Percy Montgomery

Percy Montgomery, whose full name is Percival Colin Montgomery, is a South African former professional rugby union player born in Walvis Bay in 1974, in what is now Namibia. A fullback, he played provincial rugby for Western Province and the Stormers, spent spells with Newport and the Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales and with Perpignan in the French Top 14, and also played for the Sharks. When he ended his international career in August 2008 he held the all-time records for caps and points for the South African national team, and his 893 Test points were more than twice as many as the next Springbok on the list. He earned his first Springbok cap against the British and Irish Lions in July 1997, was the leading points scorer at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and became the first Springbok to win 100 caps.