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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).
Overall, the South African Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks have held the number 1 ranking in the world rankings since its introduction in October 2003 for just over 94% of the time (with the New Zealand All Blacks holding the top spot for just over 70% of the time and the South African Springboks holding the top spot for just over 24% ...
The official French team were in England at the time. The Springboks won 55–6 and scored 13 tries in the process. [18] [19] The 1910 British Isles tour of South Africa was the first to include representatives from all four Home unions. The team performed moderately against the non-test parties, claiming victories in just over half their matches.
By now, the story is legendary. The hugely-favoured All Blacks, with maybe the greatest rugby player of all time in Jonah Lomu, were shackled by the upstart Springboks, spurred on by a raucous ...
Scotland 15-19 South Africa, 64 minutes. 17:40, Harry Latham-Coyle. A Scottish hand tugs at catching South African arms at the lineout. Another penalty to the Springboks, and Handre Pollard will ...
(Top) 1 2020s. Toggle 2020s subsection. 1.1 2024. ... A list of all international Test Matches played by the Springboks. 2020s. 2020s record. Games played
If no team is able to break the tie during extra time, the winner is ultimately decided by a penalty shootout. [2] Two finals have gone to extra time: South Africa's victory against New Zealand in the 1995 final, and England's triumph against Australia in the 2003 final. [3] Only five nations have ever made it into a Rugby World Cup final.
Following the end of apartheid, they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup and won the tournament, they were champions again at the 2007 tournament in France. The Springboks then made history when they beat England in the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan despite losing a pool stage match.