▁side ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁representative ▁team . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁ ▁Current ▁squad ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁South ▁Africa ▁named ▁their ▁ 3 1 ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Tre vor ▁Ny ak ane ▁with d rew ▁through ▁injury ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Thomas ▁du ▁To it . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁Dam ian ▁Wille m se ▁replaced ▁J esse ▁K riel , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁opening ▁match ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁correct ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁records ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁most ▁c apped ▁player ▁is ▁Victor ▁Mat field ▁with ▁ 1 2 7 ▁caps . ▁The ▁most - c apped ▁back ▁is ▁Bry an ▁Hab ana . ▁Per cy ▁Mont gom ery ▁holds ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁record ▁for ▁Test ▁points ▁with ▁ 8 9 3 , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁international ▁ret irement ▁placed ▁him ▁sixth ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁list ▁of ▁Test ▁point ▁sc or ers ▁( he ▁now ▁stands ▁nin th ). ▁ ▁John ▁S mit ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most - c apped ▁captain , ▁having ▁capt ained ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 8 2 ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 1 1 ▁Test s , ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁over t aken . ▁S mit