The South Africa national rugby union team, known as the Springboks, represents South Africa in men's international rugby union and is one of the most successful national sides in the sport's history, having won a record-tying number of Rugby World Cup titles, including consecutive titles in 2019 and 2023. Playing in green-and-gold shirts, the team's 1995 World Cup victory on home soil, presented by President Nelson Mandela wearing a Springbok jersey to captain Francois Pienaar, became an internationally resonant symbol of post-apartheid national reconciliation, and the team has continued to carry significant national symbolic weight in South African public life.
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Their first test match was on 30 July 1891 against a British Isles touring team.
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The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team, governed by the South African Rugby Union.
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The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team, governed by the South African Rugby Union.
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