The 21-year-old stopped the clock after 24.43 seconds to finish ahead of the Russian duo of Evgeny Rilov and current world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov.
The Lions came from behind to claim the win against Western Province despite being outscored by four tries.
A last gasp try from Herschel Jantjies allowed the Springboks to remain top of the southern hemisphere championship on seven points, one ahead of the All Blacks, with one match left for all four sides.
This was a result of a soccer match at the FNB Stadium between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
The former Springbok, Chester Williams, has launched a recruitment initiative to get the best players in the country to join his squad.
Pirates broke the deadlock early through Augustine Mulenga's finish after Thembinkosi Lorch's effort had been blocked.
Buoyed by the Super Rugby success of the Jaguares, whose players make up a large majority of the squad, the Pumas will take on the Wallabies at Lang Park.
The Boks had one last throw of the dice though with Herschel Jantjies coming off the bench to score a try in the last 2 minutes of the game.
The Citizens has announced their latest signing – Dutch winger Bernio Enzo Verhagen from Dinamo Tiraspol.
The Springboks would take on the All Blacks in a Rugby Championship clash on Saturday in Wellington.
