The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys, with white shorts and their emblem is a native antelope, the springbok, which is the national animal of South Africa. The team has been representing South Africa in international rugby union since 30 July 1891, when they played their first test match against a British Isles touring team. They are currently ranked the number one men's team by World Rugby and are the only team besides the All Blacks to have won the Rugby World Cup on three occasions.
Gary Hamilton Teichmann is a retired South African professional rugby union player. He played number eight and captained the South African national team, the Springboks, between 1995 and 1999.
Rudolf August Wilkens Straeuli is a former South African rugby union player and coach and currently the CEO of the Lions Rugby Company. He played in the positions of flanker and Number 8, making ten test appearances for South Africa in 1994 and 1995. He was the coach of the Springboks rugby team in 2002 and 2003. He also played for the Golden Lions provincial team in the Currie Cup and Super 12 competitions.
Jan Christian Stewart is a former rugby union centre, who played internationally for Canada and the South Africa Springboks. Stewart earned 17 caps, 14 with Canada and three with South Africa.
Lawrence Sephaka is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at prop, preferably loosehead.
Pieter Gysbert Muller is a former international South Africa rugby union player. A centre, he was known for his strength and direct running.
Mark Gregory Andrews is a former rugby union player.
The 1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in July and August 1958. The French team played ten matches, of which they won five. One of the tour matches was against Rhodesia. They won the Test Series 1–0 against the Springboks.
Ruben Jacobus Kruger was a South African rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
Garry Louis Pagel, is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1995 and 1996.
Adriaanus Jacobus 'Adriaan' Richter, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1995.
Gavin Keith Johnson is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1993 and 1995. He played as a wing or a fullback and was a member of the squad that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Hendrik Pieter 'Hennie' le Roux, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.
Pieter Hendriks, is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1992 and 1996.
Ian McCallum is a former rugby union player. From 1970 to 1974, he played 11 matches as fullback for the Springboks, the South African national rugby union team.
Philip "Flippie" Rudolph van der Merwe is a South African former rugby union player who played six test matches for the South Africa national rugby union team from 1981 to 1989.
Zacharias Matheus Johannes 'Gysie' Pienaar is a former South African rugby union player.
Petrus Ebersohn Kruger is a former South African rugby union player who played two test matches for the Springboks.
Francois Anton "FA" Meiring is a South African former rugby union player.
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