Eben Etzebeth Quiz: South Africa's Towering Lock

Few forwards have mixed physical menace and longevity like South Africa's giant second-row, and this Eben Etzebeth quiz follows his path from Cape Town to two World Cup titles. Play 10 interactive questions on his 2012 debut, the Stormers and the Sharks, Toulon, the 2021 British and Irish Lions series, the 2019 and 2023 World Cups and his record cap total.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Position
Which position does Etzebeth play?
Country
Which national team does he play for?
Debut
In which year did he make his Test debut?
Height
Roughly how tall is he?
Cups
Which Rugby World Cups has he won?
Record
Whose Springbok cap record did he break in 2024?
Lions
Which touring team did the Springboks beat in 2021?
France
Which French club did he join in 2019?
Sharks
Which South African team did he join in 2021?
Birthplace
In which city was he born?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which position does Etzebeth play?
Answer: Lock
Locks are key in lineouts and scrums.
Q2: Which national team does he play for?
Answer: South Africa
He is a Springbok.
Q3: In which year did he make his Test debut?
Answer: 2012
He debuted against England.
Q4: Roughly how tall is he?
Answer: About 2.03 meters
He is one of rugby's biggest players.
Q5: Which Rugby World Cups has he won?
Answer: 2019 and 2023
South Africa won back-to-back titles.
Q6: Whose Springbok cap record did he break in 2024?
Answer: Victor Matfield's
Matfield was also a lock.
Q7: Which touring team did the Springboks beat in 2021?
Answer: The British and Irish Lions
The series was won 2-1.
Q8: Which French club did he join in 2019?
Answer: Toulon
He played there before returning home.
Q9: Which South African team did he join in 2021?
Answer: The Sharks
He had earlier starred for the Stormers.
Q10: In which city was he born?
Answer: Cape Town
He was born in 1991.

Eben Etzebeth Quiz – South Africa's Towering Lock

Eben Etzebeth, born in Cape Town in 1991, is a South African lock standing about 2.03 meters tall. He made his Test debut in 2012 and quickly became known for physical defense and lineout work.

He starred for the Stormers, played for Toulon in France from 2019 and joined the Sharks in 2021. That year he helped the Springboks beat the British and Irish Lions 2-1.

Etzebeth won the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and 2023. In 2024 he passed Victor Matfield to become the most capped Springbok in history, cementing his place among the great locks.

What This Quiz Teaches

Rugby fans will enjoy these questions.

What position he plays
Which teams he joined
Which titles he won
Which records he set
How he started

Did You Know?

Locks often jump in lineouts.
He is a leader in the Springbok lineout.
He is known for fierce tackling.
He has partnered Pieter-Steph du Toit and Lood de Jager.
He wore the number 4 jersey in many Tests.