Template:South Africa Rugby World Cup record
| Rugby World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach |
  1987
|
Barred from competing at tournament due to international sporting boycott during Apartheid | ||||||||
     1991
| |||||||||
 1995 (home venue)
|
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 67 | 1995 squad | K. Christie |
| 1999
|
Third Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 101 | 1999 squad | N. Mallett |
| 2003
|
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 89 | 2003 squad | R. Straeuli |
| 2007
|
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 86 | 2007 squad | J. White |
| 2011
|
Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 35 | 2011 squad | P. de Villiers |
| 2015
|
Third Place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 241 | 108 | 2015 squad | H. Meyer |
 2019
|
Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 67 | 2019 squad | R. Erasmus |
| 2023
|
Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 88 | 2023 squad | J. Nienaber |
| 2027
|
To be determined | ||||||||
 2031
| |||||||||
| Total | Champions (4) | 50 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 1720 | 641 | — | — |
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