History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa
The All Blacks (New Zealand) and the Springboks (South Africa) 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 the All Blacks-Springbok 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, the Springboks had won 21 tests to the All Blacks 18. In the 45 matches since the start of the professional era, the All Blacks have won 34 tests to the 12 of the Springboks.
Since 2004 New Zealand and South Africa have contested the Freedom Cup, it has been included as part of the Rugby Championship since 2006. On the occasion that the annual series is drawn, the winner is decided through aggregate.
Contents
Summary
Overall
Details[1] | Played | Won by![]() |
Won by![]() |
Drawn | New Zealand points | South Africa points |
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In New Zealand | 41 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 820 | 531 |
In South Africa | 47 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 878 | 850 |
Neutral venue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 49 |
Overall | 91 | 53 | 35 | 3 | 1765 | 1430 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | New Zealand | South Africa |
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Longest winning streak | 8 (21 Jul 2001–14 Aug 2004) | 6 (4 Sept 1937–14 Jul 1956) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 55 (9 August 1997) | 46 (19 August 2000) |
Away | 52 (19 July 2003) | 35 (9 August 1997) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 33 (30 July 2011) | 17 (30 June 1928) |
Away | 36 (19 July 2003) | 12 (29 August 1981) |
Results
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
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92 | 17 September 2016 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | – | 2016 Rugby Championship | |
91 | 24 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 18 – 20 | ![]() |
2015 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
90 | 25 July 2015 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 20 – 27 | ![]() |
2015 Rugby Championship |
89 | 4 October 2014 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 27 – 25 | ![]() |
2014 Rugby Championship |
88 | 13 September 2014 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 14 – 10 | ![]() |
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87 | 5 October 2013 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 27 – 38 | ![]() |
2013 Rugby Championship |
86 | 14 September 2013 | Eden Park, Auckland | 29 – 15 | ![]() |
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85 | 6 October 2012 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 16 – 32 | ![]() |
2012 Rugby Championship |
84 | 15 September 2012 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 21 – 11 | ![]() |
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83 | 20 August 2011 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 18 – 5 | ![]() |
2011 Tri Nations Series |
82 | 30 July 2011 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 40 – 7 | ![]() |
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81 | 21 August 2010 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | 22 – 29 | ![]() |
2010 Tri Nations Series |
80 | 17 July 2010 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 31 – 17 | ![]() |
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79 | 10 July 2010 | Eden Park, Auckland | 32 – 12 | ![]() |
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78 | 12 September 2009 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 29 – 32 | ![]() |
2009 Tri Nations Series |
77 | 1 August 2009 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 31 – 19 | ![]() |
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76 | 25 July 2009 | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein | 28 – 19 | ![]() |
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75 | 16 August 2008 | Newlands, Cape Town | 0 – 19 | ![]() |
2008 Tri Nations Series |
74 | 12 July 2008 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28 – 30 | ![]() |
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73 | 5 July 2008 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 19 – 8 | ![]() |
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72 | 14 July 2007 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 33 – 6 | ![]() |
2007 Tri Nations Series |
71 | 23 June 2007 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 21 – 26 | ![]() |
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70 | 2 September 2006 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | 21 – 20 | ![]() |
2006 Tri Nations Series |
69 | 26 August 2006 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 26 – 45 | ![]() |
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68 | 22 July 2006 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 35 – 17 | ![]() |
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67 | 27 August 2005 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 31 – 27 | ![]() |
2005 Tri Nations Series |
66 | 6 August 2005 | Newlands, Cape Town | 22 – 16 | ![]() |
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65 | 14 August 2004 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 40 – 26 | ![]() |
2004 Tri Nations Series |
64 | 24 July 2004 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 23 – 21 | ![]() |
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63 | 9 November 2003 | Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia | 29 – 9 | ![]() |
2003 Rugby World Cup |
62 | 9 August 2003 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 19 – 11 | ![]() |
2003 Tri Nations Series |
61 | 19 July 2003 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 16 – 52 | ![]() |
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60 | 10 August 2002 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 23 – 30 | ![]() |
2002 Tri Nations Series |
59 | 20 July 2002 | WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington | 41 – 20 | ![]() |
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58 | 25 August 2001 | Eden Park, Auckland | 26 – 15 | ![]() |
2001 Tri Nations Series |
57 | 21 July 2001 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 – 12 | ![]() |
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56 | 19 August 2000 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 46 – 40 | ![]() |
2000 Tri Nations Series |
55 | 22 July 2000 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 25 – 12 | ![]() |
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54 | 4 November 1999 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 22 – 18 | ![]() |
1999 Rugby World Cup |
53 | 7 August 1999 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 18 – 34 | ![]() |
1999 Tri Nations Series |
52 | 10 July 1999 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 28 – 0 | ![]() |
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51 | 15 August 1998 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 24 – 23 | ![]() |
1998 Tri Nations Series |
50 | 25 July 1998 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3 – 13 | ![]() |
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49 | 9 August 1997 | Eden Park, Auckland | 55 – 35 | ![]() |
1997 Tri Nations Series |
48 | 19 July 1997 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 32 – 35 | ![]() |
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47 | 31 August 1996 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 32 – 22 | ![]() |
1996 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
46 | 24 August 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 26 – 33 | ![]() |
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45 | 17 August 1996 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 19 – 23 | ![]() |
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44 | 10 August 1996 | Newlands, Cape Town | 18 – 29 | ![]() |
1996 Tri Nations Series |
43 | 20 July 1996 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 15 – 11 | ![]() |
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42 | 24 June 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 15 – 12 | ![]() |
1995 Rugby World Cup Final |
41 | 6 August 1994 | Eden Park, Auckland | 18 – 18 | draw | 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand |
40 | 23 July 1994 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13 – 9 | ![]() |
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39 | 9 July 1994 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 22 – 14 | ![]() |
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38 | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 24 – 27 | ![]() |
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37 | 12 September 1981 | Eden Park, Auckland | 25 – 22 | ![]() |
1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand |
36 | 29 August 1981 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 12 – 24 | ![]() |
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35 | 15 August 1981 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 14 – 9 | ![]() |
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34 | 18 September 1976 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 15 – 14 | ![]() |
1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
33 | 4 September 1976 | Newlands, Cape Town | 15 – 10 | ![]() |
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32 | 14 August 1976 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 9 – 15 | ![]() |
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31 | 24 July 1976 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | 16 – 7 | ![]() |
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30 | 12 September 1970 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 20 – 17 | ![]() |
1970 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
29 | 29 August 1970 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 14 – 3 | ![]() |
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28 | 8 August 1970 | Newlands, Cape Town | 8 – 9 | ![]() |
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27 | 25 July 1970 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 17 – 6 | ![]() |
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26 | 18 September 1965 | Eden Park, Auckland | 20 – 3 | ![]() |
1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand |
25 | 4 September 1965 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16 – 19 | ![]() |
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24 | 21 August 1965 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13 – 0 | ![]() |
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23 | 31 July 1965 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 6 – 3 | ![]() |
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22 | 27 August 1960 | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 8 – 3 | ![]() |
1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
21 | 13 August 1960 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 11 – 11 | draw | |
20 | 23 July 1960 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 – 11 | ![]() |
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19 | 25 June 1960 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 13 – 0 | ![]() |
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18 | 1 September 1956 | Eden Park, Auckland | 11 – 5 | ![]() |
1956 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand |
17 | 18 August 1956 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 17 – 10 | ![]() |
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16 | 4 August 1956 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3 – 8 | ![]() |
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15 | 14 July 1956 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 10 – 6 | ![]() |
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14 | 17 September 1949 | Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11 – 8 | ![]() |
1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
13 | 3 September 1949 | Kingsmead, Durban | 9 – 3 | ![]() |
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12 | 13 August 1949 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 12 – 6 | ![]() |
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11 | 16 July 1949 | Newlands, Cape Town | 15 – 11 | ![]() |
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10 | 25 September 1937 | Eden Park, Auckland | 6 – 17 | ![]() |
1937 South Africa rugby union tour to Australasia |
9 | 4 September 1937 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 6 – 13 | ![]() |
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8 | 14 August 1937 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 13 – 7 | ![]() |
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7 | 1 September 1928 | Newlands, Cape Town | 5 – 13 | ![]() |
1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa |
6 | 18 August 1928 | Crusader Ground, Port Elizabeth | 11 – 6 | ![]() |
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5 | 21 July 1928 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | 6 – 7 | ![]() |
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4 | 30 June 1928 | Kingsmead, Durban | 17 – 0 | ![]() |
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3 | 17 September 1921 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 0 – 0 | draw | 1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand |
2 | 21 August 1921 | Eden Park, Auckland | 5 – 9 | ![]() |
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1 | 13 August 1921 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 13 – 5 | ![]() |
Points
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Individual
- Note:Active players in bold
Name | Country | Points | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals |
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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 |
Joel Stransky | South Africa | 54 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
Morné Steyn | South Africa | 56 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
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
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