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
Individual records
Hat-tricks[8] |
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 |
3 |
Boetie McHardy |
Ireland |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
1912 |
3 |
Jan Stegmann |
Ireland |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
1912 |
3 |
Tom van Vollenhoven |
British and Irish Lions |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
1955 |
3 |
Hennie van Zyl |
Australia |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
1961 |
3 |
Ray Mordt |
New Zealand |
Eden Park, Auckland |
1981 |
3 |
Ray Mordt |
United States |
Owl Creek Polo Field, Glenville |
1981 |
3 |
Danie Gerber |
South American Jaguars |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
1982 |
3 |
Danie Gerber |
England |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
1984 |
3 |
Gavin Johnson |
Samoa |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
1995 |
3 |
Joost van der Westhuizen |
Wales |
National Stadium, Cardiff |
1996 |
3 |
Andre Snyman |
Tonga |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
1997 |
3 |
Pieter Rossouw |
Wales |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
1998 |
3 |
Breyton Paulse |
Italy |
EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
1999 |
3 |
Deon Kayser |
Italy |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban |
1999 |
3 |
Joost van der Westhuizen |
Uruguay |
Subiaco Oval, Perth |
2003 |
3 |
Marius Joubert |
New Zealand |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
2004 |
3 |
Schalk Burger |
Namibia |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
2007 |
3 |
Juan Smith |
Namibia |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
2007 |
3 |
Bryan Habana |
Australia |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
2012 |
References