History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa
New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing test match rugby union since 1921 when the All Blacks beat the Springboks in Dunedin 13 - 5. There is considerable history behind these matches, much of it off the field. In 1981, there were protests in New Zealand over the Springboks coming to New Zealand due to the then South African government's policy of apartheid. Up until the start of the professional era, South Africa had won 21 tests to New Zealand's 18. In the 50 matches since the start of the professional era, New Zealand have won 36 tests to South Africa's 14.
Since 2004 New Zealand and South Africa have contested the Freedom Cup, it has been included as part of the Rugby Championship since 2006. If the annual series is drawn, the winner is decided through aggregate.
Summary
Overall
Details[1] | Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn | New Zealand points | South Africa points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In New Zealand | 44 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 952 | 580 |
In South Africa | 50 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 992 | 919 |
Neutral venue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 49 |
Overall | 97 | 58 | 36 | 3 | 2019 | 1548 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | New Zealand | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 8 (21 Jul 2001–14 Aug 2004) | 6 (4 Sept 1937–14 Jul 1956) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 57 (16 September 2017) | 46 (19 August 2000) |
Away | 57 (8 October 2016) | 36 (15 September 2018) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 57 (16 September 2017) | 17 (30 June 1928) |
Away | 42 (8 October 2016) | 12 (29 August 1981) |
Largest aggregate score | ||
90 (South Africa 35-55 New Zealand) (9 August 1997) |
Results
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 August 1921 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13 – 5 | 1921 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand | |
2 | 21 August 1921 | Eden Park, Auckland | 5 – 9 | ||
3 | 17 September 1921 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 0 – 0 | draw | |
4 | 30 June 1928 | Kingsmead, Durban | 17 – 0 | 1928 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
5 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 6 – 7 | ||
6 | 18 August 1928 | Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11 – 6 | ||
7 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | 5 – 13 | ||
8 | 14 August 1937 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13 – 7 | 1937 South Africa tour to New Zealand and Australia | |
9 | 4 September 1937 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 6 – 13 | ||
10 | 25 September 1937 | Eden Park, Auckland | 6 – 17 | ||
11 | 16 July 1949 | Newlands, Cape Town | 15 – 11 | 1949 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
12 | 13 August 1949 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 12 – 6 | ||
13 | 3 September 1949 | Kingsmead, Durban | 9 – 3 | ||
14 | 17 September 1949 | Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11 – 8 | ||
15 | 14 July 1956 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 10 – 6 | 1956 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand | |
16 | 4 August 1956 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3 – 8 | ||
17 | 18 August 1956 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 17 – 10 | ||
18 | 1 September 1956 | Eden Park, Auckland | 11 – 5 | ||
19 | 25 June 1960 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 13 – 0 | 1960 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
20 | 23 July 1960 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 – 11 | ||
21 | 13 August 1960 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 11 – 11 | draw | |
22 | 27 August 1960 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 8 – 3 | ||
23 | 31 July 1965 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 6 – 3 | 1965 South Africa tour of Australia and New Zealand | |
24 | 21 August 1965 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13 – 0 | ||
25 | 4 September 1965 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16 – 19 | ||
26 | 18 September 1965 | Eden Park, Auckland | 20 – 3 | ||
27 | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 17 – 6 | 1970 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
28 | 8 August 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town | 8 – 9 | ||
29 | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 14 – 3 | ||
30 | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 20 – 17 | ||
31 | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 16 – 7 | 1976 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
32 | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 9 – 15 | ||
33 | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | 15 – 10 | ||
34 | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 15 – 14 | ||
35 | 15 August 1981 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 14 – 9 | 1981 South Africa tour of New Zealand | |
36 | 29 August 1981 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 12 – 24 | ||
37 | 12 September 1981 | Eden Park, Auckland | 25 – 22 | ||
38 | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 24 – 27 | ||
39 | 9 July 1994 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 22 – 14 | 1994 South Africa tour of New Zealand | |
40 | 23 July 1994 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13 – 9 | ||
41 | 6 August 1994 | Eden Park, Auckland | 18 – 18 | draw | |
42 | 24 June 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 15 – 12 | 1995 Rugby World Cup Final | |
43 | 20 July 1996 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 15 – 11 | 1996 Tri Nations Series | |
44 | 10 August 1996 | Newlands, Cape Town | 18 – 29 | ||
45 | 17 August 1996 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 19 – 23 | 1996 New Zealand tour of South Africa | |
46 | 24 August 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 26 – 33 | ||
47 | 31 August 1996 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 32 – 22 | ||
48 | 19 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 32 – 35 | 1997 Tri Nations Series | |
49 | 9 August 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland | 55 – 35 | ||
50 | 25 July 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3 – 13 | 1998 Tri Nations Series | |
51 | 15 August 1998 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 24 – 23 | ||
52 | 10 July 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28 – 0 | 1999 Tri Nations Series | |
53 | 7 August 1999 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 18 – 34 | ||
54 | 4 November 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 22 – 18 | 1999 Rugby World Cup | |
55 | 22 July 2000 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 25 – 12 | 2000 Tri Nations Series | |
56 | 19 August 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 46 – 40 | ||
57 | 21 July 2001 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 – 12 | 2001 Tri Nations Series | |
58 | 25 August 2001 | Eden Park, Auckland | 26 – 15 | ||
59 | 20 July 2002 | WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington | 41 – 20 | 2002 Tri Nations Series | |
60 | 10 August 2002 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 23 – 30 | ||
61 | 19 July 2003 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 16 – 52 | 2003 Tri Nations Series | |
62 | 9 August 2003 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 19 – 11 | ||
63 | 9 November 2003 | Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia | 29 – 9 | 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
64 | 24 July 2004 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 23 – 21 | 2004 Tri Nations Series | |
65 | 14 August 2004 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 40 – 26 | ||
66 | 6 August 2005 | Newlands, Cape Town | 22 – 16 | 2005 Tri Nations Series | |
67 | 27 August 2005 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 31 – 27 | ||
68 | 22 July 2006 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 35 – 17 | 2006 Tri Nations Series | |
69 | 26 August 2006 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 26 – 45 | ||
70 | 2 September 2006 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | 21 – 20 | ||
71 | 23 June 2007 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 21 – 26 | 2007 Tri Nations Series | |
72 | 14 July 2007 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 33 – 6 | ||
73 | 5 July 2008 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 19 – 8 | 2008 Tri Nations Series | |
74 | 12 July 2008 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28 – 30 | ||
75 | 16 August 2008 | Newlands, Cape Town | 0 – 19 | ||
76 | 25 July 2009 | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein | 28 – 19 | 2009 Tri Nations Series | |
77 | 1 August 2009 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 31 – 19 | ||
78 | 12 September 2009 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 29 – 32 | ||
79 | 10 July 2010 | Eden Park, Auckland | 32 – 12 | 2010 Tri Nations Series | |
80 | 17 July 2010 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 31 – 17 | ||
81 | 21 August 2010 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 22 – 29 | ||
82 | 30 July 2011 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 40 – 7 | 2011 Tri Nations Series | |
83 | 20 August 2011 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 18 – 5 | ||
84 | 15 September 2012 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 21 – 11 | 2012 Rugby Championship | |
85 | 6 October 2012 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 16 – 32 | ||
86 | 14 September 2013 | Eden Park, Auckland | 29 – 15 | 2013 Rugby Championship | |
87 | 5 October 2013 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 27 – 38 | ||
88 | 13 September 2014 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 14 – 10 | 2014 Rugby Championship | |
89 | 4 October 2014 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 27 – 25 | ||
90 | 25 July 2015 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 20 – 27 | 2015 Rugby Championship | |
91 | 24 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 18 – 20 | 2015 Rugby World Cup Semi-final | |
92 | 17 September 2016 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 41 – 13 | 2016 Rugby Championship | |
93 | 8 October 2016 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 15 – 57 | ||
94 | 16 September 2017 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany | 57 – 0 | 2017 Rugby Championship | |
95 | 7 October 2017 | Newlands, Cape Town | 24 – 25 | ||
96 | 15 September 2018 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 34 – 36 | 2018 Rugby Championship | |
97 | 6 October 2018 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 30 – 32 |
Points
Individual
- Note:Active players in bold
Handre Pollard 51
Name | Country | Points | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Carter | New Zealand | 221 | 3 | 25 | 51 | 1 |
Andrew Mehrtens | New Zealand | 209 | 0 | 19 | 53 | 4 |
Percy Montgomery | South Africa | 103 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
Carlos Spencer | New Zealand | 84 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
Morné Steyn | South Africa | 71 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
Beauden Barrett | New Zealand | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Stransky | South Africa | 54 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
Christian Cullen | New Zealand | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naas Botha | South Africa | 44 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
André Pretorius | South Africa | 41 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Joe Rokocoko | New Zealand | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Braam van Straaten | South Africa | 40 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
See also
References
External links
- Complete List of Results at ESPN
- New Zealand v South Africa Head to Head on Allblacks.com
- Statistics for New Zealand vs South Africa on Rugbydata.com
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-11-25.