South Africa national rugby union team

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national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, known as the Springboks, is one of the world’s most successful and historically significant rugby sides, renowned for its physical style of play and multiple Rugby World Cup titles.

Aliases (3)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national rugby union team →
anthem	Die Stem van Suid-Afrika → Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika →
competesIn	Rugby Championship →
confederation	World Rugby →
country	South Africa →
emblem	Protea flower → springbok antelope →
featuredIn	film "Invictus" →
firstTestOpponent	British Isles rugby union team →
firstTestYear	1891 →
formerCompetition	Tri Nations →
governingBody	South African Rugby Union →
historicalSignificance	symbol of apartheid-era segregation → symbol of post-apartheid national unity →
homeContinent	Africa →
homeStadium	Ellis Park Stadium → FNB Stadium → Kings Park Stadium → Loftus Versfeld Stadium → Newlands Stadium →
nickname	Boks → Springboks →
notableCaptain	Francois Pienaar → John Smit → Siya Kolisi →
notableCoach	Heyneke Meyer → Jacques Nienaber → Jake White → Kitch Christie → Rassie Erasmus →
notablePlayer	Bryan Habana → Chester Williams → Faf de Klerk → Handré Pollard → Joost van der Westhuizen → Schalk Burger → Victor Matfield →
regionalAssociation	Rugby Africa →
sharedMostWorldCupTitlesWith	New Zealand national rugby union team →
sport	rugby union →
styleOfPlay	forward-dominated → physical →
teamColors	gold collar → green jersey → green socks → white shorts →
traditionalRival	Australia national rugby union team → British and Irish Lions → England national rugby union team → New Zealand national rugby union team →
wonRugbyWorldCup	1995 Rugby World Cup → 2007 Rugby World Cup → 2019 Rugby World Cup → 2023 Rugby World Cup →
worldCupTitles	4 →
worldRugbyRanking	frequently ranked number 1 →
worldRugbyTrigramme	RSA →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1995 Rugby World Cup → Rugby World Cup 2007 matches →	featuredTeam
Freedom Cup → Freedom Cup ("Springboks") →	teamContestedBy
1999 Rugby World Cup → 2015 Rugby World Cup →	thirdPlace
South African Airways ("SPRINGBOK") →	callsign
Australia national rugby union team →	competesAgainstRegularly
2011 Rugby World Cup →	defendingChampion
Rugby World Cup 2007 matches →	finalWinner
Freedom Cup →	firstContestedBetween
England national rugby union team →	globalRival
The Rugby Championship ("Springboks") →	hasParticipant
The Rugby Championship →	involvesTeam
Rugby World Cup →	mostSuccessfulTeam
South Africa national rugby union team ("Springboks") →	nickname
British Isles rugby union team ("South Africa Springboks") →	notableRivalry
Invictus →	portrays
British Isles rugby union team →	primaryOpponents
All Blacks →	traditionalRival
1995 Rugby World Cup →	winner