Who is your favourite Springbok of all time?
Show us how well you know the Boks and stand a chance to win.
Stand the chance to win a pair of tickets to the Springbok and All-Blacks test match on 8 October at Growthpoint Kings Park Stadium.
Two double tickets are up for grabs; all you have to do is share this article on Facebook or Twitter and comment with the name of your favourite player using the hashtags #FavBok and #WinWithNGN
Can’t decide who your favourite Bok is? Here are some facts to help you decide.
South Africa’s most capped player is Victor Matfield with 127 caps. The most-capped back is Percy Montgomery. Montgomery also holds the South African record for test points with 893, which at the time of his international retirement placed him sixth on the all-time list of test point-scorers (he now stands ninth).
John Smit was the world’s most-capped captain, having captained South Africa in 82 of his 110 tests, but has since been overtaken by Richie McCaw of New Zealand. Smit also played a record 46 consecutive matches for South Africa.
As of October 2015, the record try-scorer is Bryan Habana with 64 tries.
Eleven former South African international players have been inducted into either the International Rugby Hall of Fame or the IRB Hall of Fame. Six are members of the International Rugby Hall of Fame only; two are members of the IRB Hall of Fame only, and four are members of both halls of fame.
Barry ‘Fairy’ Heatlie played six tests between 1896 and 1903.
Bennie Osler played 17 consecutive tests between 1924 and 1933.
Danie Craven played 16 tests between 1931 and 1938.
Hennie Muller played 13 tests between 1949 and 1953.
Frik du Preez played 38 tests between 1961 and 1971.
Morne du Plessis played 22 tests between 1971 and 1980.
Naas Botha played 28 tests between 1980 and 1992.
Danie Gerber played 24 tests between 1980 and 1992.
Francois Pienaar played 29 tests between 1993 and 1996.
Joost van der Westhuizen played 89 tests between 1993 and 2003.
John Smit played 111 tests between 2000 and 2011. He ended his international career as the most-capped Springbok in history.
Two winners will be chosen via random draw from all social media/SMS entries from the Highway Mail, Northglen News and Berea Mail. The competition closes 31 July.
The October test tickets are now on sale. To buy tickets, contact The Sharks ticket office on 031 308 8400 or riaan@thesharks.co.za.
