Last year, both Willie le Roux and Siya Kolisi reached a century of appearances for the Springboks, with the veteran fullback celebrating this milestone against Italy in July, while Kolisi hit the milestone against France on the end-of-year tour.
So, who is next?
Powerful centre Damian de Allende has quietly moved up to 97 caps, and as long as he avoids any serious injury, he will undoubtedly join the ‘100 club’ this year. Although DDA could technically reach this mark during the July internationals, he won’t be expected to feature in every game, and so it’s most likely he will celebrate joining the centurions club during the blockbuster New Zealand tour to South Africa.
Right behind him, Pieter-Steph du Toit is now on 95 Test caps, and the Springboks will be thrilled to know that he is expected to recover from injury in time for the start of the international season. The dynamic loose forward, who is another player fully deserving of this special milestone, could also have the honour of reaching his milestone match during the highly-anticipated series against New Zealand.
You can see the full list of players with the most Test caps below, courtesy of Bokhist.com.
Springbok list of most Tests played
This year the Springboks will kick off their season against the Barbarians, before playing potentially as many as 12 Test matches.
2026 fixtures (kick off times in SA time)
- Saturday 20 June: Springboks v Barbarians
- Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
- Kick-off: 15:00
Nations Championship
- Saturday 4 July: Boks v England
- Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:40
- Saturday 11 July: Boks v Scotland
- Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
- Kick-off: 17:40
- Saturday 18 July: Boks v Wales
- Venue: Kings Park, Durban
- Kick-off: 17:40
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (v All Blacks)
- Saturday 22 August: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 29 August: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 5 September: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
- Kick-off: 17:00
- Saturday 12 September: Boks v All Blacks
- Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA
- Kick-off: 18:00 (Expected)
Once-off Test
- Sunday 27 September: Wallabies v Boks
- Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
- Kick-off: 11:30
Nations Championship (End of Year Tour)
- Saturday 7 November: Italy v Boks
- Venue: Venue TBC
- Kick-off: 16:00
- Friday 13 November: France v Boks
- Venue: Stade de France, Paris
- Kick-off: 22:00
- Saturday 21 November: Ireland v Boks
- Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- Kick-off: 19:30
- 27–29 November: Finals Weekend
- Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
- Kick-off: TBC
