Coaches
The role and definition of the South Africa coach has varied significantly over the team's history. Hence a comprehensive list of coaches, or head selectors, is impossible. The following table is a list of coaches since the 1949 All Blacks tour to South Africa:
| Name | Tenure | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| Danie Craven | 1949–1956 | 74% |
| Basil Kenyon | 1958 | 0% |
| Hennie Muller | 1960–1961, 1963, 1965 | 44% |
| Boy Louw | 1960–1961, 1965 | 67% |
| Izak van Heerden | 1962 | 75% |
| Felix du Plessis | 1964 | 100% |
| Ian Kirkpatrick | 1967, 1974 | 60% |
| Avril Malan | 1969–1970 | 50% |
| Johan Claassen | 1964, 1970–1974 | 50% |
| Nelie Smith | 1980–1981 | 80% |
| Cecil Moss | 1982–1989 | 83% |
| John Williams | 1992 | 20% |
| Ian McIntosh | 1993–1994 | 33% |
| Kitch Christie | 1994–1996 | 100% |
| Andre Markgraaff | 1996 | 61% |
| Carel du Plessis | 1997 | 37% |
| Nick Mallett | 1997–2000 | 71% |
| Harry Viljoen | 2000–2002 | 53% |
| Rudolph Straeuli | 2002–2003 | 52% |
| Jake White | 2004–2007 | 67% |
| Peter de Villiers | 2008–2011 | 62% |
| Heyneke Meyer | 2012– | 58.33% (as at 24 November 2012) |
Both World Cup-winning coaches, Christie and White, were inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011 alongside all other World Cup-winning head coaches through the 2007 edition.
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