Frans Steyn

On this day: Steyn gives Wallabies the boot

On 25 August 2007, a then-20-year-old Frans Steyn nailed two monster drop goals to seal a narrow win for the Springboks against Australia in the Tri-Nations at Newlands.

Moodie, the new Frans on the block

Rookie Canan Moodie is going to draw inspiration from Frans Steyn’s maiden World Cup appearance and help the Springboks win the Webb Ellis Cup in France.

Watch: Frans piledrives Pumas flyer

Frans Steyn put in this monstrous tackle on Matias Orlando when the Springboks and Argentina locked horns in Buenos Aires in the 2022 Rugby Championship.

Frans to help next-gen Boks

The retired Frans Steyn hopes to impart his knowledge gleaned from an illustrious career, onto young South African players trying to cope with the demands of professional rugby.

South Africa's centre Frans Steyn hugs South Africa's scrum-half Faf de Klerk (R) after winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between Wales and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on October 27, 2019.

Boks pay tribute to ‘unbelievable’ Steyn

Faf de Klerk and Malcolm Marx both hailed Frans Steyn as a legend of Springbok rugby after the veteran called it a day on his professional rugby career.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 02: Frans Steyn of South Africa looks on during the Rugby Union international match between South Africa and Georgia at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on July 02, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Watch: Steyn’s greatest hits

Take at look back on the finest moments of Frans Steyn’s illustrious 17-year career.

Frans Steyn of South Africa during the 2022 Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina held at Kings Park in Durban on 24 September 2022

Frans hangs up boots ‘without regrets’

Frans Steyn has announced his retirement from rugby, bringing an end to a glittering career that included winning two World Cups.

Steyn’s World Cup dream over?

The Springboks appear to have accepted that Frans Steyn won’t recover from a knee injury in time to make the final squad that will travel to France for the World Cup.

Steyn concern after Bok omission

Frans Steyn was notably left out of the Springboks’ 33-player training camp as the veteran continues to recover from an injury that has placed him in a race to make the World Cup squad.