Eben Etzebeth Springboks Rugby World Cup 2023
The father of stand-in Springboks captain Eben Etzebeth has died, four days before his son is due to lead his country against New Zealand. Photo: Facebook / Springboks

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Road to the Rugby World Cup | Springbok player profile: Eben Etzebeth

As part of our build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we will profile each player in the Springboks’ squad. Next up: Eben Etzebeth. Lock Eben Etzebeth currently holds a key leadership role within the Springboks team, while he is expected to reclaim the No 4 jersey after returning to fitness and form in 2023. FOR THE […]

04-05-23 19:19
Eben Etzebeth Springboks Rugby World Cup 2023
The father of stand-in Springboks captain Eben Etzebeth has died, four days before his son is due to lead his country against New Zealand. Photo: Facebook / Springboks

As part of our build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, we will profile each player in the Springboks’ squad. Next up: Eben Etzebeth.

Lock Eben Etzebeth currently holds a key leadership role within the Springboks team, while he is expected to reclaim the No 4 jersey after returning to fitness and form in 2023.

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As one of the seven Springbok Test centurions, Etzebeth ranks fifth on that exclusive list with an impressive 110 caps in 10 seasons of Test rugby and he has the real chance of eclipsing Victor Matfield’s record 127 caps to become South Africa’s most capped international.

Etzebeth played an influential role in the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup success story in Japan and will again be an integral part of South Africa’s 2023 RWC campaign in France later this year.

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PROFILE: EBEN ETZEBETH

Name: Eben Etzebeth

Born: 29 October 1991, Cape Town

School: Hoërskool Tygerberg

Married to: Anlia van Rensburg

Major teams: South Africa Under-20s, UCT Ikeys, Western Province, Stormers, NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, Toulon, South Africa

Position: Lock

Height: 2.03m (6-foot-8)

Weight: 117kg

Test debut: South Africa v England at Kings Park in Durban, 9 June 2012

Springbok no.: 833

Tests played: 110

Tries scored: 4

Current club team: Sharks

All information correct as at 4 May 2023

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Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth. Photo: SA Rugby website.
Lock Eben Etzebeth. Photo: SA Rugby website.

SPRINGBOKS FIXTURES IN 2023

Rugby Championship:

✈ 8 July: Springboks vs Australia (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)

✈ 15 July: South Africa vs New Zealand (Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland)

✈ 29 July: Springboks vs Argentina (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg)

World Cup warm-ups:

✈ 5 August: Springboks vs Argentina (Vélez Stadium, Buenos Aires)

✈ 19 August: South Africa vs Wales (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

✈ 25 August: Springboks vs New Zealand (Twickenham Stadium, London)

Rugby World Cup:

✈ 10 September: South Africa vs Scotland (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

✈ 17 September: South Africa vs Romania (Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux)

✈ 23 September: South Africa vs Ireland (Stade de France, Saint-Denis)

✈ 1 October: South Africa vs Tonga (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)