The Springboks have congratulated Os Du Randt who has been selected for induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
In a tweet on Friday, they described 'Os" as a "true legend of Springbok Rugby".
He played 80 tests for the Springboks, scored five tries and is a double World Cup medal winner in 1995 and 2007.
SARU said that World Rugby had announced that Du Randt would be joined by the New Zealand duo of Richie McCaw and Graham Henry, as well as Shiggy Konno (Japan), Peter Fatialofa (Samoa) and Diego Ormaechea (Uruguay).
Their induction will take place during the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on 3 November, the day following the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.
“This is a wonderful way to recognise the career of one of the best Springboks to ever don the green and gold,” said Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby.
Jacobus Petrus Du Randt was born in Elliott in the Eastern Cape on 8 September 1972 and spent most of the time playing in the domestic Currie Cup for the Free State Cheetahs, though he spent one season with the Blue Bulls.
Os ended his career as one of the last remaining international-level players from the amateur era of the sport and the last active member of the 1995 World Cup-winning squad.
His final match was the 2007 Rugby World Cup final, which the Springboks won, with du Randt playing the entire 80 minutes.
