| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCH du Preez | L | 1961-1971 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 71.05 |
| JH Ellis | F | 1965-1976 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 65.78 |
| JFK Marais | P | 1963-1974 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 61.42 |
| SH Nomis | W | 1967-1972 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 74.00 |
| TP Bedford | N8 | 1963-1971 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 60.00 |
| JT Claassen | L | 1955-1962 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 67.85 |
| DJ de Villiers | SH | 1962-1970 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68.00 |
| PJF Greyling | F | 1967-1972 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 72.00 |
| JL Myburgh | P | 1962-1970 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 77.77 |
| GH van Zyl | F | 1958-1962 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 82.35 |
| HO de Villiers | FB | 1967-1970 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 67.85 |
| J de Villiers | W,C | 2002-2012 | 84 | 80 | 4 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 66.07 |
| FJ Dobbin | HB | 1903-1912 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 72.22 |
| PS du Toit | P | 1958-1961 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 75.00 |
| JP Engelbrecht | W | 1960-1969 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 62.12 |
| JL Gainsford | C | 1960-1967 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 59.09 |
| BG Habana | W | 2004-2012 | 83 | 81 | 2 | 53 | 27 | 3 | 65.66 |
| DJ Hopwood | N8 | 1960-1965 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| AI Kirkpatrick | C | 1953-1961 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 73.07 |
| SP Kuhn | P | 1960-1965 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 71.05 |
| AS Malan | L | 1960-1965 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 59.37 |
| GF Malan | H | 1958-1965 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 58.33 |
| GH Muller | W | 1969-1974 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 53.57 |
| HJM Pelser | F | 1958-1961 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 77.27 |
| JWE Raaff | Fwd | 1903-1910 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58.33 |
| OA Roux | C | 1969-1974 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21.42 |
| PJ Visagie | FH | 1967-1971 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 78.00 |
| LG Wilson | FB | 1960-1965 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 57.40 |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
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South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Rugby Championship, Oct 6, 2012 [16-32 FT] |
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South Africa v Australia at Pretoria, Rugby Championship, Sep 29, 2012 [31-8 FT] |
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South Africa v Argentina at Cape Town, Rugby Championship, Aug 18, 2012 [27-6 FT] |