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The Springboks team that faced New Zealand in 1921. By the first World War, New Zealand and South Africa had established themselves as rugby's two greatest powers. [21] [22] A Springbok tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1921 was billed as "The World Championship of Rugby". [23]
Played at Johannesburg, the game ended in a convincing 25–3 win for the Springboks, Marais scoring a try, a conversion and a penalty. [8] The second Test saw the first South African loss in 15 years, believed to have been caused by a desire to 'play to the crowd', which saw the team switch from their structured kicking game, to running with ...
Etzebeth was selected by the Springboks in the 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, making an appearance in every one of the team's pool matches, including one off the bench in South Africa's historic 32–34 loss to Japan. After starting in the rest of the pool matches, Etzebeth started in the quarter-final win against Wales and the semi ...
FT: South Africa 35-7 New Zealand. 21:38, Harry Latham-Coyle. Statement made. A Springboks demolition job, aided by some All Blacks ill discipline but more than worth their 28-point winning margin ...
Following a clearance kick from Robert du Preez, John Kirwan scored a try for New Zealand with Fox converting, making the score 17–3, before Fox scored another penalty to make it 20–3. [13] Later in the match Danie Gerber scored a try for the Springboks which Botha converted.
The team was not sanctioned by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, yet consisted of all but two of the original squad that had been selected. [72] For some of the tests, the team was advertised, inside South Africa as the All Blacks whilst at the others they were advertised as the New Zealand Cavaliers. The Springboks won the series 3–1.
South Africa stars on the ‘never-say-die attitude’ behind World Cup success. Springbok belief and physicality make for world beating mix. 12:21, Reuters. A record fourth Rugby World Cup showed ...
In 1965 he scored a hat-trick for the national side against a combined New Zealand regional side at Timaru, [22] and in 1968 he produced 4 tries in a win over a French select team in Toulon. [23] Engelbrecht celebrated his last appearance in the Springbok jersey on 16 August 1969 with two tries in the 2nd test against Australia at Kings Park in ...