See The five biggest wins for the Springboks in Test rugby

The five biggest wins for the Springboks in Test rugby

Bryan Habana Jonah Lomu Rugby World CupDiscover which five teams suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Springboks in these all-time memorable encounters.

Each side facing the Springboks is aware that they may suffer losses on the field, but some also suffered losses on the scoreboard.

Here are the top five Test rugby victories for the Springboks.

5 83 (96–13) Wales Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 1998

Wales paid the price in 1998 when they sent an inexperienced team to tour South Africa, losing badly in a crushing defeat that at the time was the greatest victory a Springboks team had ever experienced.

Rassie Erasmus, the current director of rugby, scored the first of the Springboks’ fifteen tries that evening.

Pieter Rossouw scored a hat-trick, while Percy Montgomery, who converted nine conversions, a penalty, and two tries, finished with a personal point total of 31.

At the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the Springboks showed Namibia that they were not to be bothered as they shut them out and scored 87 points.

Notably, in this game, Bryan Habana surpassed all previous Springbok try scorers in history.

Ruan Pienaar and Morne Steyn each converted six tries while the latter would also slot a penalty goal.

3 92 (105–13) Namibia Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 2007

The beating at North Harbour was not as severe as what the Springboks had inflicted on Namibia during a rare bilateral Test match between the neighboring countries.

For the first and only time in South African Test rugby history, two forwards from the Springboks scored hat-tricks in the same match.

Namibia would never forget the impressive exhibition of Springbok strength that saw Schalk Burger and Juan Smith each score three goals.

2 101 (101–0) Italy Kings Park Stadium, Durban 1999

A year after their humiliation at the hands of Wales, a poor Italian team found themselves pals in Durban’s shark cage.

The previous week, the Springboks had defeated Italy 74-3 at Boet Erasmus, and this game felt like a continuation of that crushing victory. At the time, Stefan Terblanche’s five tries set a record for South Africa in a single game.

In six years, this was the largest victory for the Springboks.

1 131 (134–3) Uruguay Buffalo City Stadium, East London 2005

A new record was set in East London in 2005 when the Springboks thrashed Uruguay.

In a spectacular Springboks debut, Tonderai Chavhanga scored six tries, setting records for the most tries scored by a Bok in a Test match as well as the most tries on debut.

In 21 attempts, the Boks crossed the whitewash with 12 different players.

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