| Player | Host Country | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC Montgomery | in South Africa | FB | 1997-2008 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 486 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 75.53 |
| M Steyn | in South Africa | FH | 2009-2012 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 265 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 75.00 |
| HE Botha | in South Africa | FH | 1980-1992 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 223 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73.68 |
| JT Stransky | in South Africa | FH | 1994-1996 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 179 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
| PC Montgomery | in France | FB | 1997-2007 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 117 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| AS Pretorius | in South Africa | FH | 2002-2006 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| AD James | in South Africa | FH | 2001-2011 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.66 |
| BG Habana | in South Africa | W | 2005-2012 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 100 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 77.14 |
| AJJ van Straaten | in South Africa | C | 1999-2001 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.42 |
| M Steyn | in New Zealand | FH | 2009-2012 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 |
| CS Terblanche | in South Africa | C | 1998-2003 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 90 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 89.47 |
| LJ Koen | in South Africa | FH | 2003-2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| K Oxlee | in South Africa | FH | 1960-1964 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 82 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 78.57 |
| PJ Visagie | in South Africa | FH | 1967-1971 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 80.55 |
| BJ Paulse | in South Africa | W | 1999-2006 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 80 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 83.87 |
| GR Bosch | in South Africa | FH | 1974-1976 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.42 |
| GS du Toit | in South Africa | FB,FH | 1998-2006 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.77 |
| JH van der Westhuizen | in South Africa | SH | 1994-2003 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 71.42 |
| J de Villiers | in South Africa | W,C | 2004-2012 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 79.06 |
| PC Montgomery | in Australia | FB | 1997-2006 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27 |
| JH de Beer | in South Africa | FH | 1997-1999 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| DM Gerber | in South Africa | C | 1980-1992 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33 |
| AJ Joubert | in South Africa | FB | 1989-1997 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22 |
| PC Montgomery | in Scotland | FB | 1997-2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| DJ Hougaard | in Australia | FH | 2003-2007 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| HW Honiball | in France | FH | 1996-1997 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| GK Johnson | in South Africa | FB,W | 1994-1995 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| J Fourie | in South Africa | C | 2004-2011 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 81.48 |
| ID McCallum | in South Africa | FB | 1970-1974 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56.25 |
| PC Montgomery | in New Zealand | FB | 1997-2008 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22 |
| FPL Steyn | in South Africa | C | 2007-2012 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.42 |
| R Pienaar | in South Africa | FH,SH | 2006-2012 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 82.69 |
| SWP Burger | in South Africa | BR | 2004-2010 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 79.62 |
| CM Williams | in South Africa | W | 1994-2000 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92 |
| JH de Beer | in Scotland | FH | 1997-1999 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| PC Montgomery | in Wales | FB | 1999-2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| JW Heunis | in South Africa | FB | 1982-1989 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| BG Habana | in France | W | 2005-2009 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.77 |
| JPR Pietersen | in South Africa | W | 2006-2012 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 69.04 |
| BL Osler | in South Africa | FH | 1924-1933 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 65.38 |
| LJ Koen | in Australia | FH | 2000-2003 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MG Andrews | in South Africa | L,N8 | 1994-2001 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 71.42 |
| HE Botha | in New Zealand | FH | 1981-1981 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| RF Fleck | in South Africa | C | 1999-2001 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.28 |
| PWG Rossouw | in France | W | 1997-2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| RB Russell | in South Africa | W | 2002-2006 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92 |
| PJ Spies | in South Africa | N8 | 2006-2012 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 74.13 |
| M Steyn | in Australia | FH | 2009-2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00 |
| JH de Beer | in France | FH | 1997-1999 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 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] |