| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW Smit | P,H | 2000-2011 | 111 | 94 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 40 | 2 | 63.06 |
| V Matfield | L | 2001-2011 | 110 | 105 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 39 | 2 | 63.63 |
| PC Montgomery | FB | 1997-2008 | 102 | 90 | 12 | 893 | 25 | 153 | 148 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 1 | 66.17 |
| JH van der Westhuizen | SH | 1993-2003 | 89 | 78 | 11 | 190 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 1 | 67.97 |
| J de Villiers | W,C | 2002-2012 | 84 | 80 | 4 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 66.07 |
| BG Habana | W | 2004-2012 | 83 | 81 | 2 | 235 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 27 | 3 | 65.66 |
| JP du Randt | P | 1994-2007 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | 1 | 65.62 |
| MG Andrews | L,N8 | 1994-2001 | 77 | 74 | 3 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 24 | 2 | 67.53 |
| JP Botha | L | 2002-2011 | 76 | 74 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 73.68 |
| CJ van der Linde | P | 2002-2012 | 75 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 31 | 1 | 58.00 |
| J Fourie | C | 2003-2011 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 160 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 71.01 |
| JH Smith | F | 2003-2010 | 69 | 64 | 5 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 69.56 |
| SWP Burger | BR | 2003-2011 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 66.91 |
| AG Venter | F | 1996-2001 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 62.87 |
| BJ Paulse | W | 1999-2007 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 57.03 |
| R Pienaar | FH,SH | 2006-2012 | 63 | 28 | 35 | 130 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 68.25 |
| DJ Rossouw | UF | 2003-2011 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 64.28 |
| PF du Preez | SH | 2004-2011 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 70.16 |
| AH le Roux | P | 1994-2002 | 54 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 62.03 |
| FPL Steyn | C | 2006-2012 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 132 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 72.64 |
| JC van Niekerk | BR | 2001-2010 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 53.84 |
| PA van den Berg | L | 1999-2007 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 58.82 |
| PJ Spies | N8 | 2006-2012 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 67.00 |
| JPR Pietersen | W | 2006-2012 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 73.95 |
| ER Januarie | SH | 2005-2010 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 72.34 |
| JT Small | W | 1992-1997 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 61.70 |
| BW du Plessis | H | 2007-2012 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 72.82 |
| J Dalton | H | 1994-2002 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 81.39 |
| PWG Rossouw | W | 1997-2003 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 69.76 |
| JN du Plessis | P | 2007-2012 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 71.42 |
| AD James | FH | 2001-2011 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 154 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 55.95 |
| RB Skinstad | F | 1997-2007 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 70.23 |
| M Steyn | FH | 2009-2012 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 486 | 7 | 59 | 103 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 59.52 |
| GH Teichmann | N8 | 1995-1999 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 69.04 |
| T Mtawarira | P | 2008-2012 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 68.29 |
| GG Steenkamp | P | 2004-2012 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 75.00 |
| DW Barry | C | 2000-2006 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 47.43 |
| CPJ Krige | F | 1999-2003 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 46.15 |
| FCH du Preez | L | 1961-1971 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 71.05 |
| JH Ellis | F | 1965-1976 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 65.78 |
| K Otto | L | 1995-2000 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 73.68 |
| AH Snyman | C | 1996-2006 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 68.42 |
| RB Kempson | P | 1998-2003 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 63.51 |
| W Olivier | C | 2006-2012 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 50.00 |
| CS Terblanche | C | 1998-2003 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 70.27 |
| JC Erasmus | F | 1997-2001 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 75.00 |
| RJ Kruger | F | 1993-1999 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 69.44 |
| HW Honiball | FH | 1993-1999 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 156 | 1 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 74.28 |
| JFK Marais | P | 1963-1974 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 61.42 |
| 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] |