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Rugby fans gathered at OR Tambo International Airport this morning (31 October) as they prepared to welcomed home the Springboks following their World Cup win. Members of the public wore shirts ...
In 2011, the Springboks were defeated by Australia 9–11 in the quarter-finals after winning all four of their pool games. In the 2015 World Cup , South Africa suffered a 32–34 loss to Japan in their first pool match on 19 September, and it has been regarded as one of the biggest upsets in Rugby Union history.
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: 11–11 draw: 22 27 August 1960 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 8–3 South Africa: 23 31 July 1965 Athletic Park, Wellington 6–3 New Zealand: 1965 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand: 24 21 August 1965 Carisbrook, Dunedin 13–0 New Zealand: 25 4 September 1965 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 16 ...
The national rugby union teams of Scotland and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1906, and as of November 2021, they have met in 28 Test matches. Their first meeting was on 17 November 1906, and was won 6-0 by Scotland and their most recent match was on 10 September 2023 at the 2023 Rugby World Cup ...
The 1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a series of matches played by the British & Irish Lions rugby union team in South Africa. This tour followed the Lions' 1993 tour to New Zealand and preceded their 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.
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Leading up to this series, both nations had played each other 32 times. The Springboks had won 19 games, England 12, and one had been drawn. [2] England's last win against the Springboks was in 2006, when they won 23 – 21 at Twickenham. Their last victory in South Africa came in 2000, when they triumphed in Bloemfontein 27 – 22.
The Springboks and the All Blacks have been typically regarded by many as the two greatest rugby playing nations of all time. [1] New Zealand and South Africa had clashed in many tours over time which had been hotly contested. This included the controversial 1981 tour. The All Blacks had never beaten South Africa in a full-scale test series in ...