Eben Etzebeth
Full names: Eben
Date of birth: 29 Oct 1991
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Tygerberg
Springbok no: 833
Springbok debut province: Western Province
Physical: 2.03m, 117.0kg
Current age: 32
Test summary: Tests: 128 Tries: 6
First Test: 9 Jun 2012 Age 20 - Lock against England at Kingspark, Durban
Last Test: 28 Sep 2024 Age 32 - Lock against Argentina at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Tours Ireland, Scotland & England 2012 Wales, Scotland & France 2013 Ireland, England, Italy & Wales 2014 IRB Rugby World Cup - England 2015 England, Italy & Wales 2016 Ireland, France, Italy & Wales 2017 England, France, Scotland & Wales 2018 IRB Rugby World Cup - Japan 2019 Wales, Scotland & England 2021 Ireland, France, Italy & England 2022 IRB Rugby World Cup - France 2023
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
09 Jun 2012 20Lock England Kingspark, Durban Win: 22-17  WP
16 Jun 2012 20Lock England Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 36-27  WP
23 Jun 2012 20Lock England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Draw: 14-14  WP
18 Aug 2012 20Lock Argentina Newlands, Cape Town Win: 27-6  WP
25 Aug 2012 20Lock Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Draw: 16-16  WP
08 Sep 2012 20Lock Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 19-26  WP
29 Sep 2012 20Lock Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 31-8  WP
06 Oct 2012 20Lock New Zealand National Stadium, Johannesburg Lose: 16-32  WP
10 Nov 2012 21Lock Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 16-12  WP
17 Nov 2012 21Lock Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 21-10  WP
24 Nov 2012 21Lock England Twickenham, London Win: 16-15  WP
08 Jun 2013 21Lock Italy Kingspark, Durban Win: 44-10  WP
15 Jun 2013 21Lock Scotland Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 30-17  WP
22 Jun 2013 21Lock Samoa Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 56-23  WP
17 Aug 2013 21Lock Argentina National Stadium, Johannesburg Win: 73-13  WP
24 Aug 2013 21Lock Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Win: 22-17  WP
07 Sep 2013 21Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 38-12  WP
14 Sep 2013 21Lock New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 15-29  WP
28 Sep 2013 21Lock Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 28-8  WP
05 Oct 2013 21Lock New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 27-38  WP
09 Nov 2013 22Lock Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 24-15  WP
17 Nov 2013 22Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 28-0  WP
23 Nov 2013 22Lock France Stade de France, Paris Win: 19-10  WP
16 Aug 2014 22Reserve Argentina Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 13-6  WP
23 Aug 2014 22Lock Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 33-31  WP
06 Sep 2014 22Lock Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 23-24  WP
13 Sep 2014 22Lock New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Lose: 10-14  WP
27 Sep 2014 22Lock Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 28-10  WP
04 Oct 2014 22Lock New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 27-25  WP
08 Nov 2014 23Lock Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 15-29  WP
15 Nov 2014 23Lock England Twickenham, London Win: 31-28  WP
22 Nov 2014 23Lock Italy Stadio Euganeo, Padua Win: 22-6  WP
29 Nov 2014 23Lock Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Lose: 6-12  WP
18 Jul 2015 23Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 20-241 try WP
25 Jul 2015 23Lock New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 20-27  WP
08 Aug 2015 23Lock Argentina Kingspark, Durban Lose: 25-37  WP
15 Aug 2015 23Lock Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 26-12  WP
19 Sep 2015 23Reserve Japan Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton Lose: 32-34  WP
26 Sep 2015 23Lock Samoa Villa Park, Birmingham Win: 46-6  WP
03 Oct 2015 23Lock Scotland St. James Park, Newcastle Win: 34-16  WP
07 Oct 2015 23Lock USA Olympic Stadium, London Win: 64-0  WP
17 Oct 2015 23Lock Wales Twickenham, London Win: 23-19  WP
24 Oct 2015 23Lock New Zealand Twickenham, London Lose: 18-20  WP
30 Oct 2015 24Lock Argentina Olympic Stadium, London Win: 24-131 try WP
11 Jun 2016 24Lock Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 20-26  WP
18 Jun 2016 24Lock Ireland Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 32-26  WP
25 Jun 2016 24Lock Ireland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 19-13  WP
20 Aug 2016 24Lock Argentina Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 30-23  WP
27 Aug 2016 24Lock Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Lose: 24-26  WP
10 Sep 2016 24Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 17-23  WP
17 Sep 2016 24Lock New Zealand AMI Stadium (Rugby League Park), Christchurch Lose: 13-41  WP
01 Oct 2016 24Lock Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 18-10  WP
08 Oct 2016 24Lock New Zealand Kingspark, Durban Lose: 15-57  WP
12 Nov 2016 25Lock England Twickenham, London Lose: 21-37  WP
10 Jun 2017 25Lock France Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 37-14  WP
17 Jun 2017 25Lock France Kingspark, Durban Win: 37-15  WP
24 Jun 2017 25Lock (C) France Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-121 try WP
19 Aug 2017 25Lock (C) Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 37-15  WP
26 Aug 2017 25Lock (C) Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 41-23  WP
09 Sep 2017 25Lock (C) Australia Perth Oval, Perth Draw: 23-23  WP
16 Sep 2017 25Lock (C) New Zealand North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Lose: 0-57  WP
30 Sep 2017 25Lock (C) Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Draw: 27-27  WP
07 Oct 2017 25Lock (C) New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 24-25  WP
11 Nov 2017 26Lock (C) Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 3-38  WP
18 Nov 2017 26Lock (C) France Stade de France, Paris Win: 18-17  WP
25 Nov 2017 26Lock (C) Italy Stadio Euganeo, Padua Win: 35-6  WP
02 Dec 2017 26Lock (C) Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Lose: 22-24  WP
18 Aug 2018 26Lock Argentina Kingspark, Durban Win: 34-21  WP
25 Aug 2018 26Lock Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Lose: 19-32  WP
08 Sep 2018 26Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 18-23  WP
15 Sep 2018 26Lock New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Win: 36-34  WP
29 Sep 2018 26Lock Australia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 23-12  WP
06 Oct 2018 26Lock New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Lose: 30-32  WP
03 Nov 2018 27Lock England Twickenham, London Lose: 11-12  WP
24 Nov 2018 27Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Lose: 11-20  WP
20 Jul 2019 27Lock (C) Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 35-17  WP
27 Jul 2019 27Lock New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Draw: 16-16  WP
10 Aug 2019 27Lock Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Win: 46-13  WP
06 Sep 2019 27Lock Japan Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama Win: 41-7  WP
21 Sep 2019 27Lock New Zealand International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Lose: 13-23  WP
28 Sep 2019 27Reserve Namibia Toyota Stadium, Aichi Win: 57-3  WP
04 Oct 2019 27Lock Italy Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi Win: 49-3  WP
20 Oct 2019 27Lock Japan Tokyo Stadium, Chofu, Tokyo Win: 26-3  WP
27 Oct 2019 27Lock Wales International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Win: 19-16  WP
02 Nov 2019 28Lock England International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Win: 32-12  WP
02 Jul 2021 29Lock Georgia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 40-9  Toulon
24 Jul 2021 29Lock Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Lose: 17-22  Toulon
31 Jul 2021 29Lock Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 27-9  Toulon
07 Aug 2021 29Lock Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 19-16  Toulon
14 Aug 2021 29Lock Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 32-12  Toulon
12 Sep 2021 29Lock Australia Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Lose: 26-28  Toulon
18 Sep 2021 29Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 17-30  Toulon
25 Sep 2021 29Lock New Zealand North Queensland Stadium, Townsville Lose: 17-19  Toulon
02 Oct 2021 29Lock New Zealand Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Win: 31-29  Toulon
06 Nov 2021 30Lock Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 23-18  Toulon
13 Nov 2021 30Lock Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 30-15  Toulon
20 Nov 2021 30Lock England Twickenham, London Lose: 26-27  Toulon
02 Jul 2022 30Lock Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 32-29  Sharks
09 Jul 2022 30Lock Wales Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Lose: 12-13  Sharks
16 Jul 2022 30Lock Wales Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 30-14  Sharks
06 Aug 2022 30Lock New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 26-10  Sharks
13 Aug 2022 30Lock New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 23-35  Sharks
27 Aug 2022 30Lock Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Lose: 17-25  Sharks
03 Sep 2022 30Lock Australia Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney Win: 24-8  Sharks
17 Sep 2022 30Lock Argentina Estadio Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires Win: 36-20  Sharks
24 Sep 2022 30Lock Argentina Kingspark, Durban Win: 38-21  Sharks
05 Nov 2022 31Lock Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 16-19  Sharks
12 Nov 2022 31Lock France Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Lose: 26-30  Sharks
19 Nov 2022 31Reserve Italy Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa Win: 63-21  Sharks
26 Nov 2022 31Lock England Twickenham, London Win: 27-131 try Sharks
15 Jul 2023 31Lock (C) New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Lose: 20-35  Sharks
29 Jul 2023 31Lock Argentina Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 22-211 try Sharks
25 Aug 2023 31Lock New Zealand Twickenham, London Win: 35-7  Sharks
10 Sep 2023 31Lock Scotland Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 18-3  Sharks
23 Sep 2023 31Lock Ireland Stade de France, Paris Lose: 8-13  Sharks
01 Oct 2023 31Lock Tonga Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 49-18  Sharks
15 Oct 2023 31Lock France Stade de France, Paris Win: 29-281 try Sharks
21 Oct 2023 31Lock England Stade de France, Paris Win: 16-15  Sharks
28 Oct 2023 31Lock New Zealand Stade de France, Paris Win: 12-11  Sharks
22 Jun 2024 32Lock Wales Twickenham, London Win: 41-13  Sharks
06 Jul 2024 32Lock Ireland Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 27-20  Sharks
13 Jul 2024 32Lock Ireland Kingspark, Durban Lose: 24-25  Sharks
10 Aug 2024 32Lock Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 33-7  Sharks
17 Aug 2024 32Reserve Australia Perth Stadium, Perth Win: 30-12  Sharks
31 Aug 2024 32Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 31-27  Sharks
07 Sep 2024 32Lock New Zealand Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 18-12  Sharks
21 Sep 2024 32Reserve Argentina Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago Lose: 28-29  Sharks
28 Sep 2024 32Lock Argentina Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 48-7  Sharks

Eben Etzebeth: scrum.com

Etzebeth continued a steady stream of talented and tenacious South African locks with a call-up to the senior squad in 2012. After making his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers against the Hurricanes in 2011, he quickly established his place at the heart of their pack the following season, producing rugged performances as the Cape Town franchise battled towards the summit of the tournament. A former Under-20 representative, he was handed a Test debut against England in June 2012 - alongside fellow new cap Juandre Kruger and following the retirements of Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield.