Eben Etzebeth

Eben Etzebeth is a South African professional rugby union player born in 1991 who plays as a lock for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and for the South Africa national team. He grew up in Parow in a family of professional wrestlers, was a late bloomer who began as a winger, centre or even fly-half, and moved into the forward pack after a growth spurt in his later school years. He came through the Western Province youth structures, helped the UCT Ikey Tigers win the Varsity Cup in 2011 and made his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers in 2012. He made his debut for the Springboks in 2012 and has since won 147 caps, which makes him the most capped player in Springbok history. He was in the squads for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups.