Gary Teichman
Corne Krige
Andre Vos
Rassie Erasmus
Bobby Skinstad
Joost van der Westhuizen

I think…

Mallet’s reign from ’97 to 2000.

I think Rassie was actually captain in 1999 when we put 100 past Wales?

I had to do a little research for these, my mind / memory is blown. Even with research, it is still not very clear.

Skinstad came in way later than I said and of course, Krige was a machine back in the late ’90ies.

But, and this is where I get confused, Skinstad was controversially included above captain Teichman for a RWC… and according to my calculations, it could only have been for RWC1999.

That means that Teichman had to regain captaincy after Krige, Rassie and Vos, so I can only assume Teichman was injured for a good part of the ’99 season, leaving the captaincy open for the other 3 mentioned. (4 captains in 1999)

OR

Krige and Vos were captain after RWC1999. Rassie was captain for only a couple of tests I think, one of then in the 100+ thumping of Wales which I can only assume was at the beginning of 1999. (Incoming tests, season openers – prior to RWC1999)

Then when Skinstad was chosen in place of Teichman for RWC1999, Joost was appointed captain.

Mallet 1996 to 2000:
Teichman – 97 / 98 (Most successful captain)
Rassie – 99 (not many tests)
Krige – 99
Vos – 99
Teichman again, then dropped
Joost – 99 (RWC1999) / 2000
(This leaves the answer again at 5)
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Mallet 2000 – 2002:
Mallet finally appoints Skinstad as captain after he makes a long awaited return from a knee injury sustained in a car crash in 2000.

Skinstad – 2001. Not long after, Mallet gets sacked, together with Skinstad as captain, and newly appointed coach, Rudolf Straeuli, appoints Joost as captain again. I think.

Joost, with torn knee ligaments, goes on to skipper the RWC2003 Springboks after Kamp Staaldraad and they succumb in the quarter finals for the first time ever in a RWC.

Now my mind is really fried…on another day, this comment might be completely different.