List of South Africa national rugby union team records
South Africa (known as the Springboks) are a rugby union national team that played their first international match in 1891.
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).
Team records
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 |
35 (3-38) | Ireland | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2017 |
33 (7–40) | New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 2011 |
Individual records
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Most points in a match[8] | ||||
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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 |
31 | Morné Steyn | New Zealand | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 2009 |
30 | Tonderai Chavhanga | Uruguay | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | 2005 |
Most tries in a match[9] | ||||
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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 |
4 | Pieter Rossouw | France | Parc des Princes, Paris | 1997 |
4 | Stefan Terblanche | Ireland | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 1998 |
4 | Bryan Habana | Samoa | Parc des Princes, Paris | 2007 |
4 | Jongi Nokwe | Australia | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 2008 |
References
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru / Test matches / Player records (Primary team: South Africa; Ordered by: total matches played". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Statsguru / Test matches / Player records (Primary team: South Africa; Ordered by: total matches played as captain)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Springbok Rugby Tests". www.genslin.us. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – Springboks". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – Springboks". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 06 October 2018.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 06 October 2018.
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