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TOP OF THE BOKS: the greatest points-performances ever!

football01 October 2025 08:00
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After Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's absolute domination of the match against Argentina on Saturday, in which he scored a new Springbok record of 37 points in a match, we thought we'd take a look at the previous SA records.

It's quite the list that Sacha FM now tops, with legendary fullback Percy Montgomery actually featuring twice! But as we want a Top 5, he'll have to be content with just one video.... Sorry Percy, we still love you.

So enjoy these top performances, and hopefully we'll be having some more break into the Top 5 as we inch towards a potential Bok-to-Bok-Bok World Cup titles.

=4: MORNE STEYN, 31 points - 2009 Tri-Nations v New Zealand

Note: Steyn scored all of the Boks' points in this match

=4: HANDRE POLLARD, 31 points - 2019 Rugby Championship v Argentina

Note: a match-winning performance that was the most points scored by a player in a Rugby Championship game. It also secured the Boks the Rugby Championship title that year, heading into the World Cup

3: JANNIE DE BEER, 34 points - 1999 World Cup v England

Note: De Beer's performance in the quarterfinal win again England was highlighted by a world-record five drop-goals in an international, which still stands. And it is the only one of the five performances highlighted here that contains only kicks, no tries

2: PERCY MONTGOMERY, 35 points - 2007 World Cup warm-up v Namibia

Note: Montgomery's tally of 12 conversions, two penalties and a try took him past De Beer's points match record as the Boks racked up a century of points against his country of birth.

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1: SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU, 37 points - 2025 Rugby Championship v Argentina

Note: Montgomery's tally of 12 conversions, two penalties and a try took him past De Beer's points match record as the Boks racked up a century of points against his country of birth.

And finally, confirmation of this most elite of groups. All hail, Top of the Boks:

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