Blue Bulls
Former name:Northern Transvaal
SpringboksDate of BirthStartedOnly
Ferdie Bergh 2 Nov 1906
Lukas Strachan 12 Sep 1907
Danie Craven 11 Oct 1910
Ben du Toit 10 Nov 1912 X X
Roger Sherriff 17 Mar 1913 X X
Fiks van der Merwe 2 Jan 1917 X X
Fonnie du Toit 13 Mar 1920 X X
Hansie Brewis 15 Jun 1920 X X
Jorrie Jordaan 13 Jul 1920 X X
Ou-Boet Strydom 27 Oct 1921 X X
Willem Barnard 7 Aug 1923 X
Jaap Bekker 11 Feb 1925 X X
Daan Retief 28 Jun 1925 X X
Salty du Rand 16 Jan 1926
Dolf Bekker 15 Dec 1926 X X
Ernst Dinkelmann 14 May 1927 X X
Martiens Bekker 3 May 1930 X X
Tom van Vollenhoven 29 Apr 1935 X X
Poens Prinsloo 11 Oct 1935 X X
Frik du Preez 28 Nov 1935 X X
Louis Schmidt 6 Feb 1936 X X
Robert Twigge 24 Jul 1936 X X
Stompie van der Merwe 24 Aug 1936 X X
Mof Myburgh 24 Aug 1936 X X
Chris Bezuidenhout 13 Oct 1937 X X
Piet Uys 10 Dec 1937 X X
Corra Dirksen 22 Jan 1938 X X
Mannetjies Roux 12 Apr 1939
Gys Pitzer 8 Jul 1939 X X
Albie Bates 18 Apr 1941
Thys Lourens 15 May 1943 X X
Piston van Wyk 21 Dec 1943 X
Johan Spies 8 May 1945 X X
John Williams 29 Oct 1946 X X
Willem Stapelberg 29 Jan 1947 X X
Willie Kahts 20 Feb 1947 X X
Tonie Roux 22 Feb 1947 X X
Piet du Plessis 23 Jul 1947 X X
Daan du Plessis 9 Aug 1948 X X
Niek Bezuidenhout 4 Aug 1950 X X
Louis Moolman 21 Jan 1951 X X
Moaner van Heerden 18 Jul 1951 X
Christo Wagenaar 11 Mar 1952 X X
Pierre Edwards 23 May 1953 X X
Tommy du Plessis 29 Jun 1953 X X
Ewoud Malan 4 Jul 1953 X X
Thys Burger 10 Nov 1954 X X
Ockie Oosthuizen 1 Apr 1955 X
Theuns Stofberg 6 Jun 1955
Darius Botha 26 Jun 1955 X X
Burger Geldenhuys 18 May 1956 X X
Ray Mordt 15 Feb 1957
Johan Heunis 26 Jan 1958 X X
Naas Botha 27 Feb 1958 X X
Frans Erasmus 19 Jun 1959 X
Uli Schmidt 10 Jul 1961 X
Adolf Malan 6 Sep 1961 X X
Willie Hills 26 Jan 1962 X X
Heinrich Rodgers 23 Jun 1962 X
Adriaan Richter 10 May 1966 X X
Henry Tromp 29 Dec 1966 X X
Drikus Hattingh 21 Feb 1968 X X
Jacques Olivier 13 Nov 1968 X X
Ruben Kruger 30 Mar 1970
Johan Ackermann 3 Jun 1970 X
Marius Hurter 8 Oct 1970 X X
Joost van der Westhuizen 20 Feb 1971 X X
Krynauw Otto 8 Oct 1971 X X
Schutte Bekker 19 Oct 1971 X X
Franco Smith 29 Jul 1972
André Snyman 2 Feb 1974 X
Richard Bands 25 Mar 1974 X X
Danie van Schalkwyk 1 Feb 1975 X X
Norman Jordaan 3 Apr 1975 X X
Wessel Roux 18 Oct 1975 X X
Victor Matfield 11 May 1977 X
Danie Coetzee 2 Sep 1977 X
Jaco van der Westhuyzen 6 Apr 1978
Danie Rossouw 6 May 1978 X X
Wayne Julies 23 Oct 1978
Wikus van Heerden 25 Feb 1979
Bakkies Botha 22 Sep 1979 X
Geo Cronjé 23 Jul 1980 X X
Pedrie Wannenburg 2 Jan 1981 X X
Akona Ndungane 20 Feb 1981 X X
Schalk Brits 16 May 1981
Gürthro Steenkamp 12 Jun 1981
Gary Botha 12 Oct 1981 X X
Fourie du Preez 24 Mar 1982 X
Jacques Cronjé 4 Aug 1982 X
Derick Hougaard 4 Jan 1983 X X
Wynand Olivier 11 Jun 1983 X
Bryan Habana 12 Jun 1983
Zane Kirchner 16 Jun 1984 X
Morné Steyn 11 Jul 1984 X
Jano Vermaak 1 Jan 1985 X
Werner Kruger 23 Jan 1985 X X
Flip van der Merwe 3 Jun 1985 X X
Pierre Spies 8 Jun 1985 X X
Juandré Kruger 6 Sep 1985 X
Adriaan Strauss 18 Nov 1985
Dean Greyling 1 Jan 1986 X X
Deon Stegmann 22 Mar 1986 X X
Jacques Potgieter 24 Apr 1986 X X
Hilton Lobberts 11 Jun 1986 X X
Duane Vermeulen 3 Jul 1986
Bandise Maku 24 Jul 1986 X X
Chilliboy Ralepelle 11 Sep 1986 X
Bjorn Basson 11 Feb 1987
Dewald Potgieter 22 Feb 1987 X X
Francois Hougaard 6 Apr 1988 X
JJ Engelbrecht 22 Feb 1989 X X
Trevor Nyakane 4 May 1989
Rudy Paige 2 Aug 1989 X X
Willie le Roux 18 Aug 1989
Piet E van Zyl 14 Sep 1989
Jamba Ulengo 7 Jan 1990 X X
Lizo Gqoboka 24 Mar 1990 X X
Marcel van der Merwe 24 Oct 1990 X X
Marcell Coetzee 8 May 1991
Arno Botha 26 Oct 1991 X X
Travis Ismaiel 2 Jun 1992 X X
Lood de Jager 17 Dec 1992
Jan Serfontein 15 Apr 1993 X X
Jesse Kriel 15 Feb 1994 X
Handré Pollard 11 Mar 1994 X
RG Snyman 29 Jan 1995 X
Warrick Gelant 20 May 1995 X
Ivan van Zyl 30 Jun 1995 X X
Marco van Staden 25 Aug 1995 X
Jason Jenkins 2 Dec 1995 X X
Kurt-Lee Arendse 17 Jun 1996 X X
Gerhard Steenekamp 9 Apr 1997 X
Embrose Papier 25 Apr 1997 X X
Johan Grobbelaar 30 Dec 1997 X X
Ruan Nortjé 25 Jul 1998 X X
Elrigh Louw 20 Sep 1999 X X
Jan-Hendrik Wessels 8 May 2001 X X
Canan Moodie 5 Nov 2002 X X
  • The column "Started" denotes players who started their test career with the province.
  • The column "Only" denotes players who only played for the province during their test career.