South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale rugbyspan), officially nicknamed the Springboks, represents South Africa in international rugby union. They are South Africa's most successful national sports teams, and are considered the second best rugby union team of all time overall (after New Zealand). They are also currently ranked first on the World Rugby Rankings.

South Africa

Nickname(s)	Springboks Bokke Amabhokobhoko Bokmasjien
Emblem	Springbok
Union	SA Rugby
Head coach	Jacques Nienaber
Captain	Siya Kolisi
Most caps	Victor Matfield (127)
Top scorer	Percy Montgomery (893)
Top try scorer	Bryan Habana (67)
Home stadium	Various
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	1 (as of 16 October 2023)
Highest	1 (2007; 2008, 2009, 2019–2021, 2022, 2023)
Lowest	7 (2017; 2018)
First international
South Africa 0–4 British Isles (Cape Town, South Africa; 30 July 1891)
Biggest win
South Africa 134–3 Uruguay  (East London, South Africa; 11 June 2005)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 57–0 South Africa (Auckland, New Zealand; 16 September 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1995)
Best result	Champions (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023)
Website	springboks.rugby

South Africa has won the Rugby World Cup four times (in 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2023), which is more times than any other country. Even though South Africa has always been an important country for rugby union and rugby union is very popular in the country, South Africa was not allowed to compete in the first two World Cups (in 1987 and 1991) because of Apartheid.