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South Africa lead the all-time Test series against Argentina with 45 wins, 17 losses, and 1 draw from 63 Tests. The Pumas have grown more competitive since joining the Rugby Championship in 2012, but the Springboks have consistently dominated the rivalry. South Africa have won every Rugby World Cup meeting between the two nations. Share…

Duane Vermeulen is a South African number 8 born on 25 February 1986 in Bellville, Cape Town, who has earned more than 75 Springbok caps. He was named Man of the Match in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final after scoring a crucial try in South Africa’s 32-12 victory over England in Yokohama. A physical,…

Siya Kolisi is the Springbok captain in 2026. The flanker from Zwide, Port Elizabeth has captained South Africa since 2018 and led the Springboks to consecutive Rugby World Cup titles in 2019 and 2023. He is the most successful captain in Springbok history. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story…

Siya Kolisi is a South African flanker born on 16 June 1991 in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, who became the first Black African captain of the Springboks in 2018. He led South Africa to Rugby World Cup victories in both 2019 and 2023, making him the only captain in history to win back-to-back World Cups. Kolisi…

Frik du Preez is widely regarded as the greatest Springbok of the 20th century — a lock and loose forward of extraordinary athleticism who earned 38 caps between 1960 and 1971. Despite standing over 100kg, he could outrun wingers and outjump any lineout rival, and he remains the benchmark against which South African forwards across…

John Smit was the captain who led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup title, guiding South Africa to a 15-6 victory over England in Paris to claim the Webb Ellis Cup. He earned 111 Test caps as hooker and tighthead prop between 2000 and 2011, and his calm, intelligent leadership under pressure became…

Morne Steyn is a South African flyhalf who became a Springbok legend through two iconic kicking moments a decade apart: he landed the series-winning penalty against the British and Irish Lions in the third Test in 2009, and then came off the bench to do exactly the same thing against the Lions in 2021 —…

Tendai Mtawarira, known as ‘The Beast’, is a former Springbok loosehead prop who earned 117 Test caps between 2008 and 2019 — the most by any South African prop in history. Born in Zimbabwe, he became one of the most feared scrummagers in world rugby and was a vital member of South Africa’s 2019 Rugby…

Pieter-Steph du Toit is a South African flanker and lock who was named World Rugby Player of the Year in 2019 — one of only a handful of Springboks to win the award, and the only one to do so in a World Cup year. He made an astonishing 21 tackles in the 2019 World…

Malcolm Marx is South Africa’s first-choice hooker and one of the most complete players in world rugby, renowned for his powerful carries, ferocious defence, and metronomic lineout throwing. He has earned over 70 Test caps since his debut in 2016 and was part of both the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning squads. At his…