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The World Cup-winning BaaBaas

By Angus Opperman
Tuesday 24 Jun 2025

STAT ATTACK: Multiple legends of the game have donned the Barbarians jersey, but how many World Cup-winning Springboks have pulled the famous black and white jumper over their heads?

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South Africa will face the BaaBaas for the first time on South African soil when the two sides meet at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, June 28.

The side has announced the likes of 2015 World Cup-winner Sam Cane and fellow All Black Shannon Frizzell alongside the Irish trio of Peter O’Mahony, Connor Murray and Cian Healey in their squad.

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Many South Africans have represented the invitational outfit throughout the years, with 48 of them having won World Cup titles.

@rugby365com selected a matchday outfit consisting of World Cup winners who had worn the Barbarians jersey at some stage of their career.

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@rugby365com World Champion Barbarians: 15 Percy Montgomery, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jacque Fourie, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Joost van der Westhuizen, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 John Smit, 1 Os du Randt.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Fourie du Preez, 22 Joel Stransky, 23 Jesse Kriel.

*Below are all the Springbok World Cup winners that has represented the Barbarians before.

Forwards: Ruben Kruger, Os du Randt, Naka Drotské, Gary Pagel, Mark Andrews, Bobby Skinstad, Gary Botha, Schalk Burger, Schalk Brits, John Smit, Bakkies Botha, Johan Muller, BJ Botha, Bismarck du Plessis, Victor Matfield, Tendai Mtawarira, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Deon Fourie, Thomas du Toit, Lood de Jager, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Siya Kolisi, Pieter Steph du Toit, Steven Kitshoff, Malcolm Marx, Marco van Staden.

Backs: Johan Roux, Joel Stransky, Hennie le Roux, Percy Montgomery, Joost van der Westhuizen, Fourie du Preez, Frans Steyn, Bryan Habana, Jean de Villiers, Jacque Fourie, Ruan Pienaar, Willie le Roux, Cobus Reinach, Damian de Allende, Handré Pollard, Jesse Kriel, Makazole Mapimpi, André Esterhuizen, Lukhanyo Am, Herschel Jantjies.

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