Top 15 schools to have produced the most Springboks – UPDATED

Top 15 schools to have produced the most Springboks – UPDATED

With the international season having kicked off in earnest last weekend, it’s an appropriate time to take a look at the updated list of schools to have produced the most Springboks.

As reported by The South African website, four new names were added to the growing list of players to have donned the famous green and gold jersey.

Springbok No 1 was Benjamin Duff back in 1891. He attended SACS in Cape Town.

Paul Roos extended their ‘lead’

Edwill van der Merwe (wing) and Jordan Hendrikse (flyhalf) were the two uncapped players named in the Springboks’ run-on team that faced Wales at Twickenham in London on Saturday, while Ben-Jason Dixon (lock) and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (utility back) were the new faces on the replacements bench.

All four were called upon to make their debuts.

The Test saw Paul Roos add two more names to their list of all-time Springbok Old Boys.

Both Van der Merwe and Dixon attended the Stellenbosch school, while Hendrikse became Glenwood High School’s ninth Springbok – and the KwaZulu-Natal school’s first since his brother Jaden.

Finally, Feinberg-Mngomezulu added to Bishops’ tally, giving the Cape Town school its 43rd Springbok – and helping close the gap on second-placed Grey College (46).

As reported by The South African website, Paul Roos have produced more Springboks than any other school in South Africa – with 56.

No fewer than 15 schools can count 10 or more Springboks as Old Boys.

Does your school feature on the list?

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