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Springbok vs France all time record
South Africa lead the all-time Test series against France with 38 wins to France’s 16 and 5 draws from 59 Tests since 1913 (figures vary slightly by source). The two sides produced an extraordinary 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris, with South Africa winning 29-28. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get…
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Springbok vs Australia all time record
South Africa lead the all-time Test series against Australia, winning 52 Tests to Australia’s 44, with 3 draws. The two nations have clashed regularly in the Tri-Nations and Rugby Championship since 1996, making it one of rugby’s most contested rivalries. South Africa hold the upper hand overall despite Australia’s strong run through the late 1990s…
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Springbok vs England all time record
South Africa lead the all-time Test series against England with 38 wins to England’s 16, and 2 draws from 56 Tests played since 1906. South Africa have been particularly dominant at home, and their most recent World Cup meeting came in the 2019 final in Yokohama, which South Africa won 32-12 to claim their third…
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Who is Bryan Habana
Bryan Habana is South Africa’s record try scorer, crossing the line 67 times in 124 Tests between 2004 and 2016. At the 2007 Rugby World Cup he scored 8 tries, equalling Jonah Lomu’s all-time tournament record, and was named IRB World Player of the Year. He is widely regarded as one of the fastest and…
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Burger. The Flanker Who Refused to Lose.
Schalk Burger played like losing was a personal insult — brutal at the breakdown, relentless in the loose, and utterly fearless. He was the fire at the heart of the Springbok pack for a decade. Green blood runs hot. His ran hottest. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story after…
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Steyn. Two Cups. Sixteen Years Apart.
In 2007 he was a teenager launching penalties from distances others wouldn’t dare attempt. In 2023, François Steyn became one of the very few men in rugby history to win a World Cup sixteen years apart. Some careers are measured in years. His in World Cups. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get…
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Etzebeth. The Wall That Never Fell.
For fifteen years, every team that ran at South Africa ran into him first. Eben Etzebeth made pain his currency and the Springbok jersey his entire reason for being. Hard men meet harder men. He was the hardest. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story after every game — join…
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Os. Two Finals. Twelve Years. Unbreakable.
He lifted the World Cup in 1995 as a young lion, then walked away with a broken body and nothing left to prove. And then — impossibly — Os du Randt came back and did it all over again in 2007. Once for the dream. Twice for the legend. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of…
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Who is the Springbok all time top points scorer
Percy Montgomery is South Africa’s all-time leading Test points scorer with 893 points in 102 Tests between 1997 and 2008. The fullback accumulated his total through penalties, conversions, and tries across more than a decade of international rugby. Montgomery was also a key member of the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning squad, finishing as the…
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Who is the Springbok record try scorer
Bryan Habana is the Springbok all-time record try scorer with 67 tries in 124 Tests between 2004 and 2016. He also holds the Rugby World Cup record for most tries in a single tournament, scoring 8 tries at the 2007 World Cup to equal the mark set by Jonah Lomu in 1999. Habana is universally…