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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.
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 ...
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 ...
11 June 2005 South Africa : 134–3 Uruguay Buffalo City Stadium, East London: Try: Gürthro Steenkamp, Albert van den Berg 2, Solly Tyibilika 2, Danie Rossouw, Jacques Cronjé, Ricky Januarie, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Bryan Habana 2, Jean de Villiers 2, Marius Joubert, Tonderai Chavhanga 6, Jaque Fourie
South Africa (known as the Springboks) are a Rugby Union National Team that played their first international match in 1891. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
The South African national rugby sevens team, commonly known as the Springbok Sevens, [1] competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. Overall, the team has won the World Rugby Sevens Series 4 times, as well as having won 40 tournaments in the series.
Smit played his first Springbok game in 2000 at the age of 22, when South Africa beat Canada 51–18 at Basil Kenyon Stadium in East London.Between October 2003 and June 2007, Smit played in a record 46 consecutive Test matches for South Africa, though it was not until 2004, when he was made captain of the squad by then new coach Jake White, that he became a regular member of the starting XV.