SuperSport has revealed the fan-voted Ultimate Springbok Dream Team after months of public participation and debate.
The campaign invited supporters to select a best XV – and broader match 23 – drawn from three decades of Springbok rugby, celebrating the players who shaped the modern era and delivered four World Cup titles.
More than 135,000 votes were cast during the campaign, with 34,000 supporters signing up to take part in the selection process.
ULTIMATE SPRINGBOK DREAM TEAM – 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Os du Randt.
Bench: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Siya Kolisi, 22 Joost van der Westhuizen, 23 Damian Willemse.
