1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
	The South Africa side for their first ever Test match against New Zealand
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1912–13 Europe
Next tour	1931–32 Britain & Ireland

The 1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand was the third tour made by the Springboks rugby team, and their first tour to Australia and New Zealand. South Africa played three Test matches against the All Blacks. The series was drawn 1–all, and the long-running controversy between the countries over the All Blacks' inclusion of Maori players began.[1]

The Springboks played five matches in Australia, winning them all. The three most important matches against New South Wales, were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the South African Rugby Board.

South Africa then played nineteen matches in New Zealand, winning fifteen, losing two and drawing two.[2]

Match summary

Complete list of matches played by the Springboks in Australia and New Zealand

Test matches

#	Date	Rival	City	Venue	Country	Score
1	18 Jun	Victoria XV	Melbourne		Australia	51–0
2	25 Jun	NSW Waratahs [note 1]	Sydney	Showground	Australia	25–10
3	27 Jun	NSW Waratahs [note 1]	Sydney	Showground	Australia	16–11
4	2 Jul	NSW Waratahs [note 1]	Sydney	University Oval	Australia	28–9
5	6 Jul	Metropolitan	Sydney		Australia	14–8
6	13 Jul	Wanganui RU	Whanganui	Cooks Gardens	New Zealand	11–6
7	16 Jul	Taranaki RU	Taranaki		New Zealand	0–0
8	20 Jul	Waiparapa Bush RU	Masterton		New Zealand	18–3
9	23 Jul	Wellington RU	Wellington	Athletic Park	New Zealand	8–3
10	27 Jul	West Coast / Buller RU	Greymouth	Rugby Park	New Zealand	33–3
11	30 Jul	Canterbury	Christchurch	Lancaster Park	New Zealand	4–6
12	3 Aug	South Canterbury RU	Timaru	Fraser Park	New Zealand	34–3
13	6 Aug	Southland RU	Invercargill	Rugby Park	New Zealand	12–0
14	10 Aug	Otago RU	Carisbrook		New Zealand
15	13 Aug	New Zealand	Carisbrook		New Zealand	5–13
16	17 Aug	Manawatu / Horowhenua RU	Manawatū-Whanganui	Showground	New Zealand	3–0
17	20 Aug	Auckland / North Auckland RU	Auckland	Eden Park	New Zealand	24–8
18	24 Aug	Bay of Plenty	Rotorua	International Stadium	New Zealand	17–9
19	27 Aug	New Zealand	Auckland	Eden Park	New Zealand	9–5
20	30 Aug	Waikato RU	Hamilton		New Zealand	6–0
21	3 Sep	Hawke's Bay / Poverty Bay RU	Napier	McLean Park	New Zealand	14–8
22	7 Sep	New Zealand Māori	Napier	McLean Park	New Zealand	9–8
23	10 Sep	Nelson / Golden Bay-Motueka / Marlborough RU	Nelson		New Zealand	26–3
24	17 Sep	New Zealand	Wellington	Athletic Park	New Zealand	0–0

Notes

The three matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the SARU.

The New Zealand team that played the first test v the Springboks on 13 August

**Balance**
Played in	Pl	W	D	L	Ps	Pc
Australia	5	5	0	0	134	38
New Zealand	19	15	2	2	244	81
Total	24	20	2	2	378	119

Match details

First Test

13 August 1921

New Zealand	13–5	South Africa
Try: Belliss Steel Storey Con: M. Nicholls (2)	Report	Try: van Heerden Con: G. Morkel

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Edward McKenzie

New Zealand

South Africa


	FB	Charles Kingstone
	W	Jack Steel
	C	George Aitken (c)
	C	Marcus Nicholls
	W	Percy Storey
	FH	Ces Badeley
	SH	Harry Nicholls
	WF	Jim Donald
	P	Ned Hughes
	P	Bill Duncan
	F	Richard Fogarty
	L	Jim Moffitt
	L	Jock Richardson
	F	Moke Belliss
	L	Andrew White


	FB	Gerhard Morkel
	W	Attie van Heerden
	C	Charlie Meyer
	C	Wally Clarkson
	W	Henry Morkel
	FH	Mannetjies Michau
	SH	Taffy Townsend
	P	Frank Mellish
	H	Theuns Kruger
	P	Phil Mostert
	L	Baby Michau
	L	Harry Morkel
	F	Alf Walker
	F	Tokkie Scholtz
	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

Second Test

27 August 1921

New Zealand	5–9	South Africa
Try: McLean Con: Nicholls	Report	Try: Sendin Con: G. Morkel Drop: G. Morkel

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alf Neilson

New Zealand

South Africa


	FB	Charles Kingstone
	W	John Steel
	C	George Aitken (c)
	C	Marcus Nicholls
	W	Percival Storey
	FH	Cecil Badeley
	SH	Edward Roberts
	WF	Jim Donald
	P	Ned Hughes
	P	Bill Duncan
	F	McLean
	L	Jim Moffitt
	L	Jock Richardson
	F	Moke Belliss
	L	Alfred West


	FB	Gerhard Morkel
	W	Henry Morkel
	C	Billy Sendin
	C	Wally Clarkson
	W	Bill Zeller
	FH	Charlie Meyer
	SH	Mannetjies Michau
	P	Nic du Plessis
	H	Theuns Kruger
	P	Phil Mostert
	L	Tank van Rooyen
	L	Royal Morkel
	F	Mervyn Ellis
	F	Tokkie Scholtz
	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

Third Test

17 September 1921

New Zealand	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alf Neilson

New Zealand

South Africa


	FB	Charles Kingstone
	W	John Steel
	C	Marcus Nicholls
	C	Karl Ifwersen
	W	Stanley Siddells
	FH	Billy Fea
	SH	Edward Roberts (c)
	WF	Moke Belliss
	P	Richard Fogarty
	P	Bill Duncan
	F	McLean
	L	Jim Moffitt
	L	Jock Richardson
	F	Charles Fletcher
	L	Alfred West


	FB	Gerhard Morkel
	W	Attie van Heerden
	C	Charlie Meyer
	C	Sarel Strauss
	W	Bill Zeller
	FH	Sas de Kock
	SH	Mannetjies Michau
	P	Frank Mellish
	H	Phil Mostert
	P	Nic du Plessis
	L	Tank van Rooyen
	L	Royal Morkel
	F	Mervyn Ellis
	F	Alf Walker
	N8	Boy Morkel (c)

References

Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.

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[partialtest-1] The three matches played by New South Wales were retroactively accorded Test status by the Australian Rugby Union in 1986, but remain as tour matches only for the SARU.

[2] Davies, Sean (21 October 2008). "All Blacks magic: New Zealand rugby". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

[3] Jenkins, Vivian (1983). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1982–83. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-907574-13-0.

Rugby union tours of Australia
British and Irish Lions	1888 1899 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1989 2001 2013
New Zealand	1884 1893 1897 1903 1905 1907 1910 1914 1920 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1932 1934 1938 1947 1951 1957 1960 1962 1968 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1991 1992
NZ Maori	1888-89 1922 1923 1926-27 1936 1949
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1971 1993
Argentina	1983 1986 1995 2000
England	1963 1975 1988 1991 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2006 2010 2016
France	1961 1968 1972 1981 1986 1990 1997 2002 2005 2008 2014
Ireland	1967 1979 1994 1999 2003 2006 2008 2010
Italy	1981 1986 1994 2005
Scotland	1982 1992 1998 2004 2012
Wales	1969 1978 1991 1996 2003 2007 2012
Fiji	1952 1954 1961 1976 1984 1985 1989
Western Samoa	1994 2005
Tonga	1973 1993
Pacific Islanders	2004
North American teams	1985 1990 1996 1999
Asian teams	1975 1987

Rugby union tours of New Zealand
British and Irish Lions	1888 (no test) 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1977 1983 1993 2005 2017
Australia	1905 1913 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
New South Wales	1894 1921 1923 1925 1928
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1981 1994
Argentina	1979 1989 1997 2001 2004
England	1963 1973 1985 1998 2003 2004 2008 2010 2014
France	1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2013 2018
Ireland	1976 1992 1997 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012
Italy	1980 (no test) 2002 2003 (no test)
Scotland	1975 1981 1990 1996 2000 2004
Wales	1969 1988 2003 2016
Romania	1991 (no test)
Japan	1974
Fiji	1974 1980 1989 (no test) 1996 1997 2003
Western Samoa	1996 2005 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2004
Canada	1995 2007

1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand

Match summary

Match details

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

See also

References