Have Bishops produced more rugby internationals than any school?

Diocesan College have produced 43 Springboks because the Cape Town faculty was based in 1849.

The most up-to-date of these Bishops previous boys to have donned the famed inexperienced and gold Springbok jersey was Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who, as reported by The South African web site, has taken to worldwide rugby like a duck to water.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu made his Springbok debut within the 41-13 victory towards Wales at Twickenham in London in June this yr.

To date the 22-year-old has made 4 appearances for the Springboks, scoring 17 factors by way of a flawless kicking document of eight-from-eight makes an attempt at purpose.

There have already been requires him to imagine the beginning fullback – or flyhalf – berth within the upcoming Rugby Championship.

Overall, Bishops boast the third-most Springboks produced behind Paul Roos (56) and Grey College (48).

However, some investigative work by The South African web site has revealed that as well as to their 43 Springboks, Bishops have produced a bunch of gamers who went on to signify different international locations at Test degree.

England: Reg Hands, Tuppy Owen-Smith (captain), Ossie Newton Thompson, Clive van Ryneveld, Christopher Newton Thompson, Stuart Abbott

Scotland: Harold McCowat, Beak Steyn, Mike Dickson, Donald Macdonald, Oli Kebble

Wales: Mike Davies, Haldane Luscombe

Canada: Christian Stewart *

Zimbabwe: Mark Neill, Russell Ashley-Cooper (a number of different performed for then Rhodesia)

Australia: Daniel Vickerman

Argentina: Barry Heatlie *

* additionally performed for South Africa

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BISHOPS’ 43 SPRINGBOKS