South Africans have rugby in their blood and in their baby names!
South Africa (08 October 2025) – I mean, how could we not? Our national team is a four-time World Cup champion. No, we’ll never get tired of saying that.
Rugby isn’t just a sport; it’s a way of life. Weekends revolve around it. Our moods rise and fall with the Bokke. And let’s be honest with each other, we don’t just follow the matches, we keep tabs on the players’ personal lives too.
The Springboks and, by extension, their families are often in the headlines. We’d even argue that keeping up with the WAGS could be considered a sport of its own…and South Africans would take gold.
Between this year and last, we’ve seen a record number of Bok milestones off the field. Babies born (and still on the way), knots tied, new chapters started. Being a part of these moments – even just by reading about them and keeping up with the champion families from afar – makes us feel even more connected to our heroes. Like they’re extended cousins or something.
That connection runs so deep it even shows up in our baby names!
South Africans have always had a habit of naming children after icons we admire, and the Springboks are no exception.
Which is why Themba-Robin’s latest comedy sketch had us in stitches. He imagines a routine classroom roll call in eight year’s time, when today’s Bok-inspired babies are finally sitting at their desks.
“Morne Bongi Burger. Refilwe Faffie-Venter. Paulleen Pollard-Peterson. Mhlongo Steyn Marx Mokoena. Nandi Etzebela Dlamini. Michaela Mapimpi Swart.”
We cackled. And honestly? It doesn’t even feel that far-fetched. Watch below:
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