There are a lot of names out there at aren’t on this list. This is a a team of legends  that never got an opportunity to represent the Springboks at a  World Cup. Rugby has changed tremendously over the years and one might agrue that some of these men wouldn’t be as good as modern [...]

Bloemfontein – Tommy Gentles (30 April 1934 – 4 July 2011) who was South Africa’s smallest Springbok Rugby player to date has sadly passed away in his native Johannesburg yesterday. Former Bok scrumhalf, Gentles who measured in at a diminutive 1.60m was a full 8cm shorther then recently retired Ricky Januarie and 15cm shorther then [...]

DID YOU KNOW? Barry John was the first International player to be replaced (substituted), British Lions vs Springboks, the Replacement of injured players was added to the 1968-69 Laws (law 12) of up to two players per team. Keven de Klerk is first Springbok replacement. Herbert Hayton Castens was the first Springbok cricket & rugby captain. Paul [...]

by Paul Dobson North west of Pitlochry in the Scottish Highlands is the village of Fortingal. In ancient times, they say, Pontius Pilate had a camp nearby a cold place to wash your hands in winter. Fortingal is not an ancient village, not a century old in fact. In the village is a small church. [...]

Name, Postition, Province, Tests as captain, (Total tests), Match in which the player debuted as Captain 1 HH Castens – Prop, Western Province 1 (1) 1891 British Isles 1st test 2 RCD Snedden – Prop, Griqualand West 1 (1) 1891 British Isles 2nd test 3 AR Richards – Flyhalf, Western Province 1 (3) 1891 British Isles 3rd test 4 [...]

TEST NO. MATCH NO. DATE VENUE OPPONENTS CAPTAIN RESULT PF PA RESULT PF PA 1 30/07/1891 Port Elizabeth British Isles HH Castens Lost 0 4 2 29/08/1891 Kimberley British Isles RCD Snedden Lost 0 3 3 05/09/1891 Cape Town British Isles AR Richards Lost 0 4 4 30/07/1896 Port Elizabeth British Isles FTD Aston Lost [...]

Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – It has been nearly twenty-five years since the All Blacks beat Italy 70-6 on 22 May 1987 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand in the very first IRB Rugby World Cup match ever played. The Springboks however were unable to compete because of the international sports boycott due to Apartheid. In [...]