Stats & records
Most World Cup tournaments
| # | Player | Tournaments | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Matfield | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 2 | Schalk (jnr) Burger | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 3 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2003 |
| 4 | Os du Randt | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2007 |
| 5 | John Smit | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2011 |
| 6 | Bakkies Botha | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2011 |
| 7 | Jean de Villiers | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 8 | Jaque Fourie | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2011 |
| 9 | Danie Rossouw | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2011 |
| 10 | Fourie du Preez | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 11 | Bryan Habana | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 12 | JP Pietersen | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 13 | Ruan Pienaar | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 14 | Francois Steyn | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2019 |
| 15 | Bismarck du Plessis | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 16 | Jannie du Plessis | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| 17 | Tendai Mtawarira | 3 | 2011, 2015, 2019 |
| 18 | Francois Louw | 3 | 2011, 2015, 2019 |
| 19 | Eben Etzebeth | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 20 | Duane Vermeulen | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 21 | Frans Malherbe | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 22 | Willie le Roux | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 23 | Trevor Nyakane | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 24 | Siya Kolisi | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 25 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 26 | Handré Pollard | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 27 | Damian de Allende | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 28 | Jesse Kriel | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 29 | Ruben Kruger | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 30 | Naka Drotské | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 31 | Mark Andrews | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 32 | Brendan Venter | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 33 | Krynauw Otto | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 34 | Chris Rossouw | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| 35 | Breyton Paulse | 2 | 1999, 2003 |
| 36 | Percy Montgomery | 2 | 1999, 2007 |
| 37 | Bobby Skinstad | 2 | 1999, 2007 |
| 38 | Stefan Terblanche | 2 | 1999, 2003 |
| 39 | Albert van den Berg | 2 | 1999, 2007 |
| 40 | Wayne Julies | 2 | 1999, 2007 |
| 41 | Butch James | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| 42 | CJ van der Linde | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| 43 | Ashwin Willemse | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| 44 | Juan Smith | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| 45 | Gürthro Steenkamp | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| 46 | Johann Muller | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| 47 | Schalk Brits | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| 48 | Morné Steyn | 2 | 2011, 2015 |
| 49 | Pat Lambie | 2 | 2011, 2015 |
| 50 | Willem Alberts | 2 | 2011, 2015 |