Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth’s wife, Anlia, gave birth to the couple’s first child earlier this week. Congratulations are in order! Photo: BackpagePix
Most capped Springboks in history: Where does Etzebeth rank?
Four-time Rugby World Cup winners, the Springboks, lay claim to some of the game’s finest-ever players. Who are the top ten most capped?
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth’s wife, Anlia, gave birth to the couple’s first child earlier this week. Congratulations are in order! Photo: BackpagePix
Four-time Rugby World Cup winners, the Springboks, lay claim to some of the game’s finest-ever players. Where does Eben Etzebeth figure in the all-time reckoning?
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SPRINGBOKS MOST CAPPED: TOP 10
Legendary lock forward Victor Matfield is still the most capped Springbok star in history but Eben Etzebeth, a man who has succeeded him in that role with aplomb, is catching up fast.
- Victor Matfield – 127
- Bryan Habana – 124
- Eben Etzebeth – 119*
- Tendai Mtawarira – 117
- John Smit – 111
- Jean de Villiers – 109
- Percy Montgomery – 102
- Willie le Roux – 94*
- Joost van der Westhuizen – 89
- Ruan Pienaar – 88
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“For me, it was probably Percy Montgomery growing up and Breyton Paulse.
“Percy was always blonde hair, flashy boots and kicked with his left foot, so I felt I could relate,” he explains.
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