Best try scoring ratio
(Only players with 10 or more tests are considered.)
PlayerTry ratio (%)TriesTests
Danie Gerber 79.2%1924
Kurt-Lee Arendse* 73.0%2737
Makazole Mapimpi* 70.2%3347
Ray Mordt 66.7%1218
Morné van den Berg* 61.5%813
Gerrie Germishuys 60.0%1220
Hennie van Zyl 60.0%610
Basie van Wijk 60.0%610
S'bu Nkosi* 56.3%916
Bryan Habana 54.0%67124
Chester Williams 51.9%1427
Stefan Terblanche 51.4%1937
Pieter Rossouw 48.8%2143
Aphiwe Dyantyi* 46.2%613
Jaque Fourie 44.4%3272
Joost van der Westhuizen 42.7%3889
James Small 42.6%2047
Cornal Hendricks 41.7%512
Cheslin Kolbe* 41.5%2253
Ferdie Bergh 41.2%717
Breyton Paulse 40.6%2664
Adriaan Richter 40.0%410
Rudolph Straeuli 40.0%410
Deon Kayser 38.5%513
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu* 37.0%1027
Aphelele Fassi* 36.8%719
Freddy Turner 36.4%411
Werner Greeff 36.4%411
Cobus Reinach* 36.2%2158
Gaffie du Toit 35.7%514
Lwazi Mvovo 35.3%617
Brent Russell 34.8%823
Canan Moodie* 34.6%926
JP Pietersen 34.3%2470
Malcolm Marx* 33.3%3296
Carel du Plessis 33.3%412
JJ Engelbrecht 33.3%412
Robbie Fleck 32.3%1031
Eben Olivier 31.3%516
Dean Hall 30.8%413
Marius Joubert 30.0%930
Werner Swanepoel 30.0%620
Corra Dirksen 30.0%310
André Joubert 29.4%1034
Gio Aplon 29.4%517
Theuns Stofberg 28.6%621
Gert Muller 28.6%414
Joel Stransky 27.3%622
Warrick Gelant* 27.3%311
Bjorn Basson 27.3%311
Tjol Lategan 27.3%311
Tiaan Strauss 26.7%415
André Snyman 26.3%1038
Keith Oxlee 26.3%519
Rob Louw 26.3%519
Bobby Skinstad 26.2%1142
Jesse Kriel* 26.0%2596
Grant Williams* 25.0%832
Jean de Villiers 24.8%27109
Percy Montgomery 24.5%25102
Jannie Engelbrecht 24.2%833
John Gainsford 24.2%833
Piet Visagie 24.0%625
Syd Nomis 24.0%625
Hugo van Zyl 23.5%417
Herschel Jantjies* 23.1%626
Hennie Muller 23.1%313
Johan Goosen* 23.1%313
Chris Koch 22.7%522
Doug Hopwood 22.7%522
Mannetjies Roux 22.2%627
Willie du Plessis 21.4%314
Fourie du Preez 21.1%1676
Ashwin Willemse 21.1%419
Adrian Jacobs 20.6%734
Piet Greyling 20.0%525
Schalk Brits 20.0%315
Neil de Kock 20.0%210
Jimmy White 20.0%210
Ross Cronjé 20.0%210
Ruben Kruger 19.4%736
Rassie Erasmus 19.4%736
Marcell Coetzee* 19.4%631
Joe van Niekerk 19.2%1052
Salty du Rand 19.0%421
Ethan Hooker* 18.8%316
Schalk (jnr) Burger 18.6%1686
Jan Ellis 18.4%738
Bongi Mbonambi* 18.3%1582
Wayne Julies 18.2%211
Richard Bands 18.2%211
Martin Pelser 18.2%211
Ben-Jason Dixon* 18.2%211
Japie Mulder 17.6%634
Jacques Olivier 17.6%317
Jan-Hendrik Wessels* 17.6%317
Kwagga Smith* 17.5%1163
Juan Smith 17.1%1270
Lukhanyo Am* 16.7%742
André Esterhuizen* 16.7%636
Conrad Jantjes 16.7%424
Thinus Delport 16.7%318
Ryk van Schoor 16.7%212
Fanie Louw 16.7%212
Courtnall Skosan 16.7%212
Johan Roux 16.7%212
Willem Alberts 16.3%743
Zane Kirchner 16.1%531
Danie Rossouw 15.9%1063
Damian Willemse* 15.8%957
Divan Serfontein 15.8%319
Juan de Jongh 15.8%319
Jaco van der Westhuyzen 15.6%532
Mark Andrews 15.6%1277
Jannie de Beer 15.4%213
Gysie Pienaar 15.4%213
André Vos 15.2%533
Pedrie Wannenburg 15.0%320
Willie le Roux* 14.9%15101
Hennie le Roux 14.8%427
Siya Kolisi* 14.7%16109
Pieter-Steph du Toit* 14.4%15104
Gary Teichmann 14.3%642
Jan Serfontein 14.3%535
Adrian Garvey 14.3%428
Pieter Hendriks 14.3%214
Lionel Mapoe 14.3%214
Johan Heunis 14.3%214
Jean-Luc du Preez* 14.3%214
Tiny Naude 14.3%214
Francois Steyn 14.1%1178
Bismarck du Plessis 13.9%1179
André Venter 13.6%966
Morné du Plessis 13.6%322
Coenie Oosthuizen 13.3%430
Pierre Spies 13.2%753
Francois Louw 13.2%1076
Warren Whiteley 13.0%323
Jacques Cronjé 12.5%432
Danie Craven 12.5%216
Elrigh Louw* 12.5%216
Deon Fourie 12.5%216
Damian de Allende* 12.4%13105
Dawie de Villiers 12.0%325
Morné Steyn 11.8%868
Bennie Osler 11.8%217
Brendan Venter 11.8%217
Uli Schmidt 11.8%217
James Dalton 11.6%543
Naka Drotské 11.5%326
Gürthro Steenkamp 11.3%653
Bolla Conradie 11.1%218
Francois Hougaard 10.9%546
Enrico Januarie 10.6%547
Marco van Staden* 10.5%438
Francois Pienaar 10.3%329
Jaden Hendrikse* 10.0%220
Justin Swart 10.0%110
Joggie Jansen 10.0%110
Hansie Brewis 10.0%110
Dillyn Leyds* 10.0%110
Dawie Snyman 10.0%110
Boan Venter* 10.0%110
Braam van Straaten 9.5%221
Ruan Pienaar 9.1%888
Handré Pollard* 9.1%888
Adriaan Strauss 9.1%666
Pieter Muller 9.1%333
Akona Ndungane 9.1%111
Willie Kahts 9.1%111
Dave Stewart 9.1%111
Johan Grobbelaar* 9.1%111
Robert Cockrell 9.1%111
Faf de Klerk* 8.3%560
Charl Marais 8.3%112
Bakkies Botha 8.2%785
Gerhard Steenekamp* 8.0%225
Wilco Louw* 7.9%338
Albert van den Berg 7.8%451
Jasper Wiese* 7.7%452
De Wet Barry 7.7%339
Rudy Paige 7.7%113
Lukas van Biljon 7.7%113
John Smit 7.2%8111
Butch James 7.1%342
Naas Botha 7.1%228
Johan Claassen 7.1%228
Fritz van Heerden 7.1%114
Faan Rautenbach 7.1%114
Phil Mostert 7.1%114
Wikus van Heerden 7.1%114
Danie Coetzee 6.7%115
Jaap Bekker 6.7%115
André Pretorius 6.5%231
Os du Randt 6.3%580
Lood de Jager* 6.3%580
Phil Nel 6.3%116
Eben Etzebeth* 6.1%9147
RG Snyman* 6.0%350
Moaner van Heerden 5.9%117
Manie Libbok* 5.6%236
Kobus Wiese 5.6%118
Boy Louw 5.6%118
Abie Malan 5.6%118
Victor Matfield 5.5%7127
CJ van der Linde 5.3%475
Corné Krige 5.1%239
Thomas du Toit* 5.1%239
Selborne Boome 5.0%120
Ryan Kankowski 5.0%120
Hannes Strydom 4.8%121
Franco Mostert* 4.6%487
Elton Jantjies 4.3%246
Heinrich Brüssow 4.3%123
BJ Botha 4.0%125
Tommy Bedford 4.0%125
Chilliboy Ralepelle 4.0%125
Duane Vermeulen 3.9%376
Ruan Nortjé* 3.8%126
Willie Meyer 3.8%126
Pat Lambie 3.6%256
Andries Bekker 3.4%129
Henry Honiball 2.9%135
Hannes Marais 2.9%135
Flip van der Merwe 2.7%137
Robbie Kempson 2.7%137
Krynauw Otto 2.6%138
Wynand Olivier 2.6%138
Frik du Preez 2.6%138
Steven Kitshoff 2.4%283
Ollie le Roux 1.9%154
Ox Nche* 1.8%155
Tendai Mtawarira 1.7%2117
Vincent Koch* 1.6%163
Trevor Nyakane* 1.5%168
Jannie du Plessis 1.4%170
Frans Malherbe* 1.3%176
Cobus Visagie 0.0%029
Lionel Wilson 0.0%027
AJ Venter 0.0%025
Lawrence Sephaka 0.0%024
Louis Moolman 0.0%024
Johann Muller 0.0%024
Eddie Andrews 0.0%023
Oupa Mohoje 0.0%019
Fanie Kuhn 0.0%019
Mof Myburgh 0.0%018
Juandré Kruger 0.0%017
Avril Malan 0.0%016
Balie Swart 0.0%016
Marvin Orie* 0.0%016
Gerry Brand 0.0%016
Louis Koen 0.0%015
Piston van Wyk 0.0%015
Gawie Carelse 0.0%014
Piet du Toit 0.0%014
HO de Villiers 0.0%014
Marius Hurter 0.0%013
Dawie Theron 0.0%013
Gerrie Britz 0.0%013
Stephen Fry 0.0%013
Ian Kirkpatrick 0.0%013
Johan Ackermann 0.0%013
John Allan 0.0%013
Kevin de Klerk 0.0%013
John Williams 0.0%013
Andries Coetzee* 0.0%013
Gary Botha 0.0%012
Gys Pitzer 0.0%012
Brian Mujati 0.0%012
Bertus van der Merwe 0.0%012
Piet Uys 0.0%012
Richard Prentis 0.0%011
Ian McCallum 0.0%011
Salmaan Moerat* 0.0%011
Lofty Nel 0.0%011
Jannes Labuschagne 0.0%011
Jaco Kriel 0.0%011
Johnny Buchler 0.0%010
Lukas Strachan 0.0%010
Luke Watson 0.0%010
Paul Bayvel 0.0%010

* Active players.