| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC Montgomery (SA) | FB | 1997-2008 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 486 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 2 |
| M Steyn (SA) | FH | 2009-2012 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 265 | 5 | 27 | 59 | 3 |
| HE Botha (SA) | FH | 1980-1992 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 223 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 12 |
| AP Mehrtens (NZ) | FH | 1995-2004 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 190 | 1 | 28 | 39 | 4 |
| JT Stransky (SA) | FH | 1994-1996 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 179 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 3 |
| T Lacroix (Fra) | FH | 1993-1995 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 136 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 1 |
| CR Andrew (Eng) | FH | 1994-1995 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4 |
| AS Pretorius (SA) | FH | 2002-2006 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| AG Hastings (Scot) | FB | 1995-1995 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| AD James (SA) | FH | 2001-2011 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| BG Habana (SA) | W | 2005-2012 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJJ van Straaten (SA) | C | 1999-2001 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 0 |
| DW Carter (NZ) | FH | 2005-2012 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| CS Terblanche (SA) | C | 1998-2003 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NR Jenkins (Wales/Lions) | FH | 1995-2002 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| LJ Koen (SA) | FH | 2003-2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
| K Oxlee (SA) | FH | 1960-1964 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 82 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| PJ Visagie (SA) | FH | 1967-1971 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| BJ Paulse (SA) | W | 1999-2006 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Bosch (SA) | FH | 1974-1976 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| GS du Toit (SA) | FB,FH | 1998-2006 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| JH van der Westhuizen (SA) | SH | 1994-2003 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J de Villiers (SA) | W,C | 2004-2012 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Giteau (Aust) | C,FH | 2004-2010 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| MC Burke (Aust) | FB | 1995-2004 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| SM Jones (Wales/Lions) | FH | 1998-2009 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| JH de Beer (SA) | FH | 1997-1999 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| DM Gerber (SA) | C | 1980-1992 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SD Culhane (NZ) | FH | 1995-1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| AJ Joubert (SA) | FB | 1989-1997 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| MP Lynagh (Aust) | FH | 1992-1995 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| GK Johnson (SA) | FB,W | 1994-1995 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| SA Mortlock (Aust) | C | 2000-2009 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| H Porta (SthAm) | FH | 1980-1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| J Fourie (SA) | C | 2004-2011 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ID McCallum (SA) | FB | 1970-1974 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| FPL Steyn (SA) | C | 2007-2012 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| JP Wilkinson (Eng) | FH | 2000-2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| JL Cilley (Arg) | FH | 1994-1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| R Pienaar (SA) | FH,SH | 2006-2012 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| SWP Burger (SA) | BR | 2004-2010 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD Paterson (Scot) | FB,W | 2003-2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| CM Williams (SA) | W | 1994-2000 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Kiernan (Ire/Lions) | FB | 1961-1968 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| G Merceron (Fra) | FH | 2001-2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| CJ Spencer (NZ) | FB,FH | 1997-2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| JW Heunis (SA) | FB | 1982-1989 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| JPR Pietersen (SA) | W | 2006-2012 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Dominguez (Italy) | FH | 1995-1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| BL Osler (SA) | FH | 1924-1933 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
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] |
