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2 July 2021 South Africa 40–9 Georgia: Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Try: Aphelele Fassi, Bongi Mbonambi, Cobus Reinach, Kwagga Smith, Herschel Jantjies, Malcolm Marx Con: Handré Pollard 4, Elton Jantjies: Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Adamson
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.
13–5 New Zealand: 1921 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand: 2 27 August 1921 Eden Park, Auckland: 5–9 South Africa: 3 17 September 1921 Athletic Park, Wellington: 0–0 draw: 4 30 June 1928 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban: 17–0 South Africa: 1928 New Zealand tour of South Africa: 5 21 July 1928 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg ...
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 ...
Twelve years on, the first black player appointed as Springboks captain gets a chance to etch his name in history on Saturday when he leads South Africa in the final against England in Yokohama.
The two teams were to meet again in November 2004 when South Africa toured the UK and Ireland, playing each of the home nations.In the lead-up to the match, South African coach Jake White provided additional motivation to the Irish team by publicly repeating his statement from earlier in the year that "only three Irish players would be good enough to get onto the South African team".
South Africa lead the series by 28 wins to 16, with 2 matches drawn. Their first meeting was on 8 December 1906, as part of South Africa's first tour of Europe, with the match ending in a 3–3 draw. The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the 2023 Rugby World Cup , on 21 October 2023, which South Africa won 16–15.
5–38 South Africa: 1912–13 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France: 2 16 February 1952 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes: 3–25 South Africa: 1951–52 South Africa tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France: 3 26 July 1958 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town: 3–3 draw: 1958 France tour of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia: 4