Springbok star set to reach 100 Test caps this Saturday
In typical fashion without any fuss or fanfare, World Cup-winning centre Damian de Allende now only requires one more Test appearance to become the latest Springbok centurion.
The 34-year-old is almost certain to be named in the starting line-up when the Springboks reveal their team to face the All Blacks, and so there will be a very special personal milestone to be celebrated at Ellis Park this Saturday.
De Allende follows on from Kolisi and Willie le Roux, who both earned their 100th Test cap last year.
Meanwhile, Pieter-Steph du Toit is also set to feature for the Springboks this weekend, and will then only require one more cap to also achieve that remarkable milestone.
The Springboks will hold their team announcement on Thursday for the first Test against the All Blacks.
Springbok players with the most test appearances
| Player | Tests | Tries |
| Eben Etzebeth* | 142 | 9 |
| Victor Matfield | 127 | 7 |
| Bryan Habana | 124 | 67 |
| Tendai Mtawarira | 117 | 2 |
| John Smit | 111 | 8 |
| Jean de Villiers | 109 | 27 |
| Siya Kolisi* | 104 | 14 |
| Percy Montgomery | 102 | 25 |
| Willie le Roux* | 101 | 15 |
| Damian de Allende* | 99 | 11 |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit* | 98 | 14 |
| Jesse Kriel* | 90 | 23 |
| Joost van der Westhuizen | 89 | 38 |
| Malcolm Marx* | 89 | 27 |
| Ruan Pienaar | 88 | 8 |
| Handré Pollard* | 87 | 8 |
| Schalk (jnr) Burger | 86 | 16 |
| Bakkies Botha | 85 | 7 |
| Franco Mostert* | 84 | 4 |
| Steven Kitshoff | 83 | 2 |
| Bongi Mbonambi* | 82 | 15 |
| Os du Randt | 80 | 5 |
| Bismarck du Plessis | 79 | 11 |
| Francois Steyn | 78 | 11 |
| Mark Andrews | 77 | 12 |
| Fourie du Preez | 76 | 16 |
| Francois Louw | 76 | 10 |
| Duane Vermeulen | 76 | 3 |
| Frans Malherbe* | 76 | 1 |
| CJ van der Linde | 75 | 4 |
| Lood de Jager* | 74 | 5 |
| Jaque Fourie | 72 | 32 |
| JP Pietersen | 70 | 24 |
| Juan Smith | 70 | 12 |
| Jannie du Plessis | 70 | 1 |
Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry fixtures and results
- Friday, 7 August: Stormers 21-38 New Zealand, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
- Tuesday, 11 August: Sharks 0-54 New Zealand, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
- Saturday, 15 August: Bulls 19-50 New Zealand, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
- Saturday, 22 August: First Test, Ellis Park, Johannesburg – 17:10
- Tuesday, 25 August: Lions vs New Zealand, Ellis Park, Johannesburg – 19:00
- Saturday, 29 August: Second Test, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town – 17:10
- Saturday, 5 September: Third Test, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg – 17:10
- Saturday, 12 September: Fourth Test, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, United States – 23:00 (SA time)
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