Stats & records
Most Tests as captain
| # | Captain | Tests | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smit | 83 | 54 | 1 | 28 | 65.1% |
| 2 | Siya Kolisi | 75 | 56 | 0 | 19 | 74.7% |
| 3 | Jean de Villiers | 37 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 64.9% |
| 4 | Gary Teichmann | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 72.2% |
| 5 | Francois Pienaar | 29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 65.5% |
| 6 | Victor Matfield | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 73.9% |
| 7 | Dawie de Villiers | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 59.1% |
| 8 | Corné Krige | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 38.9% |
| 9 | André Vos | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 56.3% |
| 10 | Morné du Plessis | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 86.7% |
| 11 | Eben Etzebeth | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 12 | Bobby Skinstad | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 13 | Adriaan Strauss | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 33.3% |
| 14 | Hannes Marais | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 54.5% |
| 15 | Avril Malan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 16 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 80.0% |
| 17 | Johan Claassen | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 18 | Hennie Muller | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.9% |
| 19 | Naas Botha | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.4% |
| 20 | Phil Nel | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.5% |
| 21 | Wynand Claassen | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 22 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Basie Vivier | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 24 | Bennie Osler | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| 25 | Billy Millar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| 26 | Salmaan Moerat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 27 | Nelie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 28 | PK Albertyn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| 29 | Abie Malan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 30 | Stephen Fry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | Danie Craven | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 32 | Phil Mostert | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 33 | Theuns Stofberg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 34 | Fourie du Preez | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 35 | Duane Vermeulen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| 36 | Felix du Plessis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Boy Morkel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 38 | Paul Roos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| 39 | Tommy Bedford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 40 | Jesse Kriel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 41 | Schalk Brits | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | Bongi Mbonambi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | Roy Dryburgh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 44 | Dougie Morkel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Ferdie Aston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 46 | Fairy Heatlie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Divan Serfontein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Warren Whiteley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Jannie Breedt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | André Esterhuizen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |