South African rugby union captains
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| _ | Player | Years as Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.H. Castens | 1891 |
| 2 | Bob Snedden | 1891 |
| 3 | Alf Richards | 1891 |
| 4 | Ferdie Aston | 1896 |
| 5 | Fairy Heatlie | 1896-1903 |
| 6 | Alex Frew | 1903 |
| 7 | Jackie Powell | 1903 |
| 8 | Paddy Carolin | 1906 |
| 9 | Paul Roos | 1906 |
| 10 | Dougie Morkel | 1910 & 1913 |
| 11 | Billy Millar | 1910 - 1913 |
| 12 | Uncle Dobbin | 1912 |
| 13 | Boy Morkel | 1921 |
| 14 | PK Albertyn | 1924 |
| 15 | Phil Mostert | 1928 |
| 16 | Bennie Osler | 1931 - 1933 |
| 17 | Phil Nel | 1933 - 1937 |
| 18 | Danie Craven | 1937 - 1938 |
| 19 | Felix du Plessis | 1949 |
| 20 | Basil Kenyon | 1949 |
| 21 | Hennie Muller | 1951 - 1953 |
| 22 | Stephen Fry | 1955 |
| 23 | Basie Viviers | 1956 |
| 24 | Salty du Rand | 1956 |
| 25 | Johan Claassen | 1958 & 1961 - 1962 |
| 26 | Des van Jaarsveldt | 1960 |
| 27 | Roy Dryburgh | 1960 |
| 28 | Avril Malan | 1960- 1961, 1963 & 1965 |
| 29 | Abie Malan | 1963-1964 |
| 30 | Nelie Smith | 1964-1965 |
| 31 | Dawie de Villiers | 1965 - 1970 |
| 32 | Tommie Bedford | 1969 |
| 33 | Hannes Marais | 1971 - 1974 |
| 34 | Piet Greyling | 1972 |
| 35 | Morné du Plessis | 1975 - 1980 |
| 36 | Theuns Stofberg | 1980, 1981 & 1984 |
| 37 | Wynand Claassen | 1981-1982 |
| 38 | Divan Serfontein | 1984 |
| 39 | Naas Botha | 1986 & 1992 |
| 40 | Jannie Breedt | 1989 |
| 41 | Francois Pienaar | 1993- 1996 |
| 42 | Tiaan Strauss | 1994 |
| 43 | Adriaan Richter | 1995 |
| 44 | Gary Teichmann | 1996 - 1999 |
| 45 | Corné Krige | 2000 & 2002 - 2003 |
| 46 | Rassie Erasmus | 1999 |
| 47 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 1999 & 2003 |
| 48 | André Vos | 1999 - 2001 |
| 49 | Bobby Skinstad | 2001 - 2002 & 2007 |
| 50 | John Smit | 2003 - Present |
| 51 | Victor Matfield | 2007 |
| 52 | Johann Muller | 2007 |
