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The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Greatest winning margin [1] | |||
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Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
131 (134–3) | Uruguay | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | 2005 |
101 (101–0) | Italy | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 1999 |
92 (105–13) | Namibia | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 2007 |
87 (87–0) | Namibia | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | 2011 |
83 (96–13) | Wales | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 1998 |
Greatest losing margin [2] | |||
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Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
57 (0-57) | New Zealand | QBE Stadium, Albany | 2017 |
50 (3–53) | England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2002 |
49 (0–49) | Australia | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2006 |
42 (15-57) | New Zealand | Kings Park Stadium,Durban | 2016 |
36 (16–52) | New Zealand | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 2003 |
# | Name | Period | Caps | Starts | Subs | Position |
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1 | Victor Matfield | 2001–2015 | 127 | 121 | 6 | Lock |
2 | Eben Etzebeth | 2012– | 126 | 118 | 8 | Lock |
3 | Bryan Habana | 2004–2016 | 124 | 122 | 2 | Wing/Centre |
4 | Tendai Mtawarira | 2008–2019 | 117 | 102 | 15 | Prop |
5 | John Smit | 2000–2011 | 111 | 94 | 17 | Hooker/Prop |
6 | Jean de Villiers | 2002–2015 | 109 | 105 | 4 | Centre/Wing |
7 | Percy Montgomery | 1997–2008 | 102 | 90 | 12 | Fullback/Fly-half/Centre |
8 | Willie le Roux | 2013– | 97 | 82 | 15 | Fullback/Wing |
9 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 1993–2003 | 89 | 78 | 11 | Scrum-half |
10 | Siya Kolisi | 2013– | 88 | 74 | 14 | Flanker |
Ruan Pienaar | 2006–2015 | 45 | 43 | Scrum-half/Fly-half |
# | Player | Period | Points | Caps | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Ave |
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1 | Percy Montgomery | 1997–2008 | 893 | 102 | 25 | 153 | 148 | 6 | 8.75 |
2 | Morné Steyn | 2009–2021 | 742 | 68 | 8 | 102 | 156 | 10 | 10.91 |
3 | Handré Pollard | 2014– | 739 | 75 | 7 | 100 | 163 | 5 | 9.85 |
4 | Bryan Habana | 2004–2016 | 335 | 124 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
5 | Elton Jantjies | 2012–2022 | 331 | 46 | 2 | 66 | 62 | 1 | 7.2 |
6 | Naas Botha | 1980–1992 | 312 | 28 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 11.14 |
7 | Joel Stransky | 1993–1996 | 240 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 3 | 10.91 |
8 | Braam van Straaten | 1999–2001 | 221 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 10.52 |
9 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 1993–2003 | 190 | 89 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
10 | Jannie de Beer | 1997–1999 | 181 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 15.08 |
# | Name | Period | Tries | Caps | Ave. | Position |
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1 | Bryan Habana | 2004–2017 | 67 | 124 | 54% | Wing/Centre |
2 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 1993–2003 | 38 | 89 | 42.7% | Scrum-half |
3 | Jaque Fourie | 2003–2013 | 32 | 72 | 44.4% | Centre/Wing |
4 | Makazole Mapimpi | 2018– | 30 | 44 | 68.2% | Wing |
5 | Jean de Villiers | 2002–2015 | 27 | 109 | 24.8% | Centre/Wing |
6 | Breyton Paulse | 1997–2007 | 26 | 64 | 40.6% | Wing/Fullback |
7 | Percy Montgomery | 1997–2008 | 25 | 102 | 24.5% | Fullback/Fly-half/Centre |
8 | JP Pietersen | 2006–2016 | 24 | 70 | 34.3% | Wing/Fullback |
9 | Pieter Rossouw | 1997–2003 | 21 | 43 | 48.8% | Wing |
10 | James Small | 1992–1997 | 20 | 47 | 42.6% | Wing/Fullback |
Malcolm Marx | 2016– | 71 | 28.2% | Hooker |
# | Name | Period | Apps | Win % | Position |
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1 | John Smit | 2003–2011 | 83 | 65.1% | Hooker/Prop |
2 | Siya Kolisi | 2018– | 58 | 65.5% | Flanker |
3 | Jean de Villiers | 2012–2015 | 37 | 64.9% | Centre/Wing |
4 | Gary Teichmann | 1996–1999 | 36 | 72.2% | Number 8 |
5 | Francois Pienaar | 1993–1996 | 29 | 65.5% | Flanker |
Most points in a match [3] | ||||
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Points | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
35 | Percy Montgomery | Namibia | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | 2007 |
34 | Jannie de Beer | England | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 1999 |
31 | Percy Montgomery | Wales | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 1998 |
Morné Steyn | New Zealand | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 2009 | |
Handré Pollard | Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta | 2019 | |
Most tries in a match [4] | ||||
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Tries | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
6 | Tonderai Chavhanga | Uruguay | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | 2005 |
5 | Stefan Terblanche | Italy | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 1999 |
4 | Chester Williams | Samoa | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 1995 |
Pieter Rossouw | France | Parc des Princes, Paris | 1997 | |
Stefan Terblanche | Ireland | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 1998 | |
Bryan Habana | Samoa | Parc des Princes, Paris | 2007 | |
Jongi Nokwe | Australia | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2008 |
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