Klipdrift Reveals 23 Springbok Lookalikes in BokSearch Squad

For a moment, South Africa appeared to have two Springbok squads.

Standing together for an official team photograph were 23 men bearing a resemblance to some of the country’s best-known rugby players.

These were not the players preparing to take the field. They were everyday South Africans selected for Klipdrift’s Same Same But Klippies #BokSearch squad.

A Search for South Africa’s Bok Doubles

The campaign brings together Springbok rugby culture and the Klippies & Coke pairing.

As the Springboks cannot enjoy brandy during matches, Klipdrift searched for ordinary South Africans who resemble the players and enjoy Klippies.

The team photograph follows months of entries from people who recognised their own resemblance to a Springbok or nominated someone they knew.

Each selection helped build Klipdrift’s matchday squad of 23 Bok doubles.

Grant Williams and Aphelele Fassi Lookalikes Join the Squad

Antonio Munnik, a law enforcement officer from Belhar, was nominated because of his resemblance to Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams.

Durban real estate agent Zwelethu Maziya joined the search as Aphelele Fassi’s double.

His friends had joked about the resemblance for some time. They repeatedly sent Maziya the campaign’s Bok Search scanner link and encouraged him to enter.

Eben Etzebeth Resemblance Causes a Stir

Anthony Smit, a construction worker from Paarl, was selected because of his resemblance to Eben Etzebeth.

The similarity has led to several amusing encounters.

Smit recalled walking into a biltong shop where a woman was so convinced he was the Springbok lock that she fell off her chair.

She attempted to recover before realising he was not Etzebeth and somehow fell from the chair again.

“Meeting the other doubles was amazing. It felt like being part of a provincial rugby team, everyone was ready to play,” Anthony says.

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From Individual Entries to a Team of 23

For the selected doubles, the experience involved more than being compared to a rugby player.

The campaign brought together 23 South Africans who share the unusual experience of being mistaken for members of the Springbok squad.

“Rugby has a way of bringing South Africans together, whether it’s around a screen, at the stadium, at a braai or through the friendly debates that start long before kick-off,” says Donné Wolk, Marketing Head of Spirits. “With #BokSearch, we wanted to celebrate that connection in a way that felt distinctly South African. What began with people spotting remarkable resemblances became thousands of South Africans taking part and helping us build a second squad. Seeing all 23 Bok doubles together is a powerful reflection of the spirit behind Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry.”

Search Expands Across the Springbok Teams

The Same Same But Klippies search is not limited to the Springbok men’s team.

Klipdrift has added players from the Springbok Women and Springbok Sevens teams to its scanner.

South Africans now have the opportunity to search for doubles from across the wider Springbok family.

Entries Remain Open Until September 2026

Although the starting squad has been selected, places on the bench remain available.

South Africans aged 18 and older may enter #BokSearch until the end of September 2026.

Entrants stand a chance to win a framed Springbok jersey or earn a place as an official Same Same But Klippies squad member.

The first 23 positions have been filled, but Klipdrift’s search for more Springbok doubles continues.

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