The south africa springbok players pose for the cameras during the rugby world cup 2019 squad announcement at ulwazi centre multichoice city on august 26 2019 in johannesburg south africa.
South african rugby team players 2019.
South africa first played test rugby in 1891 against a british isles touring team.
As at 14 november 2019 915 south african rugby union players have represented the springboks either by playing in a test match or touring with the national side.
Players included in the 2019 rugby world cup squad are indicated in green.
Guinness pro14 and south african participation.
Inside 18 months erasmus has taken largely the same group of players and turned them into the southern hemisphere s leading team going into the.
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Rugby world cup 2019 squads.
On august 25 pro14 rugby acknowledged that under current international travel restrictions it is not possible for south african teams to fulfil guinness pro14 fixtures until 2021.
Full player list for every team at the squad.
Rassie erasmus coach of south africa looks on before a match against argentina on 10 august 2019 getty images read more.
The springboks made their rugby world cup debut in 1995 when the newly democratic south africa hosted the tournament and the team under the captaincy of francois pienaar defeated the all blacks in the final 15 12 a moment which is remembered as one of the greatest in south africa s sporting history.
South africa team guide rugby world cup 2019.
Johannesburg south africa august 26.