Bobby Skinstad Bio

Bobby Skinstad is a great of modern South African rugby. During his highly distinguished career, he played as an openside flanker and a number eight for several elite clubs and the Springboks. Bobby Skinstad was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

Bobby Skinstad began his senior career in South Africa, where he represented a number of the country’s elite sides in both the Currie Cup and Super Rugby. During this period of his career, he won the Currie Cup three times with the Western Province (1997, 2000 and 2001) and reached the final of Super Rugby with the Sharks in 2007.

During this time, Bobby Skinstad also represented the Springboks at all levels, including the South Africa Sevens side in 1997. Later in the same year, he made his debut for the Springboks. During his Springboks career, he represented South Africa 42 times and regularly captained the side. As a South Africa player, he won both the Tri-Nations (now The Rugby Championship) in 1998 and the Rugby World Cup in 2007.