 He made his test debut for the Springboks as a replacement for Heinrich Rodgers after 24 minutes in the second half in the test against the New Zealand All Blacks on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.His first start for the Springboks was in the next test on 22 August 1992 at Newlands in Cape Town against Australia.Styger toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992 and to Australia in 1993.