| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Matfield (SA) | L | 2001-2011 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 75.49 |
| PC Montgomery (SA) | FB | 1997-2008 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 75.53 |
| JW Smit (SA) | P,H | 2000-2011 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 78.40 |
| J de Villiers (SA) | W,C | 2004-2012 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 79.06 |
| JH van der Westhuizen (SA) | SH | 1994-2003 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 71.42 |
| JP du Randt (SA) | P | 1994-2007 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 71.62 |
| BG Habana (SA) | W | 2005-2012 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 77.14 |
| BJ Paulse (SA) | W | 1999-2006 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 83.87 |
| MG Andrews (SA) | L,N8 | 1994-2001 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 71.42 |
| JP Botha (SA) | L | 2003-2011 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 89.28 |
| JH Smith (SA) | F | 2003-2010 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 78.12 |
| PF du Preez (SA) | SH | 2004-2011 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 78.33 |
| J Fourie (SA) | C | 2004-2011 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 81.48 |
| ER Januarie (SA) | SH | 2005-2010 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 84.61 |
| SWP Burger (SA) | BR | 2004-2010 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 79.62 |
| R Pienaar (SA) | FH,SH | 2006-2012 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 82.69 |
| PJ Spies (SA) | N8 | 2006-2012 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 74.13 |
| CJ van der Linde (SA) | P | 2004-2011 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 72.22 |
| J Dalton (SA) | H | 1994-2002 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
| AH le Roux (SA) | P | 1994-2002 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 72.00 |
| DJ Rossouw (SA) | UF | 2005-2011 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 72.91 |
| CS Terblanche (SA) | C | 1998-2003 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 89.47 |
| JC van Niekerk (SA) | BR | 2001-2008 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 80.95 |
| AG Venter (SA) | F | 1996-2001 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.96 |
| FCH du Preez (SA) | L | 1961-1971 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 81.81 |
| GG Steenkamp (SA) | P | 2005-2011 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 80.00 |
| BW du Plessis (SA) | H | 2007-2012 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 77.50 |
| JC Erasmus (SA) | F | 1997-2001 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33 |
| MC Joubert (SA) | C | 2001-2005 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 86.11 |
| RB Kempson (SA) | P | 1998-2003 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 75.00 |
| LC Moolman (SA) | L | 1977-1986 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33 |
| RB Skinstad (SA) | F | 1998-2007 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 78.94 |
| FPL Steyn (SA) | C | 2007-2012 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.42 |
| JNB van der Westhuyzen (SA) | UB | 2000-2006 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 91.17 |
| HE Botha (SA) | FH | 1980-1992 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73.68 |
| JH Ellis (SA) | F | 1967-1976 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 66.66 |
| AD James (SA) | FH | 2001-2011 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.66 |
| T Mtawarira (SA) | P | 2008-2012 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 72.50 |
| JC Mulder (SA) | C | 1995-2001 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82.35 |
| JPR Pietersen (SA) | W | 2006-2012 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 69.04 |
| FDT Roux (SA) | C | 1961-1970 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 85.29 |
| GH Teichmann (SA) | N8 | 1995-1999 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70.00 |
| PA van den Berg (SA) | L | 1999-2007 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 76.31 |
| 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] |
