South African Sports Legends
The greatest south african sports people of all time — across 8 sports.
🏏 Cricket
South African
AB de Villiers
Batter/WK
South African cricket legend known as 'Mr. 360' for innovative batting, exceptional wicket-keeping, …
South African
Aiden Markram
Batter
South African cricket captain and opening batsman, known for his aggressive batting style and leader…
South African
Allan Donald
Bowler
South African fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest pacemen in cricket history, spearhe…
South African
Anrich Nortje
Bowler
South African fast bowler known for his express pace, regularly bowling over 150 km/h and forming a …
South African
Dale Steyn
Bowler
South African fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest Test cricket bowlers of all time, h…
South African
Faf du Plessis
Batter
South Africa's most elegant modern batter and a dashing leader who inspired the Proteas in the T20 e…
South African
Graeme Smith
Batter
South Africa's most capped Test captain and a formidable opening batsman.…
South African
Hashim Amla
Batter
South African cricket batsman known for being the fastest player to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 60…
South African
Jacques Kallis
All-rounder
South African cricket all-rounder widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket his…
South African
Kagiso Rabada
Fast Bowler
South African fast bowler, one of the world's leading Test wicket-takers, known for his pace and abi…
South African
Makhaya Ntini
Bowler
South African fast bowler who became the first black African to take 100 Test wickets and was a key …
South African
Quinton de Kock
WK/Batter
South African wicket-keeper batsman and former Test captain known for his explosive batting and cons…
South African
Shaun Pollock
All-rounder
South African cricket all-rounder and former captain, one of the finest pace bowlers of his generati…
⛳ Golf
South African
Charl Schwartzel
Professional Golfer
South African who holed a birdie on the final hole of Augusta to claim the 2011 Masters in one of th…
South African
Ernie Els
Professional Golfer
The Big Easy — four majors across two decades and one of the most elegant swings in golf history.…
South African
Gary Player
Professional Golfer
The Black Knight — one of only five players to complete the career Grand Slam.…
South African
Louis Oosthuizen
Professional Golfer
South African professional golfer known for his smooth swing and multiple major championship runner-…
South African
Retief Goosen
Professional Golfer
South African professional golfer who won two US Open championships (2001, 2004) and reached a caree…
🏉 Rugby Union
South African
Bryan Habana
Wing
77 Test tries — the joint world record holder for Test tries by a back.…
South African
Cheslin Kolbe
Wing/Back
Rugby World Cup winner 2x — the smallest, fastest and most dangerous finisher in world rugby.…
South African
Damian de Allende
Centre
South African centre whose powerful carrying, physical dominance in contact and consistency across i…
South African
Danie Gerber
Centre
South African centre widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted midfield backs the game has…
South African
Duane Vermeulen
Number 8
South African number eight and World Cup final man-of-the-match in 2019, a powerful carrying force a…
South African
Eben Etzebeth
Lock
The most physically dominant lock in world rugby — two World Cup winner.…
South African
Faf de Klerk
Scrum-half
South African scrum-half who formed the half-back partnership at the heart of the Springboks' 2019 W…
South African
Francois Pienaar
Flanker
The Springbok captain who shared the World Cup trophy with Nelson Mandela — Francois Pienaar's momen…
South African
Handré Pollard
Fly-half
South African fly-half and World Cup-winning goal-kicker whose composure under pressure, reliable bo…
South African
John Smit
Hooker/Prop
South Africa's most-capped captain — led the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2007.…
South African
Joost van der Westhuizen
Scrum-half
South Africa's greatest scrum-half and a World Cup winner in 1995, whose electric service, powerful …
South African
Lukhanyo Am
Centre
South African outside centre whose brilliant footwork, instinctive decision-making and try-scoring a…
South African
Malcolm Marx
Hooker
South African hooker widely regarded as the most explosive number two in the game, whose extraordina…
South African
Naas Botha
Fly-half
South African fly-half of the pre-professional era whose extraordinary goal-kicking prowess, tactica…
South African
Os du Randt
Prop
South African loosehead prop who became one of the rare players to win two World Cups, in 1995 and 2…
South African
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Flanker
South African loose forward and 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year whose exceptional versatility, o…
South African
Siya Kolisi
Flanker
The first Black Springbok captain — World Cup winner in 2019 and 2023, a symbol of a transformed Sou…
South African
Victor Matfield
Lock
The finest lineout forward in rugby history — two World Cup winner with South Africa.…
🌊 Surfing
South African
Jordy Smith
Professional Surfer
South African professional surfer who competed on the World Surf League Championship Tour for over a…
South African
Shaun Tomson
Professional Surfer
South African professional surfer who won the 1977 World Championship and was renowned for his power…