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Why New Zealand v South Africa is more than just the Rugby World Cup final Saturday 28 October 2023 17:38 , Mike Jones Rugby’s biggest rivalry will be played out on its grandest stage with a ...
The winning team would receive the Webb Ellis Cup. New Zealand began their World Cup campaign with a defeat to hosts France in the opening match of the tournament. [6] They would put that result behind them as they went on to win by a considerable margin in all of their remaining pool matches to qualify for the knockout stage, with a 71–3 victory over Namibia, [7] 96–17 against Italy, [8 ...
New Zealand: 1981 South Africa tour of New Zealand and the United States: 36 29 August 1981 Athletic Park, Wellington 12–24 South Africa: 37 12 September 1981 Eden Park, Auckland 25–22 New Zealand: 38 15 August 1992 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 24–27 New Zealand: 1992 New Zealand tour of Australia and South Africa: 39 9 July 1994
The return test was seen as the first step towards the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which South Africa hosted and won by defeating New Zealand 15–12 in the final. Before that match, both national anthems of South Africa – "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" – were played and sung by both players and fans. [16]
South Africa: 0 17 Kingsmead: Durban South Africa: 1928-07-21 South Africa: 7 6 Ellis Park: Johannesburg: 1928-08-18 South Africa: 6 11 Crusader Park Port Elizabeth South Africa: 1928-09-01 South Africa: 13 5 Newlands: Cape Town: 1929-07-06 Australia: 8 9 Sydney Cricket Ground: Sydney Australia: 1929-07-20 Australia: 9 17 Exhibition Ground ...
The 1998 Tri Nations Series was contested from 11 July to 22 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Springboks won the tournament. Australia won the Bledisloe Cup, which New Zealand had won for the 3 previous years. The two Tri-Nations tests gave it a winning 2–0 lead.
New Zealand became the first team to retain the Rugby World Cup title, and win a third World Cup title. [20] This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil. [21] The aggregate 51 points scored was the most ever in a Rugby World Cup final. Ben Smith became the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final.
In 2006, New Zealand won the first two matches, winning the Freedom Cup for the first time, but during the post-match presentation following the third game which was won by South Africa, Supersport presenter Joost van der Westhuizen incorrectly presented the trophy to Springbok captain John Smit who accepted it in front of millions of ...