TheBreakdown rating #1 · Tests 1891–2026
South Africa
564Tests66%win rate361–24–179W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 361
- Drawn
- 24
- Lost
- 179
- Points
- 13,933–9,221
At home ground: 190–14–68 (72%). Away or neutral: 171–10–111 (60%). Longest winning run 17. Now on a 1-defeat run.
Last 10 Tests
- Lv Australia27 Sept 2026 · Men's Internationals 2026 · Perth | Boorloo38–42
- Wv New Zealand12 Sept 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Baltimore, Maryland43–28
- Wv New Zealand5 Sept 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Soweto29–24
- Wv New Zealand29 Aug 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Cape Town33–26
- Lv New Zealand22 Aug 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Johannesburg16–33
- Wv Argentina8 Aug 2026 · Men's Internationals 2026 · Buenos Aires17–10
- Wv Wales18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Durban43–0
- Wv Scotland11 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Pretoria42–28
- Wv England4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Johannesburg45–21
- Wv Wales29 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Cardiff73–0
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
134–3
v Uruguay, 11 June 2005
Heaviest defeat
0–57
v New Zealand, 16 Sept 2017
7
90s
7
00s
8
10s
14
20s
17
30s
4
40s
21
50s
47
60s
24
70s
14
80s
82
90s
122
00s
122
10s
75
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
- New Zealand46–4–64 from 114
- Australia55–3–41 from 99
- British & Irish Lions25–6–18 from 49
- England30–2–16 from 48
- France29–6–12 from 47
- Wales37–1–7 from 45
- Argentina36–1–4 from 41
- Scotland26–0–5 from 31
Most capped players
All 868 players- 1Eben Etzebeth148 Tests · 2012–2026
- 2Victor Matfield127 Tests · 2001–2015
- 3Bryan Habana122 Tests · 2004–2016
- 4Tendai Mtawarira117 Tests · 2008–2019
- 5John Smit110 Tests · 2000–2011
- 6Jean De Villiers107 Tests · 2002–2015
- 7Siya Kolisi107 Tests · 2013–2026
- 8Damian de Allende107 Tests · 2014–2026
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 4
- titles
- 4
- finals
- 6
- top-four finishes
–
87
–
91
W
95
3
99
–
03
W
07
–
11
3
15
W
19
W
23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
The 4 finals
- 2023Won v New Zealand12–11
- 2019Won v England32–12
- 2007Won v England15–6
- 1995Won (aet) v New Zealand15–12
Scores show South Africa first.
2027 pool
Pool B
Squad
Not yet named
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