I would rather be captain of a Springbok team in New Zealand than prime minister.

He was part of the Springbok team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

This was typical of the press, which had unfairly compared the Australians to the All Black and Springbok teams throughout the tour.

He was first chosen for the Springbok team when he played against Italy.

However, he was still selected for the Springbok rugby team for the 1921 tour to Australia and New Zealand.

The run ended when the Springbok team was defeated by England at Twickenham at the end of a long tour on the 5 December 1998.

After being dropped from the Springbok team in 1996, Pienaar went on to a career with English club Saracens.

From state to state, the Springbok team were faced with demonstrations in condemnation of South Africa's apartheid laws.

Basson has also been selected to play for the senior South African Springbok team.

However he declined an invitation to participate in the trails for the 1976 senior Springbok team.