head Coach
Rassie Erasmus
Architect of the 2019 and 2023 World Cup wins. Appointed in 2018, his tactical innovations have redefined modern rugby.
Captain
Siya Kolisi
First Black Test captain of South Africa (2018). A symbol of unity and the only Springbok captain to lift two World Cups.
Governing Body
SA Rugby
Founded in 1889. Kit by Nike (since 2023). Shirt sponsor: FNB.