South African Rugby Team Players 2019

Springbok sevens players selvyn davids and jc pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 hsbc world rugby sevens series dream team.

South african rugby team players 2019.

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. Rassie erasmus coach of south africa looks on before a match against argentina on 10 august 2019 getty images read more. South africa first played test rugby in 1891 against a british isles touring team. Players included in the 2019 rugby world cup squad are indicated in green.

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. South africa s head coach rassie erasmus c reacts ahead of the international rugby union test match between france and south africa at the stade de france in saint denis north of paris on. Blitzboks duo named in world series dream 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. Johannesburg south africa august 26. Rugby world cup 2019 squads. 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.

Guinness pro14 and south african participation. The south africa national rugby union team commonly known as the springboks colloquially the boks or bokke and amabokoboko is the country s national team governed by the south african rugby union the springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts and their emblem is the native antelope springbok the team has been representing south africa in international rugby union since.