Here are the 54 Springboks produced by Paul Roos
Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch has produced the most Springboks. A look at the school’s 54 former pupils to have represented SA.
As reported by the SAPeople website, Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch has produced the most Springboks.
With several Easter Schools Rugby Festivals set to take place around the country in the coming days, it’s the ideal time to list the schools to have educated the most Springboks.
As of the conclusion of last year’s Rugby World Cup in France, 933 players have been capped at Springbok level.
Springbok No 1 was Benjamin Duff back in 1891, while Gerhard Steenekamp is the 933rd and most recent player to have donned the famed green and gold colours of the reigning world champions.
No fewer than 15 schools can count 10 or more Springboks as Old Boys.
| Rank | School | Players |
| 1 | Paul Roos Gymnasium | 54 |
| 2 | Grey College | 46 |
| 3 | Bishops | 42 |
| 4 | SACS | 32 |
| 5 | Paarl Gimnasium | 30 |
| T6 | Kimberley Boys’ High | 23 |
| T6 | Paarl Boys’ High | 23 |
| 8 | Rondebosch | 21 |
| T9 | Grey High School | 17 |
| T9 | Maritzburg College | 17 |
| 11 | Wynberg Boys High | 16 |
| 12 | Dale College | 13 |
| 13 | St Andrew’s (Grahamstown) | 12 |
| T14 | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool | 11 |
| T14 | Hottentots-Holland | 11 |
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Paul Roos Gymnasium leads the way with 54 Springboks, four of whom are still active: Willie le Roux, Steven Kitshoff, Herschel Jantjies and Damian Willemse.
Below, the 54 Springboks to have been schooled at Paul Roos – including Paul Roos himself!
How many do you remember?
| Player | Springbok # | Date of birth |
| Bob Shand | 19 | 27 Aug 1865 |
| Arthur de Kock | 16 | 29 Aug 1866 |
| Japie Louw | 11 | 30 Aug 1867 |
| Jim McKendrick | 27 | 27 Jul 1870 |
| Paul de Waal | 60 | 2 Jun 1875 |
| PO Nel | 72 | 17 Apr 1877 |
| Japie Krige | 64 | 5 Jul 1879 |
| Paul Roos | 88 | 30 Oct 1880 |
| Koot Reynecke | 129 | 19 Jan 1882 |
| Pinkie Daneel | 102 | 4 May 1882 |
| Koei Brink | 104 | 7 Nov 1882 |
| Boy de Villiers | 95 | 1 May 1884 |
| Bob Loubser | 85 | 6 Aug 1884 |
| John Luyt | 150 | 6 Dec 1884 |
| Dick Luyt | 122 | 16 Apr 1886 |
| Wakkie Krige | 136 | 2 Dec 1887 |
| Lammetjie Luyt | 114 | 26 Feb 1888 |
| Tom van Vuuren | 141 | 9 Jul 1889 |
| Gideon Roos | 126 | 20 Jul 1890 |
| Tokkie Scholtz | 177 | 29 Aug 1891 |
| Nick du Plessis | 166 | 4 Dec 1894 |
| Theuns Kruger | 169 | 17 Jun 1896 |
| Charlie Meyer | 159 | 14 Jan 1897 |
| PK Albertyn | 179 | 27 May 1897 |
| Attie van Heerden | 152 | 10 Mar 1898 |
| Phil Mostert | 176 | 30 Oct 1898 |
| Andries du Toit | 208 | 12 May 1899 |
| Jackie Tindall | 161 | 26 Mar 1900 |
| Kenny Starke | 180 | 18 Jun 1900 |
| Mannetjies Michau | 162 | 6 Oct 1900 |
| Manus de Jongh | 205 | 10 Oct 1902 |
| Nico Bosman | 185 | 16 Oct 1902 |
| Dauncey Devine | 189 | 20 Mar 1904 |
| George Daneel | 197 | 29 Aug 1904 |
| Pieter Morkel | 211 | 1 Jul 1905 |
| Boet Prinsloo | 192 | 14 Oct 1905 |
| Ferdie Bergh | 228 | 2 Nov 1906 |
| George van Reenen | 259 | 29 Mar 1914 |
| Ballie Wahl | 269 | 10 Jul 1920 |
| Tjol Lategan | 266 | 29 Sep 1925 |
| Gertjie Brynard | 407 | 21 Oct 1938 |
| Jannie Engelbrecht | 347 | 10 Nov 1938 |
| Hempies du Toit | 516 | 23 Aug 1953 |
| Cabous van der Westhuizen | 609 | 11 Jan 1965 |
| Justin Swart | 630 | 23 Jul 1972 |
| Cobus Visagie | 683 | 31 Oct 1973 |
| Schalk Brits | 799 | 16 May 1981 |
| Andries Bekker | 795 | 5 Dec 1983 |
| Juandre Kruger | 832 | 6 Sep 1985 |
| Francois Hougaard | 807 | 6 Apr 1988 |
| Willie le Roux | 848 | 18 Aug 1989 |
| Steven Kitshoff | 873 | 10 Feb 1992 |
| Herschel Jantjies | 913 | 22 Apr 1996 |
| Damian Willemse | 910 | 7 May 1998 |