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International Rugby - South Africa
Most Tries
This list features the top try scorers for the South African national rugby team.
RANK | PLAYERS | APPEARANCES | TRIES | YEARS |
1 | Bryan Habana | 124 | 67 | 2004–2017 |
2 | Joost van der Westhuizen | 89 | 38 | 1993–2003 |
3 | Makazole Mapimpi | 47 | 33 | 2018–present |
4 | Jaque Fourie | 72 | 32 | 2003–2013 |
5 | Jean de Villiers | 109 | 27 | 2002–2015 |
6 | Breyton Paulse | 64 | 26 | 1997–2007 |
9 | Malcolm Marx | 87 | 26 | 2016–present |
7 | Percy Montgomery | 102 | 25 | 1997–2008 |
8 | JP Pietersen | 70 | 24 | 2006–2016 |
10 | Kurt-Lee Arendse | 30 | 23 | 2022–present |
References
Wikipedia (2025). List of South Africa national rugby union team records — Most tries. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team_records#Most_tries (Accessed 1 December 2025).

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