List of South Africa national rugby union team records
January 01, 1970
South Africa (known as the Springboks) area 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).
^Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 4 October 2019.
^Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 4 October 2019.
January 01, 1970
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